Preston Gardner

Preston Gardner currently serves as a Board Member and Treasurer at Gateway Technical College and as President and CEO of RESPAWN Products, a position held since April 2023. Gardner has been a Co-Owner and Vice President of Product at Palmer Hamilton, LLC since January 2019, and previously held the position of Manager, Emerging Channels at HNI Corporation from November 2017 to December 2018, where significant product strategy development led to sustained double-digit growth. Prior roles include Project Manager and Associate Product Business Manager at The HON Company, and Product Design Engineer at HNI Corporation, contributing to both product development and management. Early career experience includes working as a Mechanical Design Engineer at Palmer Hamilton, LLC. Preston Gardner holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and has an educational background from the College of DuPage and Faith Christian.