Iowa AEA Boards of Directors
Each Area Education Agency is governed by a board of directors whose members are elected by local school boards. Board members for each of Iowa's AEAs are listed below.
| AEA 267 | Grant Wood |
Great Prairie |
Green Valley |
Heartland |
| Keystone |
Loess Hills |
Mississippi Bend |
Northwest | Prairie Lakes |
AEA 267 Board of Directors
Susan Klaessy
107 Diamond Grove Circle
Rhodes, IA 50234
ssklaessy@partnercom.net
Roberta Kraft-Abrahamson (Vice President)
506 North Gilbert
Forest City, IA 50436
641-585-4715
soakie@wctatel.net
Darrel Lind
622 South Vermont
Mason City, IA 50401
641-424-2338
mdlind@mchsi.com
Dr. George North
822 6th Street
Allison, IA 50602
319-267-2648
drgeonor@netins.net
Debra S. Rich
2972 215th St.
Sumner, IA 50674
319-279-3940
debra.rich@uni.edu
Bernice Richard
533 Warren Drive
Waterloo, IA 50703
319-233-2178
richardb@waterloo.k12.ia.us
Charlotte Upah (President)
408 North County Rd
Toledo IA 52342
Ph. 641-484-2855
upahtax@pcpartner.net
Richard Vande Kieft
3100 Shady Lane
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-266-0833
rlvandekieftl@cfu.net
Charles Vaughn
615 Midlothian
Waterloo, IA 50701
319-233-6478
E-mail unavailable
Grant Wood AEA Board of Directors
Lynne Cannon (Vice-President)
920 Highwood St.
Iowa City, IA 52246
319-338-4437
lynne-cannon@uiowa.edu
Sue Gates
1206 8th Ave.
Vinton, IA 52349-1058
319-472-2783
dasugates@msn.com
James C. Green (President)
377 Cambridge Dr. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-377-4073
jgreen@aea10.k12.ia.us
Morris Greenfield
4837 Montclair Dr. NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
319-396-2361
mcssgreenf@mchsi.com
Marlene L. Hill
4525 Willowbrook Dr. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-6728
mhill26@mchsi.com
Pamela Jacobs
13382 County Home Rd. E23
Monticello, IA 52310
515-975-0071
pamp157762@aol.com
Mary Meisterling
4376 Pioneer Trail SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
319-365-3545
marymeisterling@mchsi.com
Robert Schneider, Jr.
PO Box 517
Riverside 52327
319-648-2701
xtalk@iowatelecom.net
Marilyn Wirtz
917 Fairway Lane SE
Iowa City 52240
319-354-1379
marilynw77@mchsi.com
Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors
John Adam, Board Vice President
29985 300th Avenue
Richland, Iowa 52585
319-456-2139
No Email
Peg Campbell
10331 Bladensburg Road
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
641-684-8769
peg.campbell@hotmail.com
Harold Mick, Board President
#7 South Clinton
Albia, Iowa 52531-9805
641-932-7115
No Email
Lonny Morrow
2927 Old Hwy 218
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641
319-385-1365
lonny@hughes.net
Dr. Joy Prothero
2057 Indian Way
Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577
641-673-5148 (home)
641-628-5130 (work)
protheroj@central.edu
Vicki Stephenson
2799 River Hills Road
Ft. Madison, Iowa 52627
319-372-2161
vicki.stephenson@mchsi.com
Marge Wilhelm
29 Westwood Court
Donnellson, Iowa 52625
319-835-3962
jackmarge@iowatelecom.net
Tom Zimmerman
1022 North 6th
Burlington, Iowa 52601
319-753-0550
tzimmerman@lisco.com
Green Valley AEA Board of Directors
R. Blake Cooper
1625 Quince Ave.
Prescott, IA 50859
641-335-2447
bcooper@aea14.k12.ia.us
Marion James
402 Cottonwood Road
Creston, IA 50801
641-782-8597
jameslaw@iowatelecom.net
Dennis Jeter (Vice President)
316 8th Street
Murray, IA 50174
641-447-2028
dennis@grm.net
Bethany Kintigh
302 NW 4th Street
Greenfield, IA 50849
641-343-7073
bkintigh@adaircountyhomecare.org
Darla Sobotka
200 S. Madison Street
Diagonal, IA 50845
641-734-5744
darlaexcel@iowatelecom.net
Raymond Storm
12426 410th St.
Derby, IA 50068
641-877-8871
srstorm@iowatelecom.net
Lois Trinity
2241 K Avenue
Red Oak, IA 51566
712-632-5486
loist@myfmtc.com
Julie Wilken (President)
1007 Lakeshore Drive
Osceola, IA 50213
641-342-4566
djwilken@iowatelecom.net
Heartland AEA Board of Directors
Dr. Jane Bell
707 46th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-225-7163 (home)
jrbjeb@yahoo.com
Dr. Earl Bridgewater
4117 SW 28th Street
Des Moines, IA 50321
515-285-5258
efbridgewater@viterbo.edu
Margaret Borgen
2504 Forest Drive
Des Moines, IA 50312
515-243-2400
borgen@dwx.com
Bruce Christensen
4301 68th Street
Urbandale, IA 50322
515-276-2238
bruceachristensen@gmail.com
Cal Halliburton
1128 Roosevelt Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-8681
calh42@aol.com
Dr. Steven W. Rose
306 W. First Avenue
Indianola, Iowa 50125
515-961-5399
rose@storm.simpson.edu
Marcy Sparks
220 NW Georgetown Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-964-5705
marcy.sparks@drake.edu
Nels Turnquist
6185 NE Rising Sun
Pleasant Hill, Iowa 50327
515-266-7873
nturnquist@aea11.k12.ia.us
Ann Wilson (President)
2236 Ashwood Drive
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-2735
management@carrollspaper.com
Keystone AEA Board of Directors
Robert Brown
39353 Skip Level Rd.
Colesburg, IA 52035-9603
563-856-4215
Merle Gaber (Vice President)
3270 Spring Valley Road
Dubuque, IA 52002
563-588-1564
merhelg@aol.com
John “Fritz” Ganshirt
700 Kelly Lane
Dubuque, IA 52003-8425
563-582-7349
ganshirtjohn@hotmail.com
Gary Gassett (President)
CUS Bank
P.O. Box 57
Cresco, IA 52136-0057
563-547-2040 (Ofc)
garyg@cusb.com (ofc.)
