State System

Bergan is a lifelong resident of Winneshiek County. Bergan serves on three state level boards and commissions: the Mental Health and Developmental Disability Commission, ECI State Board (former HAWC Director), and the Iowa Council for Early ACCESS.

Diane serves as an administrator with Mississippi Bend AEA. She has also served as a teacher and administrator in the Muscatine Community School District. Campbell’s past board participation includes United Way of Muscatine, MCSA, and others.

Rich Clewell is a retired Wildlife Biologist with the Department of Army. Rich serves on the boards of the Putnam Museum and Science Center, Humility of Mary among others. Rich pursued graduate work in Animal Science at the University of Maryland.

State Senator Claire Celsi represents Senate District 21. A Des Moines native, Claire is a graduate of Drake University and spent seven years owning and operating a family childcare business. Public education is a focus of her advocacy in the Senate.

Senator Cournoyer has served as a member of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Council, Quad City Engineering & Science Council, former president of the Pleasant Valley Community School Board, and reserve deputy for the Scott County Sheriff’s Department.

Durham is a longtime economic and community development professional. Durham has established successful public-private partnerships, landed billion-dollar economic development projects, and expanded trade and investment opportunities for Iowa.

Amy resides in Vinton, Iowa with her family. As a stay at home mom, Amy serves on the Vinton Public Library board and the steering committee of the Benton County 100+ Who Care. She has a BS in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Throughout her career, Garcia led improvements in organizational structure, program management, and policy development for health care systems. Garcia has served in a series of executive positions at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Wendy Greenman is a graduate of Iowa State University, and serves as a Bureau Chief at Iowa Workforce Development overseeing the WIOA Title I programs and the Trade program. She has worked within Iowa’s workforce delivery system for over 12 years.

Community Investments Team Leader. This team is responsible for the management of the state of Iowa’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), as well as several state tax credit programs.

A resident of Ankeny, Iowa, Aaron received his Bachelor’s in Communications from the Moody Bible Institute. Aaron is the Vice President of Marketing and Customer Strategy for Accumold. Aaron is currently a Director on the Ankeny Board of Education.

Dr. Nalo Johnson serves as the Director’s designee for the Iowa Department of Public Health. Dr. Johnson, Division Director for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, received a BA from Williams College and PhD from the University of Minnesota.

Leslie Leager serves as the Director’s Designee for the Iowa Economic Development Authority and works within the Community Development Division. Leslie has been working for the State of Iowa for over 20 years.

Angela is an experienced educator, having completed two Master’s of Education programs. She is certified and has taught all age levels including Pre-K through to Professionals. Currently, she is the Academic Manager at Denison Job Corps. acting as the Pri

Dr. Ann Lebo serves as Director of the Iowa Department of Education. She previously served as Executive Director of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. Dr. Lebo holds an Ed.D. and Ed.S in Educational Administration.

Representative Mascher is a retired teacher from Johnson county. She has served eleven years in the House. Mascher has been engaged in several commissions in Iowa City and serves on the State Reading Recovery Advisory Board and Executive Committee.

Barb Merrill served 10 years as Executive Director for the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children and held a variety of roles in early childhood throughout her career. Barb has a B.S. in Child Development and a M.S. in Adult Education.

Mary is a RN at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, IA where she primarily serves as the campus’ clinical nurse informaticist/analyst. She volunteers & serves on multiple local, state and national boards. She enjoys making sure that children in our communiti

A member of the ECI Board since 2012, Mr. Rosenberg began in the insurance business in 1973 as a fourth generation insurance broker. Mr. Rosenberg holds a B.S. from the University of Northern Colorado and has served on multiple boards and associations.

Jean Stadtlander was appointed to the Board in 2011 after serving seven years on the local Partnerships 4 Families ECI Board. She volunteers as a CASA Volunteer, Kids Hope Mentor, and UMC Youth Group leader. Jean owns Manning Insurance & Real Estate.

Zachary Stier currently works at Ericson Public Library in Boone. Stier is a doctoral candidate at Concordia University and serves as a director for the Iowa Library Association Executive Board.

Beth Townsend serves as the Director of Iowa Workforce Development and is a graduate of Kearney State College and the University of Nebraska Law School. Beth is the mother of one son and is a proud member of the Choctaw Nation.

Kimberly Villotti serves as the Director’s Designee for the Department of Education, where she is an Administrative Consultant for Early Childhood Programs and Services. She joined the ECI Steering Committee to support system collaboration.

Director Wong has led efforts to safeguard basic rights and opportunities for underrepresented Iowans. This includes helping new immigrants find success and call Iowa home. Wong was recognized as a Women of Influence by the Business Record in 2009.

Gary Zittergruen is a retired Superintendent of Schools with the Benton CSD. While employed at Benton, Gary also served on the IGHSAU Board of Directors and the IHSSA Executive Committee. Gary earned his BA at Wartburg College and MA at the University of