State Agency Coordinators

STATE AGENCY EMPLOYEES must request nomination instructions from their agency's coordinator:

  • Iowa Board of Regents, Laura Dickson, 515.281.3939, [email protected] - accepts nominations from public colleges and universities
  • Iowa Child Advocacy Board, Marla Treiber, 712.870.0105, [email protected]
  • Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Kaitlin Smith, [email protected]
  • Iowa College Student Aid Commission, Merima Selimovic, 515.725.3411, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department for the Blind: Janice Eggers, 515.380.1944, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Suzy Trotter, 515.281.7259, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Corrections, Abby Williams, 515.725.5746, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Matthew Beyer, 515.242.5193, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Education no longer coordinates nominations. Community colleges and K-12 schools may submit nominations directly through Volunteer Iowa.
  • Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Linda Wendt, 515.393.7269, [email protected] 
  • Iowa Department of Human Rights, Sonya Streit, 515.242.5640, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Jody Lundy, 515.420.6136, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Sherri Ripperger, 515.281.3659, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Zacchary Foust, 515.443.2533, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Public Defense - IOWA NATIONAL GUARD ONLY, Candace Imming, 515.252.4680, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Public Safety, Lt. Nathan Ludwig, 515.725.6181, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Transportation, John Hart, 515.239.1312, [email protected]
  • Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, TBD
  • Iowa Department on Aging (including RSVP), Julie Bergeson, [email protected]
  • Iowa Economic Development Authority, Susan Watson, 515.348.6185, [email protected]
  • Iowa Veterans Home, Laurel Degelau, 641.753.4406, [email protected]
  • Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Lisa Van Klavern, 515.971.6294, [email protected]
  • Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), Rachel Woodward, 515.654.6589, [email protected]

Questions?  Contact Volunteer Iowa at [email protected] or by phone: 515.348.6225 (800.308.5987).