OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 22, 2023 
CONTACT: Kollin Crompton, (515) 745-2840,  [email protected] 

 

Gov. Reynolds Announces Appointments to 

Iowa’s Boards & Commissions 

 

DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions. 

 

The following appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation: 
 

Iowa Council on Homelessness 

Rachel Geilenfeld, Polk 

Benjamin Brustkern, Black Hawk 

Mary Ingham, Cerro Gordo 

Ashley Schwalm, Scott 

Mariliegh Fisher, Black Hawk 

David Hagen, Linn 

 

State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees 

Sarah Bowman, Dallas 

Kevin Condon, Dallas 

 

State Historical Records Advisory Board 

Shana Stuart, Johnson 

Andy Swanson, Dallas 

 

Terrace Hill Commission 

William Dikis, Polk 

Jerry Mathiasen, Pottawattamie 

Kevin Reynolds, Polk 

Molly Thompson, Polk 

 

Prison Industries Advisory Board 

Norm Hill, Ogden 

Greg Steggerda, Orange City 

Jennifer Seil, Polk 

 

Fire Service and Emergency Response Council 

Jeffrey Kling, Bettendorf 
Ellen Hagan, Jewell 

 

Council on Agricultural Education 
Bill Northey, Polk 
Melanie Bloom, Buena Vista 
Nathan Van Zante, Pottawattamie 
Michael Retallick, Story 

 

College Student Aid Commission 
Katie Mulholland, Linn 
Doug Shull, Warren 
Mark Putnam, Marion 
Rylie Maliszewski, Story 

 

North Central Regional STEM Advisory Board 
Kay Schmalen, Cerro Gordo 
Maria Morales, Marshall 

 

Medical Assistance Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee 
Tricia White, Polk 
John Ellis, Dallas 
Jennifer Doudna, Polk 
Jason Kessler, MD, Warren 

 

Statewide Independent Living Council 
Kyla Claussen, Pottawattamie 
Victoria Carlson, Polk 
Bitrus Gwamna, Henry 
Denise Hoelzel, Monroe 
Caleb Primrose, Polk 
William Werger, Bremer 

 

Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council 
Nathan Kirstein, Polk 
MeLissa Lawson, Polk 
Mike Vratsinas, Dallas 
Diane Brenneman, Iowa 
Paula Motsinger, Polk 
Joshua Lawrence, Cerro Gordo 
Emma Bouza, Sioux 
Caitlin Owens, Johnson 

 

Iowa Centernnial Memorial Foundation 
Greg Ganske, MD, Polk 

 

Board of Medicine Alternate Members 
Brian Wilson, DO, Clay 
Julie Carmody, MD, Polk 
Allison Schoenfelder, MD, Plymouth 

 

Advisory Council on Brain Injuries 
Jean Shelton, Polk 
Andrea Gomez, Page 
James Torner, Johnson 
Tereasa “Tia” Clark, Polk 

 

Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service 
Jerry Armstrong, Polk 
Ashley Denton, Harrison 
Ray Haas, Johnson 
John Oates, Linn 
Henny Ohr, Polk 

 

Iowa Public Broadcasting Board 
Courtney Greene, Polk 
Angela Anderson, Cherokee 

 

Iowa Energy Center Board 
Dan Nickey, Black Hawk 
Stuart Anderson, Polk 
Taaf Vermuelen, Mahaska 
Erik Helland, Polk  
Naomi DeWinter, Muscatine 
Anne Kimber, Story 

 

Iowa Arts Council 
Frank Sposeto III, Story 
Claudia Rivera, Black Hawk 
Amber Danielson, Marshall 
Lance Ehmcke, Woodbury 
Tim Dickmeyer, Pottawattamie 

 

Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission 
Lisa Walsh, Des Moines 
Martin Graber, Lee 
Paula Mayer, Jackson 
Lesley Webster, Clinton 

 

Criminal Justice Information Systems Advisory Committee 
Jacob Mason, Polk 
Mike Devenney, Story 
Susan Krisko, Warren 
Rusty Ringler, Polk 
 
Medical Cannabidiol Board 
Mike McKelvey, Cerro Gordo 
Stephen Richards, DO, Dickinson 

 

The following appointments are subject to Senate confirmation: 
 

Board of Massage Therapy 
Doug Dollison, Polk 

 

Board of Physician Assistants 
Pamela Wiltfang, Johnson 

 

Health and Human Services Council 
Andrew Allen, Story 
Kay Fisk, Linn 
Monika Jindal, MD, Johnson 
Donald Macfarlane, MD, Johnson 
Sandra McGrath, Wright 
Rebecca Peterson, Polk 
Samantha Rozeboom, Lyon 
Sam Wallace, Polk 
John Willey, Jackson 

 

State Board of Educational Examiners 
Davis Eidahl, Johnson 
Kathy Behrens, Carroll 
Eric St. Clair, Polk 
Pam Bleam, Calhoun 
Chad Janzen, Sioux 
Kristen Rickey, Delaware 
Rhonda McRina, Black Hawk 
Timothy Bower, Jefferson 

 

Public Employment Relations Board 
Catherine Lucas, Polk 
Matthew Oetker, Polk 

 

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council 
Kevin Schneider, Polk 
Ryan Ridout, Polk 

 

Commission of Veterans Affairs 
Becky Dirks Haugsted, Jones 

 

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