Iowa Student Loan Officer Bios

Steven W. McCullough

President and CEO

Steven W. McCullough is president and CEO of Iowa Student Loan. Prior to joining the company, McCullough worked as an asset-backed investment analyst for the Principal Financial Group and as a CPA for Deloitte and Touche. He is the former chairman of the Board of Directors of the Education Finance Council, a national trade association for student loan secondary markets. McCullough joined Iowa Student Loan in 1989 as the director of fiscal operations, and he became CEO in 1993. He received his CPA certificate in 1986 and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa.

Mary Kay DeBolt

Senior Vice President of Operations and Corporate Secretary

Mary Kay DeBolt is senior vice president of operations and corporate secretary for Iowa Student Loan. DeBolt joined the corporation in 1984 and is the longest tenured employee on the management team. She is a graduate of Grand View University and Des Moines Area Community College and is a member of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance.

Erin Lacey

Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer

Erin Lacey is CFO and corporate treasurer for Iowa Student Loan. Lacey began her career with Iowa Student Loan in 1992 as an accounting intern and became CFO in 2009. She held several positions within the accounting department, including supervisor, manager and director. Lacey studied accounting at Iowa State University.

Rob Miller

Senior Vice President of Business Development & Client Relations

Rob Miller is senior vice president of business development and client relations for Iowa Student Loan. Miller joined Iowa Student Loan in 2007 as director of the Iowa College Access Network^® (ICAN). He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and has nearly 20 years of experience in business development, marketing and program management serving K-12, higher education, state and federal markets. Miller is a member of the Iowa Dollars for Scholars board of directors and its executive committee, Iowa College Goal Sunday's statewide planning committee, the National College Access Network, and the community outreach committee of the Education Finance Council.

Greg Nichols

Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations

Greg Nichols is senior vice president of public affairs and community relations. Prior to joining Iowa Student Loan in 2006, Nichols served as special assistant to the president at Iowa State University. His previous professional experience includes serving as executive director of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa; as policy director for Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack; and as senior assistant to the Iowa Senate Democratic leader. In addition to his duties at Iowa Student Loan, Nichols holds a collaborating adjunct faculty appointment with the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies department at Iowa State University. The immediate past chairman of the Iowa Dollars for Scholars board, he currently is a member of the Iowa Math-Science Coalition and also serves on the board of the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center. Nichols earned his doctorate in education and bachelor's degree at Iowa State University, and a master's degree in public policy from Rutgers University.

Walter Witthoff

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Walter Witthoff is senior vice president and chief compliance officer for Iowa Student Loan. He also serves as vice president and board member of the Iowa Student Loan-affiliate, ISL Service Corp. Witthoff began his career at Household Finance Corporation. He later created and managed the consumer credit department for a federal savings bank with more than $1 billion in assets, and then became a regional vice president for United Student Aid Funds, Inc. Witthoff held the position of loan service manager for the state-designated Missouri secondary market prior to joining Iowa Student Loan in 1990. He received his bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and his master's degree from Drake University. Witthoff is very active in the consumer credit industry and currently chairs the National Council of Higher Education Loan Program's private loan committee. Witthoff has earned the Institute of Certified Bankers' Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager designation, a recognized standard of knowledge and competence for regulatory compliance professionals working in the financial services industry.