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Iowa Ideas 2023
Advisory Council

  • Advisory Council Liaisons

    • Zack Kucharski

      The Gazette

    • Quinn Pettifer

      The Gazette

    • Sara Baranowski

      The Gazette

  • Executive Advisory Council

    • Scott Drzycimski

      ITC Midwest

    • Okpara Rice

      Tanager Place

    • Jasmine Almoayyed

      Kirkwood Community College

    • Susan Patterson Plank

      INA

    • Jill Wilkins

      NewBoCo

      She/Her

    • Melissa Tully

      School of Journalism and Mass Communication

    • Doug Neumann

      Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

  • Arts & Culture

    • Diana Nollen

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Laura Manatt

      Brooklyn Opera House

    • Tim Hankewich

      Orchestra Iowa

    • Jeff Chelesvig

      Des Moines Performing Arts

    • Sean Ulmer

      CR Museum of Art

    • Todd Behrens

      Sioux City Art Center

    • Dr. Cecilia Rokusek

      National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library

    • Andrew Last

      Luther College

    • Jeff Morgan

      Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs

    • Katie Hallman

      Theatre Cedar Rapids

    • Dale Merrill

      Liberty Iron Works

    • John Schickedanz

      Englert Theatre

      He/Him

    • Kurt Strand

      Dubuque River Museum

      He/Him

    • Steve Carignan

      Gallagher Bluedorn

    • Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt

      Englert Theatre

      He/Him

    • Mia Buch

      Des Moines Arts Center

      She/Her

  • Community

    • Sandy Ehrig

      Iowa Farm Bureau and Empower Rural Iowa.

    • Tom Banta

      Russell Construction

    • Jill Wilkins

      NewBoCo

      She/Her

    • Dustin Miller

      Iowa Chamber Alliance

    • Carl Lingen

      Iowa Association of Council Governments

    • Mickey Shields

      League of Citiies/Association of Counties

    • Craig Armstrong

      City of Newton

    • Ed Raber

      Dubuque County

    • Shirley Philips

      Western Iowa Tourism Region

    • Ryan Waller

      Marion City Manager

    • Zack Mannheimer

      Alquist 3D

    • Mugisha Gloire

      United We March Forward

    • Nancy Bird

      Greater Iowa City, Inc.

  • Economic Development

    • Marissa Payne

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Emily Schmitt

      Sukup Manufacturing and current Chair of Gov. Reynolds Child Care Task Force

    • Chris Diebel

      Iowa Business Council

    • Jasmine Almoayyed

      Kirkwood Community College

    • Cary Darrah

      Grow Cedar Valley

    • Chad Schreck

      North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation

    • Liesl Seabert

      Center for Rural Revitalization, Iowa Economic Development Authority

      she/her/hers

    • Ron Corbett

      Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

    • Bill Menner

      Bill Menner Group

    • Caleb Mason

      City of Cedar Rapids

  • Higher Education

    • Vanessa Miller

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Mark Wiederspan

      Iowa College Aid

      He/Him

    • Christina Gordon

      ACT

    • Jonathan Brand

      President of Cornell College

    • Rob Denson

      President of DMACC

    • John Keller

      Dean of University of Iowa Graduate College

    • Ana Rodriguez-Rodriguez

      University of Iowa Faculty

    • Marty Scholtz

      VP for Research at the University of Iowa

    • Ryan Wise

      Drake University School of Education

      He/Him

    • Jason Pontius

      Iowa Board of Regents

  • Energy & Environment

    • Erin Jordan

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Brittney J. Miller

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Brian Selinger

      Iowa Economic Development Authority

      He/Him

    • Nick Peterson

      Alliant Energy

    • Silvia Secchi

      University of Iowa

      She/Her

    • Steve Guyer

      Iowa Environmental Council

      He/Him

    • Rod Pritchard

      ITC Midwest

    • Anne Kimber

      Iowa State University

    • Ryan Kay

      Hertz Farm Management

    • Scott Drzycimski

      ITC Midwest

    • Dennis Todey

      USDA Midwest Climate Hub

    • Gabriele Villarini

      UI Climate Scientist

    • Charlie Stanier

      Stanier Lab

  • Health Care

    • Zack Kucharski

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • John Hale

      Advocacy Policy

      He/Him

    • Laura Rainey

      UnityPoint

      She/Her

    • Lori Ristau

      Iowa Health Care Association

    • Theresa Davison

      Milestones (Quad Cities)

    • Monica Vallejo

      LULAC Representative

    • Di Findley

      Iowa Caregivers Association

    • Laura Shoemaker

      University of Iowa Health Care

      She/Her/Hers

    • Paige Yontz

      AARP

    • Megan Garrett

      Wellmark

    • Craig Borchard

      Iowa Hospital Association

  • Policy

    • Tom Barton

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Erin Murphy

      The Gazette

  • K12 Education

    • Grace King

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Jeff Weld

      Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council

    • Margaret Buckton

      Urban Education Network of Iowa

    • Laurie Phelan

      iJAG

    • Matt Degner

      Iowa City School District

      He/Him

    • Samantha Dahlby

      NewBoCo/Coding DoJo

    • Heather Doe

      Iowa Department of Education

    • Colleen Mulholland

      Dean of University of Northern Iowa

      she/her/hers

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    • Elijah Decious

      The Gazette — Track Lead

    • Angelica Vannatta

      United Way of East Central Iowa

      She/Her

    • Anthony Arrington

      Top Rank

      He/Him

    • Courtney Reyes

      One Iowa

      She/Her

    • Kerry Crowell

      LBA Foundation

      He/Him

    • Theresa Lewis

      The Arc of East Central Iowa

      She/Her

    • Rachel Rockwell

      Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County

    • Angela Weekley

      Veridian Credit Union

    • Melissa Copeland-Silver

      NewBoCo/DeltaV Code School

    • Stefanie Munsterman

      CR Civil Rights Commission

    • Elizabeth Buch

      City of Cedar Rapids

      She/Her

    • Ruben Vazquez

      United Way of Central Iowa

    • Tina Deng

      Wright House/Humanize My Hoodie

    • LaNisha Cassell

      African American Museum of Iowa

    • Jamie Toledo

      Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

      She/Her

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