(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced appointments to fill Iowa’s boards and commissions.
The following appointees’ term begins on May 1, 2016, and are subject to Senate confirmation.
Chief Information Officer
Robert Von Wolffradt, Mitchellville
Chief Executive Officer of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System
Donna Mueller, Windsor Heights
Director of Department of Human Rights
San Wong, Urbandale
Director of Department of Transportation
Paul Trombino, Johnston
Accountancy Examining Board
Ying Sa, Des Moines
Laura Walker, Peosta
Dirk Dixon, West Des Moines
Commission on the Status of African Americans
Clair Rudison Jr., Des Moines
Ahmadu Baba-Singhri, Des Moines
Michael Hulme, Bondurant
Miranda Mathis, Story City
Commission on Aging
Richard Stone, Indianola
Richard Motz, Sioux City
Agriculture Development Board
Lyle Borg, Pella
Alcoholic Beverages Commission
John Pauli, Carroll
Architectural Examining Board
Emily Forquer, Afton
Kolby DeWitt, Sioux City
Commission of Asian and Pacific Islanders
Peggy La, Sioux City
Jo Matibag, Ames
Board of Athletic Training
Christopher Kamm, Dubuque
Christopher Wiedmann, Des Moines
Iowa Autism Council
James Paprocki, Boone
Matthew O’Brien, Bettendorf
James Curry, Des Moines
Board of Barbering
Valerie Felton, Davenport
Terry Moll, Des Moines
Rebecca Brockmann, Hartley
Daniel Butler, Waterloo
Board of Behavioral Science
Lindsey Nielsen, Missouri Valley
Erik Oostenink, Urbandale
Jill Struyk, Des Moines
Sarah Thomas, Nevada
Commission for the Blind
Joseph Van Lent, Des Moines
Capital Investment Board
Gordon Neumann, Des Moines
Board of Chiropractic
Jason Wall, Dyersville
City Development Board
James Halverson, Cedar Rapids
Commission on Community Action Agencies
John Murphy, Dubuque
Melissa Thompson, Des Moines
Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
Robert Thompson, Iowa City
Credit Union Review Board
Jeffrey Hayes, Cherokee
Scott Zahnle, Ames
Karyn Finn, Hudson
Cultural Trust Board of Trustees
Connie Schmett, Clive
Mary Ellen Kimball, Osceola
Brandon Paulsen, Des Moines
Commission of Deaf Services
Michael Ballard, Boone
Christina Herrin, Iowa City
Jennifer Keaton, Mount Vernon
William Felderman, Ankeny
Board of Dentistry
Thomas Jeneary, Lemars
Monica Foley, Bettendorf
Steven Bradley, Cascade
Drug Policy Advisory Council
Christina Wilson, Johnston
David Lorenzen, Waukee
Early Childhood Iowa State Board
Richard Clewell, Davenport
Elizabeth Colby Plautz, Fort Dodge
Judy Janning-Reicks, Pella
State Board of Education
Michael Knedler, Council Bluffs
Bettie Bolar, Marshalltown
State Board of Educational Examiners
Jay Prescott, Urbandale
Anne Sullivan, Des Moines
Thomas Buckman, Burlington
Electrical Examining Board
David Guthrie, Grimes
Kyle Barnhart, Muscatine
John Claeys, Blue Grass
Elevator Safety Board
Peggy VandenBerg, Albia
Kerry Dixon, Ames
Employment Appeal Board
James Strohman, Ames
Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
Robert Fairfax, Norwalk
Eric Green, Creston
Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
John Walsh, Dubuque
Carole Tillotson, Windsor Heights
Grain Indemnity Fund Board,
Monica Bieri, Letts
Curtis Sindergard, Rolfe
Great Places Advisory Board
Greg Fisher, West Des Moines
Barbara Determan, Early
Emily Meyer, Cedar Rapids
HAWK-I
Marianette Miller-Meeks, Ottumwa
Higher Education Loan Authority
Edward Rogalski, Davenport
Council on Human Services
Kimberly Kudej, Swisher
Interior Design Examining Board
Todd Mithelman, Johnston
IPERS
Phyllis Peterson, Cedar Rapids
State Judicial Nominating Commission
