Education Task Force
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Beverly Wharton – Sioux City, President of Briar Cliff University.
Contact: 712-279-5400 or e-mail
Jim Fausett – Coralville; President, Iowa League of Cities; Mayor of Coralville (1996-Present).
Contact: 319-248-1700 or 319-530-4379 or e-mail
Task Force Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Representative Royd Chambers, Sheldon
Mary Chapman, VP of Community & Workforce Partnerships, Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines
Michael Cormack, Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director, CAM Community Schools, Massena
Dale Crozier, Superintendent, MFL Mar Mac Community School District, Monona
Ronald Fielder, Chief Administrator, Grant Wood AEA, Cedar Rapids
Keith Greiner, Research Director, Iowa College Student Aid Commission, Des Moines
Samuel Harding, School Board Member & General Contractor, Jefferson-Scranton Community School District, Jefferson
Lori Heying, Institutional Research, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids
Beth Ingram, Associate Dean and Professor of Economics, University of Iowa, Iowa City
John Laverty, Associate Director of Admissions, University of Iowa, Cedar Rapids
William Lawrence, President of AIA Iowa, and Architect, Shive-Hattery, Inc., West Des Moines
Representative Mary Mascher, Iowa City
Lisa McGrath, Board Member, Tanager Place, Cedar Rapids
Senator Paul McKinley, Chariton
Greg Nichols, VP Public Affairs and Community Relations, Iowa Student Loan, West Des Moines
Patrice Sayre, Chief Business Officer, Board of Regents, Urbandale
Senator Becky Schmitz, Fairfield
Susan Spivey, President, Kaplan University, Cedar Rapids
Jere Vyverberg, Superintendent, Waverly-Shell Rock Community Schools, Waverly
Resource Group Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Molly Altorfer, Director of Communications and Marketing, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids
Gloria Avant-Moody, Bettendorf
Jeff Berger, Administrative Services, Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines
Chris Bern, President, Iowa State Education Association, Urbandale
Max Christensen, Executive Officer 1 (Transportation), Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines
Susan Craig, Librarian, Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City
Mary Lou Erlacher, Director, Workplace Learning Connection, Cedar Rapids
Kent Farver, Consultant, Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines
Mary Gannon, Attorney, Iowa Association of School Boards, Des Moines
Carol Greta, Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines
Geoffrey Grimes, Architect, Struxture Architects, Waterloo
Sheila Hansen, Policy Director, Child and Family Policy Center, Fort Dodge
Mitchell Hayek, Student Government, Iowa State University, Fairbank
Todd Hutcheson, Senior Director of Human Resources, Rockwell Collins, Marion
Melissa Jensen, Emergency Services and Energy Director, Kirkwood
Community College, Iowa City
Kathleen Jepson, Teacher, Iowa City Community School District, Coralville
Robert Jester, Insurance Agent, Jester Insurance Services, West Des Moines
Gregory Kenning, Supervisor, Wapello County Board of Supervisors, Ottumwa
Tracy Miller, Executive Director, Chariton Valley Council of Governments, Centerville
Lori Morrissey, Emergency Management Coordinator, Story County, Slater
Daniel Nieland, Administrator, Vatterott College, Des Moines
Richard Noeth, Educational Research and Policy Consultant, Iowa City
Marion Patterson, Teacher, Cedar Rapids Community School District, Cedar Rapids
Karen Regal, Educator, North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City
Janice Reinicke, Executive Director, Iowa State Education Association, Urbandale
Allen Ricks, Education Director, Iowa State University Extension, Hudson
Keith Ryan, City Council Member, City of Bondurant, Bondurant
Larry Sigel, School Finance Director, Iowa Association of School Boards, Ankeny
Daniel Smith, School Administrators of Iowa, Clive
David Unick, Architect, Sinclair Hille Architects, Des Moines
Dick VandeKieft, School Board Member, Cedar Falls Community School District, Cedar Falls
Vincent Ward, Senior Associate Architect, DLR Group, Des Moines
Clifford Weldon, Executive Director, MIDAS Council of Governments, Fort Dodge
Staff Support
Gary Schwartz, Iowa Department of Education
Meetings
July 29, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Des Moines Area Community College, Building 7
2006 S Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny
October 15, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Iowa Department for the Blind – Assembly Room
524 Fourth St., Des Moines