WHAT FILLS MY HOURS: Sr VP – Brokerage Div Mgr Leighton State BanK, Pella IA. Sold my investment/financial planning firm to the bank in 2013. I enjoy Being a grandpa to 6 grandkids / travel / weekends in downtown Des Moines.
SPOUSE INFORMATION: I am Married to Lori (Kooiker) Ellingson, Date of marriage: June 5, 1982. Lori was a ’82 non-grad / transferred to Drake School of Pharmacy after freshman year at Central.
HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE? She was an occasional visitor to the Phi Delt House!
MY CHILDREN: (daughter) Billi Brahn – spouse and two sons in Grimes, IA / VP of Trust Dept at Iowa State Bank
(daughter) Nicole Guthmiller – spouse and 3 kids in Orange City, IA / homemaker and community volunteer
(son) Gregory Ellingson – spouse and son in Des Moines, IA / financial analyst for Unity Point
SPECIAL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS: Blessed to have had a strong and loyal client base the past 25 years leading to many opportunities / active with church and many non-profits in Pella over the years / elected to Central College Board of Trustees this summer.