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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...
Haley joined the Council in 2018. She is a 2017 graduate of the University of Iowa where she studied political science and nonprofit management. During college, Haley became interested in the enviro...
Ingrid Gronstal Anderson 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 Un...
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...
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...
Raihan joined the Council in 2019 as the Clean Energy Field Organizer. Born and raised in Malaysia, she has traveled to many places and moved to California for college before residing in Des Moines,...
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 joined the Council in 2017. She returned to the Iowa Environmental Council, having previously led the Council’s agricultural water policy efforts. While previously at the Council, she...
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...
Kristen Weaverling joined the Iowa Environmental Council in 2020 as a Clean Energy Field Organizer. In her prior role, she spent several years implementing energy efficiency programs for small busin...
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