DES MOINES, IOWA (April 10, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions on April 7.
The following appointments are subject to Senate confirmation:
Accountancy Examining Board
Lindsay Knoop, Dallas
Board of Medicine
Chad Stadsvold, DO, Woodbury
Robert Donnelly, MD, Clinton
Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Zach Byrnes, Mitchell
Board of Physician Assistants
Mona Alqulali, MD, Clinton
Board of Respiratory Care and Polysomnography
Melissa Walsh, Linn
Board of Social Work
Barron Geiger, Polk
Commission for the Blind
Michael Hoenig, Scott
Commission on Community Action Agencies
Amanda Peterson, Plymouth
Commission of Deaf Services
Joseph Featherstone, Marion
Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Teresa Aoki, MD, Polk
Early Childhood Iowa State Board
Aaron Johnson, Polk
Angela Anderson, Wright
Paige Smothers, Warren
Electrical Examining Board
Michelle Payne, Johnson
Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
Todde Folkerts, Lucas
Environmental Protection Commission
Rebecca Dostal, Polk
Amy Echard, Clayton
Roger Zylstra, Jasper
Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Jonathan Roos, Polk
Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Sterling Meyer, Plymouth
Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board
John Maynes, Warren
Iowa Finance Authority Board
Ashley Aust, Polk
Iowa Utilities Board
Erik Helland, Polk (Chair)
IPERS Investment Board
Matthew Watters, Dickinson
Landscape Architectural Examining Board
Maryam Maddahzad, Polk
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council
Kevin Schneider, Polk
Mental Health and Disability Services Commission
Terri Steinke, Polk
Mike Fidgeon, Dubuque
Natural Resource Commission
Kenny “KR” Buck, Crawford
Tom Prickett, Mills
Property Assessment Appeal Board
Karen Oberman (Chair), Polk
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Daryl Olsen, Audubon
Alan Ostergren, Polk
Veterans Affairs Commission
Joella Perry, Wayne
The following appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation:
Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board
Mindy Benson, Tama
Dan Frank, Worth
Wendi Hess, Woodbury
Jeffrey Vandewater, Adair
Curtis Woten, Wapello
Mid-America Port Commission
Mike Norris, Des Moines
Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Olivia Madison, Story
Tim Fitzgibbon, Polk
Student Loan Liquidity Corporation
Rob Denson, Polk
Nancy Dunkel, Dubuque
Juan Garcia, Dallas
Christine Hensley, Polk
Suzette Radke, Cherokee
Jim Schipper, Polk
