About Us

Mike Bragg - President I retired from John Deere Parts Distribution Center after 34 ½ years. My wife Pam and I live in Carbon Cliff. We have three children and four grandchildren, and attend St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colona.

Bruce Peterson - Vice President and his wife Sue are former owners of Navarro Canoe Company, located next to Christian Care in Rock Island, IL. They have three children, Kristin, Jessica and John, along with five grandchildren.

Bob Swanson - Treasurer is a retired attorney, teacher, and athletic director. He served 14 years as Rock Island Athletic Director, 12 years in private law practice, and taught at the high school and college levels. Bob and wife Debbi have two grown daughters and four grandchildren. He is active in Rotary, Rock Island-Milan Booster Club, and the Rock Island Girls Softball League. Bob and Debbi reside in Rock Island.

Nicole Marty - Secretary works at Genesis Health System as a project manager. She enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling to new places with her 3 sons. She is a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Rapids City and volunteers teaching 7th grade Confirmation there.

Dale Hendricks is a retired Navy Captain and a retired John Deere engineer. Dale and his wife, Alison, live in Davenport. He is a member of Trinity Anglican Mission in Rock Island. His son and daughter in law and two grandchildren live in Cleveland, Ohio.

Anne McGlynn is retired from MidAmerican Energy, where she worked on legislation and regulatory processes to implement affordable energy programs for low-income customers. She first learned of Martha's House in 2014 at a presentation to the Rotary Club of Rock Island and volunteered there for several years. She has been a past-President of the Rotary Club and currently serves as their Secretary.

Pastor Steve Peterson has been at the helm of Elim since Spring of 2014. Steve comes from a very diverse background working in churches and the missions field alongside his wife, Elizabeth and their children rachel, Abigail, and R.J. Steve current volunteers as a chapel speaker for the Rescue Mission.

Dean Sutton is a retired attorney, married to Darcie who is a retired teacher, with two children and six grandkids. He began his career working in legal assistance for low income folks and ended the same way, although in volunteer work. Thirty plus years in private practice separated the two stints. They are active members of Christ United Methodist Church in East Moline.

Kimberly Mayeski is a recent retiree after a 32 year career. Kim's employment started with the United States Forest Service in Pocatello, Idaho as a GIS (Geographic Information System) analyst, then worked for SIMPOT implementing Precision AG and GIS. These experiences led to a position at John Deere in 2000 as part of an effort to provide producers with farm management tools using these technologies. Kim has had various IT, Business and Management roles during her 23 year career with John Deere.

Kim's focus is now on volunteering in the community. These volunteer activities include tutoring at Project Renewal, certified CASA (court-appointed special advocate), working at Cinderella Cellar and participating on multiple boards.

Kim and her husband Mark live in Bettendorf, IA and are the parents of two girls. Madelyn (23) is in her first year of graduate school at the University of Iowa and Maya (20) is a Junior at Cornell College.