Virginia was born and raised in Columbus, Nebraska. Randy and Harriette Janicek worked hard to send Ginger, her nickname growing up, to St. Isadore’s Catholic Grade School and Scotus Central Catholic Middle & High School. She went on to received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa in 1999 and moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to follow a career in banking. She volunteered for a number of events and was the West Central Jr. High Dance Coach and West Central High School Dance & Cheer Coach. It was during this time she received the honor as one of the “2001 Ten Outstanding Young South Dakotans” awards from the 
South Dakota Jaycees. Her job with U.S. Bank brought her back to Sioux City in 2001, where she helped to form the Sioux City Growth Organization. Later going on to become the 1st President of the YPIowa (Young Professionals of Iowa) board. Virginia met Jason, a financial advisors with the Siouxland Investment Group,in April of 2002. They were married in April of 2005. They enjoy their free time by spending quality time with their daughter, Bailey. On May 1, 2009, Jason and Virginia were licensed as foster parents for the State of Iowa. They have done respite for 6 children and had 4 foster children since being licensed.
Virginia changed career paths in August of 2006 from bank management into real estate, as Project Manager for Kelly Property Advisors. In this role, she oversees residential real estate projects, assists in commercial development projects, and handles all office operations. She also assisted Kyle Kelly with the opening of his new brokerage firm, Pro-Link Realty, which launched in February 2008. In February 2011, Pro-Link Realty expanded as it purchasedCENTURY 21 Davenport & Associates to form a team of 40 agents, which now operates under the name CENTURY 21 ProLink. In February 2012, she was given therole of Director of Business Development for Chatterkick, LLC. This company, whose owners are Kyle Kelly and Beth Trejo, work to find businesses simple online social solutions to increase the chatter about their business.
Here’s some of the other opportunities Virginia has been involved with:
- St. Michaels Parish, Sioux City, IA – 2004 to current
- Organist – 2012 to current
- Weekend Collection Counter – 2012 to current
- Sioux City Community & Economic Transformation Committee – 2010
- Parent Partner Steering Committee – 2010 to 2011
- Boxers & Bras for a Cause – 2008 to current
- 2010 Event Chair
- Lincoln PTA – 2008 – current
- 2009 – 2010 Treasurer
- YPIowa (young professionals of Iowa) – 2003 to current
- 2003 – 2006 – YPIowa Leadership Conference Planning, Board formed in 2007
- 2007 – 2009– Board of Directors
- 2007 & 2008 – President
- 2009 – Past President
- 2009 – current - Job Ambassador for Sioux City
- 2009 – current – 2011 YPIowa Leadership Conference Planning
- Sioux City Growth Organization – 2002 to current
- 2002-2005 – Board of Directors
- 2003 & 2004 – President
- Health Inc. Board’s Finance Committee – 2006 to current
- Children’s Miracle Network Corporate Development Committee – 2006 to current
- City of Sioux City Human Rights Commission – 2003 to 2009
- 2006/07 – Vice Chair
- 2007/08 – Chair
- City of Sioux City Cone Park Design & Construction Advisory – 2006 to current
- ArtSplash
- Brainstorming Committee – 2007
- Ambassador Family – 2011
- St. Luke’s Spirit of Women Runway Review Model – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Buy Locally Committee – 2003 – 2005
- Siouxland Employer’s Council – Iowa Workforce Development – 2008 to current
- United Way – 2002 – 2005
- 2002 – Loan Executive
- 2004 & 2005 – Campaign Cabinet
Participated as a speaker for the following events:
- IPTV Roundtable titled “Imagine Iowa…a dialogue on Iowa’s future’ (2004)
- Govenor Bill signing of the Generation Iowa Commission (2007)
- Status of Women Roundtable titled “Dynamos! Women’s Leadership in Siouxland”
- Sioux City Noon Rotary (2007)
- Sioux City Quota Club Annual Luncheon ( 2008 )
- Briar Cliff University Faculty Career Planning Session emphasizing career planning as a component of academics ( 2008 )
- YPIowa Annual Leadership Conference ( 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 )
- YP Leaders Academy (2008, 2009)
- Sculpt Siouxland Celebration MC (2009)
- Professional Developers of Iowa Conference ( 2009 )
- ECI meeting (2009)
- Siouxland SHRM meeting (2009)
- Quota Meeting (2009)
- PS Mapp (new licensing class for foster parents) Panel (2011)
- Siouxland Social Seminar (2011)
Awards & Honors
- 2001 Recipient of the “Ten Outstanding Young South Dakotan” award
- 2002-2003 Leadership Siouxland Graduate
- April 8, 2008, listed as an influential women in Sioux City by Lynn Zerschling in the Sioux City Journal
- November 6, 2009 asked to be on the front of the Progress Report with my daughter shopping for Siouxland made goods.
- 2011 Sioux Ctiy Art Center ArtSplash Ambassador Family
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