DES MOINES, IOWA (March 4, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions.
The following appointments are subject to Senate confirmation:
Accountancy Examining Board
Allen Kockler, Story
Michelle O’Neill, Allamakee
Jessica Richter, Dallas
Agricultural Development Board
Lyle Borg, Marion
Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Sara Winkleman, Kossuth
Architectural Examining Board
Dan Dutcher, Dallas
Board of Athletic Training
Andrew Jedicka, Dallas
Austin Stein, Polk
Emily Reese, Johnson
Board of Barbering
Maureen Hardy, Black Hawk
Board of Behavioral Science
Echo Kent, Johnson
Kerry Lust, Polk
Amy Mooney, Story
Blake Stephenson, Linn
Maria Valdovinos, Polk
Laura Wilcke, Cerro Gordo
Nolan Byrnes, Polk
Board of Corrections
Denise Bubeck, Polk
Board of Cosmetology
Jerry Kemp, Des Moines
Josh Spencer, Dallas
Board of Dentistry
Gregory Ceraso, Polk
Tom Peek, Linn
Lisa Holst, Polk
Board of Dietetics
Julie Eichenberg, Johnson
Nicholas Rouse, Dallas
Philip Pitzen, Polk
Board of Education
Nathan Peterson, Johnson
Cindy Dietz, Polk
Cassandra Halls, Polk
Alaina Whittington, Ringgold
Board of Educational Examiners
Tim McKinney, Madison
Kathy Behrens, Carroll
Board of Hearing Aid Specialists
Molly Parker, Scott
Tricia Veik, Polk
Rick Knudson, Cerro Gordo
Board of Massage Therapy
Amy Heinz, Polk
Douglas Dollison, Polk
Jacob Schrader, Polk
Leanne Stevens, Polk
Board of Medicine
Joyce Vista Wayne, Dallas
Eugene Cherny, Polk
Vickie Pyevich, Scott
Jason Meyers, Polk
Rose Mitchell, Polk
Board of Mortuary Science
Maria Lundberg, Jasper
David Moore, Cerro Gordo
Board of Nursing
Casey Kenneavy, Linn
Gordon Goettsch, Delaware
Jackie Barber, Woodbury
Brian Feist, Polk
Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Devon Wood, Taylor
Patricia Ross, Johnson
Tracy Trotter, Webster
Board of Optometry
Heidi Wood, Johnson
Matthew Howie, Polk
Board of Parole
Bill Bushell, Polk (Chair)
Meredith Lamberti, Polk (Vice Chair)
Board of Pharmacy
Dane Nealson, Story
Kathy Stone, Harrison
Bob Egeland, Polk
Joan Skogstrom, Polk
Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Brett Spiers, Polk
Holly Little, Bremer
Board of Physician Assistants
Laura Delaney, Polk
Melissa Gentry, Keokuk
Kevin de Regnier, Madison
Michael Schnurr, Story
Mona Alqulali, Clinton
Amber Houge, Emmet
Board of Podiatry
Theresa Hughes, Dubuque
Eugene Nassif, Linn
Kelsey Sukovaty, Marshall
Board of Psychology
Lisa Streyffler, Polk
Justin Rhode, Polk
Sara Swansen, Polk
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board
Bret Brecke, Linn
Dan Lapole, Dallas
Lynne Rush, Iowa
Kenneth Lamb, Bremer
Nathan Whipple, Balck Hawk
Board of Respiratory Care and Polysomnography
Benjamin Jagow, Dallas
Tom Graham, Black Hawk
Cynthia Duncan, Woodbury
Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
Dylan Huer, Polk
Sarah Boury, Polk
Amanda Gallant, Polk
Board of Social Work
Aaron Culley, Black Hawk
Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Jordan Cook, Story
Kevin Kock, Scott
Stacy Robinson, Johnson
Child Advocacy Board
Angela Stokes, Sioux
Judge William Owens, Wapello
Don Logan, Benton
Rick McIntosh, Polk
Ashley Baker, Polk
Children’s Behavioral Health System State Board
Andrew Allen, Story
Jason Sandholdt, Marion
Nathan Noble, Polk
Kari Price, Polk
City Development Board
Dennis Plautz, Webster
Chris McKee, Pocahontas
Commission for the Blind
Geneva Jacobsen, Pottawattamie
Commission of Asian and Pacific Islanders
Caleb Lillquist, Cerro Gordo
Kenn Yu, Polk
Karlai Thornburg, Story
Commission of Native American Affairs
John Big Eagle Jr, Woodbury
Commission of Persons with Disabilities
Adam Koch, Polk
Beth Wilde, Polk
Jessica Fasselius, Dallas
Clint Sergeant, Harrison
Commission of Veterans Affairs
Elizabeth Ledvina, Tama
Carol Whitmore, Polk
George Mosby, Boone
Commission on Community Action Agencies
Kevin Brown, Clay
John Murphy, Dubuque
Bobbi Maynes, Adams
Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Lorene Mein, Polk
Robert Nichols, Black Hawk
Bridget Saffold, Black Hawk
Commission on the Status of African Americans
Aaron Sewell, Polk
Whitney Smith McIntosh, Polk
Commission on the Status of Women
Sherill Whisenand, Polk
Andrew Lauver, Calhoun
Esperance Nibizi, Polk
County Finance Committee
Jenny Blankenship, Polk
