Leadership Iowa Class
Leadership Iowa is looking forward to another exciting year of learning and leadership while exploring great Iowa communities! A list of the 2024-25 session dates, topics, and community hosts are available online here.
Join us in congratulating members of the 2024-25 Leadership Iowa class listed below. Each participant was carefully selected by the members of the Leadership Iowa Selection Committee. This year’s class represents all regions of the state and a wide variety of backgrounds, occupations and industries.
Class Listing
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Melissa Baker
- CompanyTippie College of Business, Univ. of Iowa
- Work CityIowa City
- Home CityCedar Rapids
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Zach Bohannon
- CompanyFirst Interstate Bank
- Work CityCedar Rapids
- Home CityMarion
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Seth Brown
- CompanyIowa Medical Society
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityWindsor Heights
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Adam Backentine
- CompanyPillar Property Management
- Work CityCouncil Bluffs
- Home CityCouncil Bluffs
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Nick Callison
- CompanyForvis Mazars
- Work CityWest Des Moines
- Home CityWest Des Moines
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Aaron Curtis
- CompanyITC Midwest
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityWaukee
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Jason DeVries
- CompanyINVISION Architecture
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityDes Moines
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Erika Elbert
- CompanyPritchard Companies
- Work CityClear Lake
- Home CityGarner
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Ellie Evans
- CompanyFirst Mainstreet Insurance
- Work CityCedar Rapids
- Home CityCedar Rapids
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Jose Garcia
- CompanyMHCS
- Work CityWest Des Moines
- Home CityDes Moines
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Matthew Henkes
- CompanyIowa West Foundation
- Work CityCouncil Bluffs
- Home CityCouncil Bluffs
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Julie Heuton
- CompanyTwo Rivers Marketing
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityWest Des Moines
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Christy Hickman
- CompanyIowa State Education Association
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityWest Des Moines
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Sarah Hruska
- CompanyEagle Grove Coop / Prestage Foods of Iowa
- Work CityEagle Grove
- Home CityFort Dodge
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Amy Jones
- CompanyRoyal Neighbors of America
- Work CityRock Island
- Home CityBettendorf
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Patrick Jones
- CompanyJones Contracting Corp
- Work CityWest Point
- Home CityWest Point
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Erlin Kakkanad
- CompanyPrincipal Financial Group
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityWest Des Moines
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Travis Kieffer
- CompanyPlastics Unlimited
- Work CityPreston
- Home CitySpragueville
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Dustin Lantz
- CompanyDes Moines Public Schools
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityRedfield
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Theresa Lewis
- CompanyThe Arc of East Central Iowa
- Work CityCedar Rapids
- Home CityCedar Rapids
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Natalia Leymaster
- CompanyArconic
- Work CityBettendorf
- Home CityBettendorf
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Aaron Loan
- CompanyAcumen Advisors
- Work CityCedar Rapids
- Home CityCedar Rapids
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Sarah Luth
- CompanyMcKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityDes Moines
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Wade Nasheim
- CompanyKeen Project Solutions, LLC
- Work CityAnkeny
- Home CityAmes
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Eric Nelson
- CompanyPuck Enterprises
- Work CityManning
- Home CityMadrid
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Abi Reiland
- CompanySara Hopkins Real Estate Team
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityGrimes
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Marc Roe
- CompanyGreater Ottumwa Partners in Progress
- Work CityOttumwa
- Home CityOttumwa
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Alyssa Saunders
- CompanyAnthologic
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityWest Des Moines
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Samuel Stagg
- Company10Fold Architecture + Engineering
- Work CityAmes
- Home CityAmes
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Angie Stepsis
- CompanyGreater Des Moines Partnership
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityClive
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Sherrita Stokes
- Company1619 Freedom School / Waterloo CSD
- Work CityWaterloo
- Home CityCedar Falls
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David Storey
- CompanyCorridor Media Group
- Work CityNorth Liberty
- Home CityShueyville
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Emily Stork
- CompanyBankers Trust Company
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityJohnston
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Melissa Strovers
- CompanyGrinnell College
- Work CityGrinnell
- Home CityGrinnell
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Jonathan Sukup
- CompanySukup Manufacturing Co
- Work CitySheffield
- Home CityDougherty
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Casey Wenstrand
- CompanySouthwestern Community College (Iowa STEM)
- Work CityRed Oak
- Home CityRed Oak
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Sue Wilber
- CompanyCity of Marion
- Work CityMarion
- Home CityCenter Point
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Jan Williams
- CompanyAmes Regional Economic Alliance
- Work CityAmes
- Home CityAmes
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Mindy Williamson
- CompanyIowa State Fair
- Work CityDes Moines
- Home CityEarlham
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Michael Wilson
- CompanyChevron
- Work CityAmes
- Home CityAmes