IOWA SWCS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Iowa Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society is governed by an Executive Committee of 11 positions elected by the membership at the Fall Meeting: the Chapter President, President Elect, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Chair and five Area Chairpersons.

ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS

• Miranda Haes, President
• Kelsi Sieren, President Elect
• Jerry Neppel, Past President
• Ann Wolf, Secretary
• Anna Golightly, Treasurer
• Caleb Rasmussen, Membership Chair
• Samantha Gorbet, Social Media Chair
• Steve Konrady, Central Area Chair
• Jon Tesdell, Southwest Area Chair
• Helen Leavenworth, Northeast Area Chair
• Kelsi Sieren, Northwest Area Chair
• Anshu Singh, Southeast Area Chair

POLICIES

The Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Society operates under the guidance of the Iowa Chapter SWCS Handbook.

Download the Iowa Chapter SWCS Handbook.

CHALLENGE GRANT

Area Chairpersons are encouraged to conduct a membership or educational activity in their area. Interested chairpersons can simply make a request to the board in advance of the activity.  Examples of activities that might qualify include:

• Activities related directly to recruiting new members such as having a recruitment booth at a local conference, expo or like event.
• Activities related to providing educational and technical information to members, bringing visibility to the organization and recruiting other professionals in the field to become members such as workshops, seminars, tours, etc.
• Activities related to networking and recruiting new members such as hosting a casual, social activity