Abby Jares
Senior Director of Community Relations & Philanthropy
Focus:
Charitable Impact & Community Integration
Top Strengths:
Developer, Empathy, Positivity, Input, Maximizer
Bio:
Born and raised in Council Bluffs, Abby Jares attended Saint Albert Schools and graduated in 2005. After high school, Abby attended Regis University in Denver where she studied mathematics. She transferred to the University of Iowa during her sophomore year (go Hawks!) to study business and marketing. Abby graduated with her Bachelor of Business Administration and a minor in English.
Before her role at Bracker Wealth Management, Abby spent seven years at the CHI Health Foundation supporting CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs raising funds for the strategic priorities of the hospital. Abby’s love of building relationships and being actively involved in her community led her to Bracker Wealth Management in 2023.
She currently serves on the Council Bluffs Library Board of Trustees, the Pottawattamie Arts Culture Entertainment (PACE) Board, Westfair Capital Campaign Committee, Women Inspiring Women Committee through the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Marketing and Communications Committee at the Community Foundation for Western Iowa.
Her family, including her husband Turner and their son JJ, loves living in the historic Gibraltar Neighborhood and taking weekly walks to the library and farmers market. In her spare time, Abby loves reading, searching AirBnb for their next travel adventure, and hiking Vincent Bluff or anywhere in the Loess Hills with their Great Pyrenees GG (named by JJ for his favorite villain, the Green Goblin) and Winne.