Our 2026-2027 Board of Directors
Eric Hoak, President
Term: 2024-2027
Eric Hoak is a Sales Agent with United Real Estate Solutions and joins the board for his first term. Eric became a REALTOR® in April 2012 after running & selling Hoak Motor Co. He has served on the NWIA board's finance committee for 10 years. Eric serves as the board's President for the 2026-2027 year.
During his term of service, Eric hopes to help agents and the public understand the many changes to rules and regulations that have occurred over the last few years.
Outside of real estate, he serves as the Sioux City High School head swimming coach.
Haley Markle, President-Elect
Term: 2025-2028
Haley Markle has been a licensed agent and REALTOR® member for four years, and serves as the Broker/Owner of Coldwell Banker Associated Brokers Realty, Inc. Her real estate career includes extensive property management experience, as well as residential and commercial sales. She currently serves on the NWIA MLS Committee and as the organization's President-Elect. She will serve as NWIA Board President in the 2027-28 year.
Haley's goals for the next three years are to help NWIA strengthen member resources, expand education and training opportunities, and increase community and industry engagement so REALTORS® in our region can thrive.
She is involved in Habitat for Humanity and the Sertoma Noon Club, and supports many other non-profits within the community.
Haley has a young son, who keeps life fun and adventurous. In her free time, she enjoys biking, fishing, and restoring homes as a creative outlet.
Chris Delfs, Past President
Term: 2025-2028
Licensed since 2010, Chris Delfs serves as the broker with Keller Williams Siouxland and Keller Williams Okoboji. He has also been a member of the MLS and RPAC committees and has participated on multiple committees at the state level.
Chris is involved in volunteering with many local nonprofits in Siouxland. Outside of real estate, he enjoys motorcycling, hiking, the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra concerts, reading, and traveling.
Chris served as the President of the board for the 2025-2026 year.
Pam Edwards, Director
Term: 2026-2029
Pam Edwards has been a proud REALTOR® member since 1996 and currently works as a sales agent at Dunes Realty. She holds a B.A. in Pre-Law, Political Science, and History from Wayne State College. She has worked in administrative and support roles with the University of Nebraska and North Iowa Area Community College, and volunteered as an art teacher and Junior Achievement community impact teacher with Sacred Heart and Dakota Valley schools.
Locally, she has been an active leader, serving on the Finance, MLS, Social, RPAC, and Education committees, twice as Board President, and for multiple terms as a Director.
Pam desires to ensure NWIA is managed and operated professionally, with decisions that are financially responsible and always in the best interest of the organization's members.
Beyond real estate, Pam serves on the Board of Directors for the Crittenton Center, contributing to its Endowment and Facilities Committees, and on the Board of the Siouxland Community Foundation, where she serves on the Finance Committee. She is an active volunteer with local schools and organizations, including Dakota Valley and St. Anne’s Church, and supports numerous community events and causes.
Outside of service and real estate, Pam enjoys life on her farm, spending time with her husband and three adult children, gathering with family and friends, and reading.
Corey Elgersma, Director
Term: 2025-2027
Corey Elgersma is the Broker/Owner at ISB Services in Sheldon, and has been licensed since 2012 and a full-time REALTOR® since 2014. Before his real estate endeavors, Corey worked in various roles in agriculture and served 14 years at Pella Corporation in Sioux Center. Corey looks forward to serving on the board and helping new agents grow in the industry.
Outside of real estate, Corey has volunteered with the Sheldon Fire Department, been a youth group sponsor, served on church boards, and a member of Ducks Unlimited. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club and a charter member of the Boy Scouts of America for his local troop.
In his free time, Corey enjoys bow hunting for whitetail deer and fishing, along with college sports and the NFL.
Mallori Hoffert, Director
Term: 2025-2028
Serving her first term as an NWIA director, Mallori Hoffert started her career in 2017, and is currently a sales agent with Century 21 ProLink in Sioux City where she leads the Hoffert Homes Group team. Mallori holds CRS, RENE and ABR professional designations and has previously served on the board's MLS and RPAC committees.
During her term of service, Mallori hopes to build cohesiveness across the brokerages within the Board and also between agents.
