Preston Gardner

Preston Gardner currently serves as a Board Member and Treasurer at Gateway Technical College and as President and CEO of RESPAWN Products. Gardner holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at Palmer Hamilton, LLC, a role maintained since January 2019. Previous experience includes serving as Manager of Emerging Channels at HNI Corporation, where significant growth was achieved through strategic product portfolio development. Gardner's career also encompasses roles as Project Manager and Associate Product Business Manager at The HON Company, alongside experience as a Product Design Engineer and Mechanical Design Engineer. Gardner earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and has a foundational education from the College of DuPage and Faith Christian.