Elizabeth Libby S. Jacobs is President of The Jacobs Group, LLC, a Des Moines-based consulting firm specializing in the energy and regulated utilities industries, focused on business development, strategic communications, and public and regulatory policy. Ms. Jacobs formerly served on the Iowa Utilities Board, including four years as Chair. Previously, she had a 20-year career with the Principal Financial Group serving as Community Relations Director for the last 14 years of her career. In addition, Ms. Jacobs served seven terms in the Iowa House of Representatives, and was elected by her peers to serve seven years as Majority Whip. She has received numerous awards and honors, including the 2008 West Des Moines Citizen of the Year, 2008 Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Business Leadership Award, and selection as a 2001 Des Moines Business Record Woman of Influence. Currently Ms. Jacobs serves on the board of directors of Community State Bank and Delta Dental of Iowa. She is the immediate past Chair of the board of the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa, Chair of the board of directors of Iowa Public Radio, and serves on the board of the Goodwill of Central Iowa Foundation. She has served in leadership positions on nonprofit boards in the Des Moines area as well as regionally and nationally. Ms. Jacobs earned her Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, in political science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Master of Public Administration from Drake University. We consider Ms. Jacobs to be a qualified candidate for service on the Board of Directors and the committees she is a member of due to her public company experience, her service on the board of directors of Community State Bank, her community involvement, which includes leadership roles on numerous nonprofit boards with focus on strategic planning and sustainability, and her extensive ties in the Central Iowa community, one of our market areas.