Christina Taylor, West Des Moines
Steve Sukup, Clear Lake
Helen Sinclair, Melrose
Landscape Architectural Examining Board
Emily Naylor, Urbandale
Brenda Nelson, Iowa City
Latino Affairs Commission
Marlu Abarca, Des Moines
Jeannette Martinez, Clive
Michelle Reuss, Riverside
Juan Rodriguez, Des Moines
Law Enforcement Academy Council
Michael Tupper, Marshalltown
Regina Clemens, Granger
Lottery Authority Board of Directors
Mary Junge, Cedar Rapids
Board of Massage Therapy
Robin Markus, Dubuque
Board of Medicine
Ronald Kolegraff, Milford
Diane Cortese, Urbandale
KellyAnn Light-McGroary, Solon
Mental Health and Disability Services Commission
Sharon Lambert, Coralville
Rebecca Peterson, Clive
Marilyn Seemann, Woodward
Brett McLain, Ames
Mental Health Risk Pool Board
Heidi Burhans, Truro
Eugene Meiners, Templeton
Board of Mortuary Science
Carl Linge, Cedar Rapids
Kimberly Doehrmann, Williamsburg
Commission of Native American Affairs
Timothy Perkins, Johnston
Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Effie Hill, Fort Dodge
Lanny Ward, Indianola
Karol Dammann, Manning
Board of Nursing,
Mark Odden, Manchester
Nancy Kramer, Independence
Board of Optometry
Thomas Hayden, Newton
Tamie Stahl, Cedar Falls
Board of Parole
Sue Lerdal, Urbandale
Peace Officers Retirement Accident and Disability Systems Trustee
Chris Mayer, Waukee
Commission on Persons with Disabilities
Joe Hickey, Dubuque
Prakash Kopparapu, West Des Moines
Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board
Kurt Mumm Jr., Johnston
Board of Pharmacy
Kay Jessen, Manson
Sharon Meyer, Urbandale
Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Stephanie Kelsick, Alleman
Holly Little, Waverly
Jeramy Kuhn, West Des Moines
Board of Physicians Assistants
Thomas Green, Clive
Susan Koehler, Des Moines
Melissa Gentry, Ollie
Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board
Kevin Kiene, Riverside
Robert Kunkel, Clarence
Donald Hansen, Des Moines
Board of Psychology
Earl Kilgore, Cumming
Public Employment Relations Board
James Van Fossen, Ankeny
Mary Gannon, Des Moines
Racing and Gaming Commission
Richard Arnold, Russell
Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board
Vernon Greder, Mason City
William Felderman, Ankeny
Real Estate Commission
Dennis Stolk, Bettendorf
Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Board
Kelly Nieuwenhuis, Primghar
Eric Seuren, West Des Moines
Board of Respiratory Care
Brandon Butters, Ankeny
School Budget Review Committee
Leland Tack, Johnston
Gina Primmer, Council Bluffs
Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
Michael Ballard, Boone
Susan Tyrrell, Cedar Rapids
Board of Social Work
Amy Coureya, Ames
Jody Weigel, Hiawatha
Soil Conservation Committee
Dennis Carlson, Hampton
Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Diana Hanson, Johnston
Commission on the Status of Women
Sean Bagniewski, Des Moines
Elizabeth Coonan, Des Moines
David Gudenkauf, Cascade
Technology Advisory Council
Jacqueline Pullen, West Des Moines
Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission
Mary Sellers, Des Moines
Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Lorene Mein, Ankeny
Melissa Walker, Marion
Michele Sandquist, Adel
Transportation Commission
Kathleen Fehrman, Des Moines
Charese Yanney, Sioux City
Commission of Veterans Affairs
Daniel Gannon, Ankeny
Gary Wattnem, Mason City
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Dewayne Rahe, Dyersville
Vision Iowa Board
Eric Bookmeyer, Mason City
Jacob Anderson, Van Meter
Workforce Development Board
Ken Sagar, Des Moines
