Housing Task Force
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Jim Davis – Charles City; owner, Iowa Title in Charles City; member, State Small Business Advisory Council.
Contact: 641-330-3562 or e-mail
Nitza Lopez-Castillo – Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Assistant Marketing Director for Columbus Junction.
Contact: 319-728-7971 ext. 121 or e-mail
Task Force Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Tracey Achenbach, Housing Planner, Homeward, Inc., Waterloo
Bob Bauman, Butler County REC
Bobbi Bendickson, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Iowa, Clear Lake
Lorie Bennett, City of Humboldt, Humboldt
MJ Broomfield, Executive Director, Southwest Iowa Planning Council
Pam Carmichael, Home Inc.
Doug Dietrich, JELD-WEN, West Des Moines
Dave Erickson, Attorney, Davis Law Firm, West Des Moines
James Ernst, Social Worker, Four Oaks, Cedar Rapids
Rebecca Groff, Associate State Director of Community Outreach, AARP Iowa, Des Moines
Senator Rob Hogg, Cedar Rapids
Senator David Johnson, Ocheydan
Douglas LaBounty, President, Community Housing Initiatives, Inc., Spirit Lake
Vince Lintz, Deputy Director, Iowa Department of Economic Development, Des Moines
Sheila Lumley, Executive Director, Polk County Housing Trust Fund, Waukee
Bret Mills, Director, Iowa Finance Authority, Des Moines
Mark Patton, Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity
Representative Kraig Paulsen, Hiawatha
Emmalinde Roelofse, Executive Director, Tama County Economic Development Commission, Toledo
Representative Tom Schueller, Maquoketa
Kurt Shade, Iowa Association of Realtors
Roya Stanley, Director, Iowa Office of Energy Independence, Des Moines
Resource Group Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Nadia Anderson, Architect/Professor, Iowa State University, Ames
Jerry Anthony, Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Dave Bert, Iowa Association of Realtor
Robert Burns, Burns and Burns Architects, Iowa City
Mickey Carlson, Housing Policy Development, Iowa Finance Authority/Iowa State University, Adel
Eve Casserly, Coralville Civil Service Commission, Coralville
Karen Cooney, Housing Coordinator - Section 8 Program, City of Muscatine, Muscatine
Maryann Dennis, Executive Director, The Housing Fellowship, Iowa City
Brian Douglas, Project Manager, Community Housing Development Corp., Des Moines
Charles Eastham, Planning and Zoning, City of Iowa City, Iowa City
Paul Faganel, Embria Health Sciences, Ankeny
Kathy Hankemeier, KH Appraisals, Lowden
Katie Harms, OPN Architects, Cedar Rapids
Chris Heidt, VP, Federal Home Load Bank, Des Moines
Thomas Huseman, City of Alta, Alta
John Irving, Baker Electric, Des Moines
Joe Kelly, Iowa Manufactured Housing Association, Des Moines
Darryl Knight, Iowa State University, Ames
Jeff Kolb, Development, Butler County, Allison
Corey Luedeman, Iowa Legal Aid, Cedar Rapids
Charlotte Martin, Professor of Religious Studies, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids
Bob Mulqueen, Legislative Liaison, State of Iowa, Office of Energy Independence, Des Moines
Chris Nosbisch, Community/Economic Development Director, City of Norwalk, Norwalk
Kurt Ossman, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Davenport
Tim Ostroski, Southern Iowa COG, Creston
Jack Porter, Architectural Consultant- State Historical Society, State of Iowa, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Des Moines
Matthew Preston, Professional Maintenance and Management Group, Pleasant Hill
Leonard Sandler, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Brent Schipper, Architect, Shipper Kastner, Des Moines
Doug Sharp, Architect, Chairman BSB Design, BSB Design, Des Moines
Drew Skogman, Home Builder, Skogman Homes, Cedar Rapids
Keith Smith, Landlords of Linn County, Marion
Susan Whitson, First National Bank of Waverly, Waverly
Murray Williams, Iowa Credit Union League, Des Moines
David Wilwerding, City Planner, Johnston
Steven Winger, City Manager, City of Wall Lake, Wall Lake
Staff Support
Julie Lunn, Iowa Department of Economic Development
Joe O'Hern, Iowa Finance Authority
Meetings
July 28, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Iowa Finance Authority
2015 Grand Ave., Des Moines
October 14, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Iowa Department for the Blind – Assembly Room
524 Fourth St., Des Moines