Staff & Board
Our Mission
To build and support diverse communities of writers and audiences through the transformative power of story.
Staff
John Kenyon, Executive Director
Rachael Carlson, Director of Operations
Board of Directors
President, Judith Leavitt – Community volunteer
Vice President, Kellee Forkenbrock – North Liberty Library
Treasurer, LaTasha DeLoach – Iowa City Senior Center
Secretary, Maeve Clark – Community volunteer
Past President, Nick Kaeding, Think Iowa City
Alison Ames Galstad – City of Coralville
Aron Aji – University of Iowa
Anna Barker – University of Iowa, at large
Venise Berry – University of Iowa
Elsworth Carman – Iowa City Public Library
Lisa Gardinier – University of Iowa Libraries
Cady Gerlach – Greater Iowa City Inc. and Better Together 2030
Shawn Harmsen – Iowa City Council
Lyz Lenz – Writer
Anne Mangano – Iowa City Public Library
Karen Miller – Writer
Caleb Rainey – Poet and Teacher
Trinity Ray – The TUESDAY Agency
Mandi Remington – Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Barb Stein – Educator
Past Board Members
Megan Alter • Micah Ariel James • Regenia Baliey • Laura Bergus • Carolyn Brown • Ellen Buchanan • Rockne Cole • Jim Conard • Susan Craig • John Culshaw • Mackenzie DeRoo • Lori Erickson • Jack Evans • Hugh Ferrer • Wendy Ford • Jennie Garner • Tom Gelman • Laurie Haman • Jim Harris • Jim Hayes • Kelly Hayworth • Ryan Heiar • Pat Heiden • Dale Helling • Robin Hemley • Chris Hoffman • Eileen Johnson • Samantha Kaeding • John Kenyon • Mary Ellen Lewis • Sally Mason • Claudia McGehee • LaTanya McQueen • Ana Merino • Christopher Merrill • Forrest Meyer • Ashley Monroe • Rebecca Neades • Mark Nolte • Andre Perry • Nancy Quellhorst • Delia Ray Howard Janelle Rettig • Christopher Rossi • Joshua Schamberger • Elizabeth Schott • Linda Schreiber • Steve Semken • Rod Sullivan • Tim Terry • James Throgmorton • Amanda West • Nancy Willis • Rachel Yoder
