Front Office Operations Staff
Jeff Jauch - President/CEO
Jeff Jauch was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and has been married for 25 years to wife Beth Jauch, a Grand Forks, North Dakota native. Jeff and Beth have 3 children: Kelly, a Minnesota State soccer player, is a four-year letter winner and three-year NCC All-Academic award winner; Matt, currently attending Bemidji State University, is joining the United States Marines Corps this fall; and Nick, a junior at Middleton High school is a standout linebacker and lacrosse player.
Jeff is the son of Ray Jauch, a former Iowa Hawkeye co-captain running back from 1957 through1959. After college Ray went on to play for Bud Grant in the Canadian Football League, and then coached in the CFL for more than 20 years. Jeff has three brothers- John, Jim and Joe. Jim is currently Associate Director of Pro Player Personnel for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Jeff, for the most part grew, up in Canada but did live in Iowa City for a short time while his father served as a Hawkeye assistant coach. After Jeff graduated from St. Paul?s High School in Winnipeg he moved south of the border to attend the University of North Dakota on a football scholarship. In 2007 Jeff was inducted in the UND Hall of Fame as a member of the 1979 Fight Sioux Football team.
Jeff graduated from UND in 1983 and pursued a career as an engineer in the electronic components manufacturing industry. After spending 15 years in the high tech electronic components industry, Jeff went on to become Director of North American Sales and Marketing for MTG, a Hong Kong-based circuit board manufacturer. In 2006 Jeff opened up a mortgage banking office in Madison, Wisconsi and has built the business from the ground floor up. Starting with no business three years ago, Jeff has grown his mortgage banking business into a thriving operation during some of the toughest economic times on record.
Jeff is very involved in the community. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Dane County Area Youth Football League and is Co-Founder and Director of Cardinal Youth Football in Middleton, Wisconsin. The Cardinal football program has grown from 0 to 250 participants and 50 coaches in just three seasons. Jeff also spearheaded and acted as co-chair of a fund raising committee for the renovation Otto Brietenbach Stadium in Middleton. Brietenbach Stadium is the only high school stadium in the Madison area with a Field Turf playing surface. It is widely regarded as one of the best high school stadiums in the state of Wisconsin.
Mark Meyer
Corporate Partnership Director
Mark Meyer joined the RoughRiders in the summer of 2005 after previously working as a media consultant for the Corridor Business Journal. He is responsible for establishing and servicing corporate partnerships and for coordinating in-game promotions. Meyer, who grew up in Cedar Rapids, attended St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota. Meyer currently resides in Cedar Rapids with his wife Beth.
Larissa Heimer
Ticket Executive
Larissa Heimer joined the RoughRiders staff in the summer of 2008 and is responsible for sales of RoughRiders season tickets, flex plans, group tickets and merchandise.
A 2008 graduate of the University of Iowa, Heimer double majored in Communications and Sports Studies and minored in Religious Studies. She was also an active member of Alpha Phi Fraternity and the 24-7 College Ministry. Heimer will be a familiar face in the Riders' organization as she served as an intern during the 07-08 season and was honored as one of two "Interns of the Year."
Heimer currently resides in Iowa City with her husband Brian.
JoAnn Perez
Housing Coordinator
JoAnn Perez has been the RoughRiders' Housing Coordinator since the 2005-2006 season.
She is responsible for seeking living accommodations that meet both the players' needs and match the profile of a family in the local Cedar Rapids area. She acts as liaison with Kennedy & Washington High Schools for the RoughRider student players.
In addition to her housing responsibilities, Perez works full-time at GreatAmerica Leasing Corporation, where she is an HR Specialist in Training & Development. JoAnn is also involved in Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
JoAnn and her husband Gary have two daughters. Tara and husband Jairo have twin boys, Christian and Nicholas, and Leah who is currently attending St. Ambrose University.. The Perez family have been housing Roughriders since the 2001 season.
Rob Schreurs
Ticketing Executive
Rob Schreurs joined the RoughRiders staff in September of 2009 and is responsible for sales of RoughRiders season tickets, flex plans, and group tickets.
A 2007 graduate of the University of Iowa, Schreurs majored in Health and Sports Studies and minored in Entrepreneurship. After graduating from U of I Rob worked for American Enterprise as an Account Executive in Des Moines, IA. Last year Rob was a Group Sales Manager for the Iowa Chops of the American Hockey League. He was responsible for selling group tickets and season mini plans.
Outside of work Rob enjoys rooting on his Iowa Hawkeyes throughout the year and participating in numerous sports such as golf, basketball, football, and cycling.
rschreurs@roughridershockey.com
Melissa Doyle
Accountant
Melissa joined the RoughRider staff in the summer of 2008 after previously working as a CPA for Virchow Krause LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A native of Fargo, North Dakota, Melissa graduated from the University of the North Dakota with a degree in accounting. Melissa and her husband, Brad, have two children, Thomas and Marin, and reside in Robins.
