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.

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.

John McEvoy, Jr John is a retired SVP/COO of Quad City Bank & Trust after 46 years in the banking sector. John and his wife Geralyn live in Rock Island. They have three children, one son and two daughters, and six grandchildren. We are very fortunate in that they all live here locally in the Quad Cities! John also serves on the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Board and the Friendship Manor Marketing Committee. John was involved in Rock Island Girls Softball for 28 years, and he is a current member of the Rock Island Evening Lions Club.

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.

Nicole Ortiz - Nicole has been with Old National Bank for 21 years, currently in the role of Community Market Manager. She is a proud Army wife, her husband Michael retired after 20.5 years of service. They live in Moline with their daughter. Nicole enjoys volunteering in the community in any way she can. She has been providing financial workshops at Christian Care for 10 years. She also serves on the committee for the Alzheimer’s Association-local Iowa Chapter.

Joseph Rock - Joe is originally from Rock Island and currently lives in Moline. Joe spent six years in the United States Army working for Supply and Transportation. He is a formerly homeless veteran and spent four months at Christian Care before moving into his own apartment in Moline. He is excited to have the opportunity to serve and be a part of Christian Care..