Infrastructure and Transportation Task Force
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Mark Wandro – Des Moines, Executive Vice President for Snyder and Associates in Ankeny, former director of the Iowa Department of Transportation (1999 to 2005).
Contact: 515-964-2020 or e-mail
Mike King – Creston, President, Iowa State Association of Counties; chair, Union County Board of Supervisors.
Contact: 641-782-1720 or 641-782-6298 or e-mail
Task Force Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Charles Allen, Community Relations Manager, Iowa Telecom, Newton
Senator Joe Bolkcom, Iowa City
Darren Bumgarner, Regional Planner, Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission, Spencer
Scott Byers, Commercial Broker, NAI Iowa Realty Commercial, Cedar Rapids
Patti Cale-Finnegan, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines
Dan Curran, Director of Business Development, Worley, Amana
Dave Elgin, City Engineer, City of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids
Representative Pat Grassley, New Hartford
James Houser, County Supervisor, Linn County, Cedar Rapids
Representative Geri Huser, Altoona
Diane Johnson, General Manager, Waverly Power and Light, Waverly
James King, County Engineer, Fayette County Secondary Road Department, Oelwein
Linda Kinman, Public Policy - Research/Regulatory Coordinator, Iowa
Association of Water Agencies/Des Moines Water Works, Urbandale
Dan Mann, Airport Director, Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids
Scott Newhard, Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Van Meter
Catherine Nicholas, County Engineer, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls
Marketa Oliver, City Management, City of Windsor Heights, Des Moines
Nancy Richardson, Director, Iowa Department of Transportation, Des Moines
John Root, Energy Services Advisor/Renewable Energy Expert, Muscatine Power & Water / The Root Cellar, Muscatine
Dan Sabin, President, Iowa Northern Railway Co., Cedar Rapids
Viivi Shirley, Mayor, City of Perry, Perry
Thomas Stoner, County Engineer, Harrison County, Logan
William Stowe, Assistant City Manager/Public Works/Engineering, City of Des Moines Public Works, Des Moines
Brian Willham, Transportation Engineer, Shive-Hattery, Inc., Iowa City
Senator Mark Zieman, Postville
Resource Group Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Lori Beary, Community Development Director, Iowa Finance Authority, Knoxville
John Bender, President, Ament, Inc., Marion
Richard Berndt, Structural Engineer - VP Operations, Shive-Hattery, Inc., Swisher
Chad Bird, City Administrator, City of Adel, Adel
Ryan Brems, Channel Development Manager, Express Auto Delivery, Cedar Rapids
Steven Brody, Senior Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Clive
Bob Cecil, Economic Development Administrator, U.S. Department of Commerce, Des Moines
Chuck Corell, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines
Thomas Deardorff, Business Management Consultant, TJ Deardoff, LLC, Waukee
Steve DeVries, Executive Director, Iowa County Engineers Association Service Bureau, Des Moines
Ronald Durbin, Plant Manager, AET, Wapello
Shearon Elderkin, Homemaker/Volunteer, Cedar Rapids
Jeff Geerts, Iowa Department of Economic Development, Des Moines
Tom Hagarty, City Council Representative, City of Cedar Falls, Cedar Falls
Paul Hanley, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Thom Hart, Transportation and Infrastructure Manager, Iowa
Department of Economic Development, Des Moines
Wayne Johnson, Manager - Policy and Law, Qwest, Waukee
Allen Kemp, Workforce Consultant, Iowa League of Cities, Des Moines
Garry Klein, Klein Consulting, Iowa City
Andrew Manatt, Highway Contractor, Manatt's Inc., Johnston
Dennis Miller, President and CEO, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Cedar Rapids
Alex Moon, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines
Paul Mullen, Executive Director, Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro Area Planning Agency, Omaha, NE
Sheila Navis, Executive Director, Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association, Des Moines
Tom Parham, Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Ames
Karla Peiffer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Des Moines
Aaron Staker, Technical Analyst, AEGON USA/Transamerica Life, Cedar Rapids
Mikki Stier, Senior VP of Government and External Relations, Broadlawns Medical Center, Ankeny
Dee Vanderhoef, President, Iowa League of Cities, Iowa City
Staff Support
Larry Jesse, Iowa Department of Transportation
Hank Manning, Iowa Department of Economic Development
Meetings
July 29, 2008
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
West Des Moines Learning and Resource Center
3550 George Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
October 7, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Iowa Department for the Blind – Assembly Room
524 Fourth St., Des Moines