On Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her latest appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions, including seven individuals from the listening area. Kathy Behrens of Carroll, a resource teacher at Kuemper Catholic Schools, has been reappointed to the Board of Educational Examiners. She was first chosen to serve in this role in 2015. Andrew Lauver of Calhoun County was tapped for the state’s Commission on the Status of Women, while Barbara Determan of Sac County will serve on the Iowa Great Places Advisory Board. Dale Behrends of Guthrie County was selected for the Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board, Sue Gehling of Carroll County for the Mental Health and Disability Services Commission, and Gwen Ecklund of Crawford County for the State Judicial Nominating Commission. These appointments are subject to confirmation from the Iowa Senate. One local resident, Michelle Metzger of Buena Vista County, was selected for a role that does not require Senate confirmation, and that was for the Northwest Regional STEM Advisory Board. A full list of all the appointments announced Friday can be found included below.
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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, Black 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