John Perrenoud
601 1st Avenue N.W.
Farley, IA 52046-937
563-744-3966
Francis Peterson
710 Ridge Road
Decorah, IA 52101-1120
563-382-4504
fpmp@mchsi.com
Walter Pregler
2966 Shiras Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001-8355
563-583-5855
sevensons1@gmail.com
Bill Withers, M.D.
609 Fifth Street N.W.
Waukon, IA 52172
563-568-3844 Home
563-382-3140 Ofc. (PM)
brwither@gundluth.org
Vacant
Loess Hills AEA Board of Directors
Randy Brown (President)
14 Decatur Circle
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-322-0980
Nancy Coziahr (Vice President)
2937 4th Ave.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Marland Gammon
900 6th St.
Glenwood, IA 51534
712-527-3998
Kenneth Lee
411 Linden Ave.
Shenandoah, IA 51601
712-246-5161
Ed Gambs
1003 Skyline Drive
Logan, IA 51546
712-644-2997
Kenneth Petersen
242 Warren St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-322-4846
Richard Schenck
PO Box 509
Harlan, IA 51537
712-755-3141
Karen Thomsen
66757 680th St.
Cumberland, IA 50843
712-774-5864
Charles Watson
20547 Greenview Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-323-0407
Mississippi Bend AEA Board of Directors
Jeanita Harris
3018 Grove Street
Davenport, Iowa 52804
563-391-8271
jeanitah@mchsi.com
Jody Hawley
2170 Norman Court
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
563-355-6649
ohawley@msn.com
Richard Kissack (Vice President)
731 North 13th Street
Clinton, Iowa 52732
563-242-9951
kissack@mchsi.com
William Koellner
1110 North Miller Street
West Liberty, Iowa 52776
319-627-4545 (Office)
319-627-4138 (Home)
whkoell@Lcom.net
Robin Krueger
1305 Orchard Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
563-264-8565 (Office)
563-264-8104 (Home)
rsk@machlink.com
Rex Masterson
313 Cherokee Drive
Eldridge, Iowa 52748
563-285-9781 (Home)
mmaste313@aol.com
Scott Saveraid
2026 Fernwood
Davenport, Iowa 52803
563-823-6703 (Office)
563-359-0499 (Home)
saversc@ruhlins.com
David Swim (President)
3852 Marquette Street
Davenport, Iowa 52806
563-391-3054 (Home)
dhswim@netexpress.net
Dick Wold
807 South 4th Street
Maquoketa, Iowa 52060
563-652-4488 (Home)
E-mail unavailable.
Northwest AEA Board of Directors
Roger Brinkert
6016 360th Street
Primghar IA 51245
712-757-3562
brnkrt@iowatelecom.net
Tom Bruegger
610 14th Street
Onawa, IA 51040
712-433-4250
grapeguy@longlines.com
Glenda Den Herder
3669 Lindenwood
Sioux City, IA 51104
712-274-4248 (Office)
denherdg@mercyhealth.com
Creston Schubert
406 Crawford Street
Galva, IA 51020
712-282-4693
Adella Hulstein (Vice President)
769 4th Avenue SE
Sioux Center IA 51250
712-722-0203
wahulstein@yahoo.com
Larry Petersen (President)
1250 Central Avenue SE
Le Mars IA 51031
712-546-8736
Email unavailable.
Robert Rice
5004 Ravine Park Lane
Sioux City IA 51106
712-276-8851
scrices@cableone.net
Patricia Sutherland
2215 Heights Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51104
712-252-1140 (home)
suthert@witcc.com
Percy Zylstra
5123 210th Street
Ashton IA 51232
712-724-6197
Email unavailable.
Prairie Lakes AEA Board of Directors
Gary Astor
1646 N. 23rd St.
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
515-573-2528
gastor@aea8.k12.ia.us
Bruce Bahnson (Vice President)
213 S. Wilson
Jefferson, Iowa 50129
515-386-4325
bbahnson@aea8.k12.ia.us
Rhonda Christensen
5973 30th Ave.
Alta, Iowa 51002
712-732-5056
rchristensen@aea8.k12.ia.us
Ray Fisher
700 11st St. SW
Humboldt, Iowa 50548
515-332-3489
rfisher@aea8.k12.ia.us
Todd Lundgren
2883 Samson Ave.
Lehigh, Iowa 50557
515-359-2121
tlundgren@aea8.k12.ia.us
Gary Meyer
415 Division St.
Jewell, Iowa 50130
515-827-5049
gmeyer@aea8.k12.ia.us
Steve Peterson
1410 N. 6th St.
Estherville, Iowa 51334
712-362-4347
speterson@aea8.k12.ia.us
Dean Saunders (President)
1110 Pleasant Lane
Spencer, Iowa 51301
712-262-2980
dsaunders@aea8.k12.ia.us
Linda Twait
84 Lakeshore Drive
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
712-852-2305
ltwait@aea8.k12.ia.us
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