Staff

Nathaniel Baer

Energy Program Specialist

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 Belden

Director of Communications

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...

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Jordan Bles

Director of Fundraising and Development

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...

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Guest Blogger

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.

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Dr. Brian Campbell

Executive Director

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...

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Michael Goggin

Guest Contributor

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...

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Ingrid Gronstal

Water Program Director

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 ...

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Steve Guyer

Energy and Climate Policy Specialist

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...

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Kitty Jacobson

Finance and Operations Administrator

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...

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Kerri Johannsen

Energy Program Director

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...

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Megan McDowell

Communications and Advocacy Assistant

Megan joined IEC as the Communications Assistant in April 2020, and is now in a Communications and Advocacy Assistant role, working with the water program. Megan is a Navy veteran who, thanks to the...

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Jordan Oster

Energy Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator

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...

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Paige Penningroth

Clean Energy Field Organizer

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...

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Raihan Amir Rashidi

Clean Energy Field Organizer

Raihan joined the Council in December 2019 as a Clean Energy Field Organizer for the 100% Iowa campaign and she also assists with IEC’s development work. Born and raised in Malaysia, she has t...

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Michael Schmidt

Staff Attorney

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...

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Jennifer Terry

Executive Director

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...

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Alicia Vasto

Water Policy and Advocacy Specialist

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...

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Kristen Weaverling

Energy Communications Coordinator

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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