Involved in her community, Mallori partners with the Boys and Girls Home in Sioux City, volunteers time as a coach for youth sports, and recently partnered with DHS to assist with a room renovation project for their family visitations. Her team is also a Community Ambassador for Camp High Hopes, and she serves on the Neighbors Helping Neighbors community committee at her brokerage.
When she is not working, Mallori love to attend her daughters’ sporting events and vacation at Lake Okoboji. She also enjoys working with her husband to fix, renovate, and sell properties in the Siouxland area.
Joe Krage, Director
Term: 2024-2027
Joe Krage is a sales agent with United Real Estate Solutions in Sioux City, and has been in real estate since 2001. He is a lifelong Sioux City resident and a graduate of Briar Cliff College. He holds CRS, CBR, CNE, and ABR professional certifications.
Joe is a familiar face on the board, having served multiple terms and twice as NWIA Board President. He has been an RPAC Committee, and has regularly attended state and national conventions and meetings.
Over the next term, Joe is looking forward to working to help the organization maintain strength and viability in today's changing real state environment.
Joe is very active in the community, serving on the Saturday in the Park Board of Directors, Saturday in the Park Committee, City of Sioux City Parks & Rec advisory committee, and The Little Yellow Dog Auction Club. He is a retired member of Mercy One Foundation Board, Cone Park Committee, and spent 16 years on the City of Sioux City Planning and Zoning Board. He is also a past President of the Noon Sertoma Club
Joe is married with 4 daughters. Outside of real estate he enjoys boating, snow skiing, snowmobiling and live music.
Katie Slater, Director
Term: 2024-2027 (second consecutive term)
Back for her second consecutive term on the board, Katie Slater started her real estate career in 2008 after her husband began to buy and sell investment properties. Katie was running daycare center/preschool at that time and began in the business as a part-time agent, but a year and a half later, she had built a big enough business that she sold the daycare and became a full-time REALTOR®. In 2016 she opened her first brokerage, NextHome At The Lakes, and then in 2018 she started NextHome TriState Realty. In 2011, Katie joined the ranks of local board leadership and in 2013 and 2014 served as the president of the Iowa Great Lakes Board of REALTORS®. In 2015, Katie was installed as a Regional Vice President for Iowa REALTORS® and held that position until 2019. She has been a director of the NWIA Regional Board, and served as board president in 2018, and has served on numerous committees at the local, state, and national levels over the past 10 years.
Katie says her goals for the organization are to help find the best ways to help our local agents be as professional as possible while keeping up with the current real estate trends.
In her spare time Katie loves attending sporting events, especially the Iowa State Cyclones and Minnesota Vikings, and she loves going for walks with her (very large) boerboel dog, Buddy.
Jennifer Small, Director
Term: 2026-2029
Jennifer Small joins the board for her first term as a Director. She has been with Woodland Realty since 1995, received her Real Estate license in 2000, and her Broker Associate license in 2002. Her mother-in-law, Anita Small, established Woodland Realty in 1980. Anita was a great mentor & highly respected REALTOR in the business. Jennifer strives to carry on the same values as her "Broker" did, paying attention to the details and providing the highest standard of professionalism to clients and colleagues.
Jennifer is a member of the NWIA REALTORS®, Iowa REALTORS®, National Association of REALTORS®, Home Builders Association of Greater Siouxland, Iowa Association of Home Builders®, National Association of Home Builders®, Professional Women in Building® - locally & nationally.
Jennifer has served on the NWIA MLS Committee and is licensed in IA, NE & SD. Jennifer is married, and her husband is also a Broker Associate with Woodland Realty, Inc. and owns a homebuilding and concrete company. Together, the couple is also extremely proud of their two adult children.
Michelle White, Director
Term: 2026-2029
Michelle White, Sales Agent with Century21 Prolink in Sioux City, joins the board for a new term as a Director. A REALTOR® since 2012, Michelle has been engaged in residential real estate throughout her career. Since 2020, she has served as a new-agent mentor at Century 21 ProLink. Actively involved with NWIA for many years, Michelle has been a long-time member of the Finance Committee and previously served a term on the NWIA Board of Directors.
Over the next three years, Michelle aims to maintain a financially responsible and conservative approach to managing the association's funds while continuing to invest in opportunities that provide value to members. She would also like to see NWIA expand and encourage more educational opportunities for all members.