Credit Union Review Board
Tyler Campbell, Des Moines
Jami Weems, Polk
Jordan Hensley, Hamilton
Deaf Services Commission
Tina Caloud, Pottawattamie
Bruce Kawahara, Polk
Early Childhood Iowa State Board
Jennifer Banta, Johnson
Mike Linnenbrink, Lee
Dawn Oliver-Wiand, Johnson
Economic Development Authority
Mark Kittrell, Black Hawk
Pankaj Monga, Linn
Doug Boone, Sioux
Jenny Steffensmeier, Lee
Electrical Examining Board
Johnathan Gettler, Linn
Colby Black, Story
Sara Fasching, Wapello
Jeremy Price, Linn
Elevator Safety Board
Candace Biddle, Polk
Craig Cladbaugh, Polk
Troy Tilleras, Bremer
Michael Wallace, Polk
Kerry Dixon, Johnson
Employment Appeals Board
James Strohman, Story
Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
Jack Jones, Harrison
Paul Herold, Winneshiek
Enhance Iowa Board
Rita Frahm, Ida
Mary Wells, Appanoose
Steve Roesner, Sioux
Valerie Van Kotten, Marion
Brad Leeper, Black Hawk
Great Places Advisory Board
Darryl High, Linn
Barbara Determan, Sac
Jacque Rahe, Delaware
Duane Hagerty, Dubuque
Ryan Bosch, Linn
Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa Board (HAWK-I)
Shawn Garrington, Grundy
Mary Nelle Trefz, Polk
Higher Education Loan Authority
Randolph Fehr, Washington
Interior Design Examining Board
Amy Guhl, Cedar
Todd Mithelman, Polk
Investment Board of the IPERS
Tami Loge, Dallas
Iowa Autism Council
Michael Zehr, Polk
Pam Gronau, Polk
Stephanie Boyle, Polk
Colin Wixted, Dallas
Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Scott Shuey, Adams
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Daniel Jessop, Iowa
Leah Rodenberg, Linn
Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council
Jason Feaker, Grundy
Dave McDaniel, Hardin
Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board
Mike Winter, Chickasaw
Dale Behrends, Guthrie
Rhonda Shelman, Henry
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council
Tiffany Creekmur, Cerro Gordo
Elizabeth Quinn, Story
Ricardo Martinez, Story
Gene Beinke, Clinton
Iowa Lottery Board
Dana Wingert, Polk
Sherrae Hanson, Polk
Iowa Public Information Board
EJ Giovanetti, Polk
Monica McHugh, Dubuque
Dan Breitbarth, Polk
Jackie Schmillen, Polk
James McCrea, Polk
Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission
Bob Holz, Polk
Iowa Workforce Development Board
Deb Mauricio, Sioux
Mathew Nicol, Scott
Kellie Gottner, Dallas
Rich Kurtenbach, Black Hawk
Carrie Duncan, Henry
Josh Cobbs, Woodbury
Justice Advisory Board
Monique Scarlett, Woodbury
Dee Sandquist, Jefferson
Landscape Architectural Examining Board
Brenda Nelson, Johnson
M Luke Martz, Story
Colleen Byrnes, Mitchell
Latino Affairs Commission
Jose Ayala, Iowa
Juan Himar Hernandez, Wapello
Isabel Yanez, Polk
Mental Health and Disability Services Commission
Betsy Akin, Adams
Cory Turner, Cherokee
Teresa Daubitz, Linn
Sue Gehling, Carroll
Jack Seward, Washington
Ken Wayne, Polk
Peace Officers Retirement Accident and Disability Systems Trustee
Mark Oiler, Dallas
Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board
Matthew Wyant, Pottawattamie
Shon Smith, Marshall
Mike O’Day, Scott
Randy Watts, Cass
Kiya Boozell, Polk
Public Employment Relations Board
Erik Helland, Polk (Chair)
Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board
Loretta Laubach, O’Brien
Jonathan Bodwell, Polk
Cody Seeley, Clinton
Real Estate Commission
Susan Clark, Polk
Mitchell Kearns, Polk
School Budget Review Committee
Patti Schroeder, Polk
Leland Tack, Polk
State Judicial Nominating Commission
Derek Muller, Johnson
Kathy Law, Polk
Jeremy Kidd, Polk
Gwen Ecklund, Crawford
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Julie Andres, Dickinson
State Soil Conservation and Water Quality Committee
Dennis Carlson, Franklin
Transportation Commission
Linda Juckette, Warren
Ray Gaesser, Adams
The following appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation:
Northeast Regional STEM Advisory Board
Heather Fransen, Dubuque
Marla Loecke, Dubuque
Northwest Regional STEM Advisory Board
Michelle Metzger, Buena Vista
Jerry Pytleski, Lyon
State Banking Council
Tammy Durnan, Polk
South Central Regional STEM Advisory Board
Magan Lewis, Polk
Mahesh Mathrubutham, Polk
Scott Schulz, Polk
Southwest Regional STEM Advisory Board
Denise Hoag, Pottawattamie
Tom Lesan, Union
Kristin Sheffield, Madiso
