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Theresa Hildreth

Executive Director Calhoun County Economic Development Corp.

Hildreth is a long-time resident of the Rockwell City area. She’s also a business owner with her husband, Tom, and their son at Martin Hildreth Company Inc., in Rockwell City, a third-generation, family-owned business. “It’s important to work with a network of friends, political leaders and business acquaintances to work together to get things done,” Hildreth said. “We’re so fortunate to have people around the area who care about Calhoun County and want to make it a place that people are proud to call home.”

Hildreth grew up in O’Brien County, Iowa, on a farm outside of Gaza. After graduating from Sutherland High School, she later continued her education as a non-traditional student at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, where she earned an associate’s degree in mass communications. She and her husband, Tom, a Calhoun County native, have lived and worked in Calhoun County since 1987.

“My parents showed me, by example, the importance of getting involved in the community,” Hildreth said. “As a rural Iowa community member, I take my role seriously when it comes to making Calhoun County a better place. I measure success by the positive difference I can make in others’ lives.”

Hildreth and her husband have four children and 12 grandchildren. “This has opened up a whole new reason to support our local communities, our rural way of life and economic development in Calhoun County,” she said.