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Gary Botine currently serves as the Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for Mary Greeley Medical Center, a 220-bed regional medical center in Ames, Iowa. Prior to that, Botine served in a number of senior leadership positions at Danfoss Power Solutions, a global manufacturing organization of 6,500 employees. Among those positions were the VP of Human Resources and the VP of IT as well as leadership positions within finance and manufacturing. Botine began his career in public accounting as a certified public accountant and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Health Care Compliance Association. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa.

Botine has been active in a variety of community organizations in Ames and Story County, including chairing the 2011 United Way of Story County campaign, serving on the Ames Public Library Board of Directors, Ames Noon Rotary Club Board of Directors, the Center for Creative Justice Board of Directors, President of the Bethesda Lutheran Church Council, an examiner for the Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Program, and the Ames Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Botine and his wife, Heather, also spearheaded a $300,000 capital campaign for the Ames Community School District. Botine currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, Youth and Shelter Services and the Ames Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) where he chairs the economic vitality committee.