Fannette Elliott is the senior associate midmarket communications leader for Mercer. She is a 30+ year resident of West Des Moines and started her education at Phoenix Elementary, then continued in the Des Moines school system. She received her bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in English from Iowa State University. She has nieces and nephews who attend Hillside Elementary, Western Hills Elementary, Stilwell Junior High, Valley Southwoods Freshman High School, and Valley High School. She is involved and an active member of various committees at work and in the community, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a mentor in the school-based Big Brothers Big Sisters program. She has also served on Student Improvement Advisory Committee and co-founded the Families of Students of Color support group.