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From our talented and hardworking staff, to our dedicated board and passionate volunteers, the Iowa Environmental Council’s greatest asset is its people.
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Nathaniel joined the Council in 2007. He researches and advocates for policies to expand solar, wind, transmission and energy efficiency, and coordinates the Council’s coalition of allies on e...
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Angelisa has returned to her native Iowa to join the Council after 10 years in Chicago, where she most recently worked in membership and marketing for WTTW, Chicago’s PBS station. Angelisa gre...
Jordan Bles joins IEC from his most recent position as the Director of Development for the National Benevolent Association, supporting its mission to “create communities of compassion and care...
IEC is pleased to welcome guest bloggers on a number of different topics throughout the year. If you are interested in submitting a blog piece to IEC, contact us at iecmail@iaenvironment.org.
Serving most recently as Director of Sustainability - Education and Partnerships at Central College in Pella, Brian worked for more than six years to integrate sustainability throughout the ins...
Michael Goggin is Vice President at Grid Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that works to reliably and efficiently integrate clean energy into electric grids. He can be reached at mgoggin@grids...
Ingrid Gronstal is Water Program Director with the Iowa Environmental Council. She has many years of experience in water policy, most recently serving as the Compliance Specialist at the University ...
Steve Guyer joins IEC as the Energy and Climate Policy Specialist, bringing years of experience and leadership in the energy field. Since 2008 Steve has owned and lead GWA International, a solar ins...
Kitty joined the council in October 2016, and oversees the organization’s financial accounting and reporting, including budgets, grants and payroll. Her position also includes the management o...
Kerri Johannsen is Energy Program Director with the Iowa Environmental Council. She has over a decade of experience in energy policy, most recently serving as the Council’s Manager of Governme...
Ren joined the IEC as the Administrative Assistant in November 2021. They graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in May 2021 with a B.A. in Performing Arts Management and minors in Spanish a...
Megan joined IEC in April 2020 in a part-time communications support position, and is now a full-time Communications Coordinator with IEC. Megan is a Navy veteran who, thanks to the Veteran Readines...
Jordan Oster is the Energy Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator with the Iowa Environmental Council. He joined the council in 2019 after previously consulting for the organization. Jordan is an e...
Paige joined IEC at the start of 2020 as a Clean Energy Field Organizer. A Des Moines native and current Drake University student, she is working towards a B.A. in Environmental Sustainability...
Raihan joined the council in December 2019 as a Clean Energy Field Organizer and has now taken on the role of Energy Campaign Coordinator. Raihan works on 100% Iowa, IEC’s grassroots initiativ...
Michael Schmidt returned to Iowa and joined the Council in 2019. He most recently worked as a staff attorney for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, where he focused on clean water and mining is...
Jennifer served as Executive Director of the Iowa Environmental Council from 2017 - 2020. Jennifer is a native Iowan, raised on a dairy farm in north central Iowa where she developed a passion for p...
Email: vanderleeuw@iaenvironment.org Sonita is the Clean Energy Field Organizer for 100% Iowa and joined IEC in September 2021. She brings with her passions for learning herself and then...
Alicia joined the Council in 2019. She grew up in Adel, Iowa. She previously worked as the director of the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition, where she supported environmental educators and adva...
Elizabeth joined the Council in October 2021 and works as a Clean Energy Field Organizer in the Iowa City area. As a University of Iowa student, Elizabeth is pursuing a B.A. in Environmental Policy ...
Kristen Weaverling joined the Iowa Environmental Council in 2020 as a Clean Energy Field Organizer and is now in the role of the Energy Communications Coordinator. In her prior role, she spent sever...
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