Staff & Board
Our Mission
The City of Literature works to advance its mission of celebrating and supporting literature on a local, regional, national, and international level, connecting readers and writers through the power of story.
Board of Directors
President, Jesse Singerman – Prairie Ventures LLC
Vice President, Nick Kaeding, Think Iowa City
Secretary, John Culshaw – University of Iowa Libraries
Treasurer, Linda Farkas – Community volunteer
At large Executive, Maeve Clark – Community volunteer
Alison Ames-Galstad – City of Coralville
Jon Green – Johnson County Supervisor
Aron Aji – University of Iowa
Megan Alter – City of Iowa City Council
Anna Barker – University of Iowa, at large
Venise Berry – University of Iowa
Elsworth Carman – Iowa City Public Library
LaTasha DeLoach – Iowa City Senior Center
Kellee Forkenbrock – North Liberty Community Library
Judith Leavitt – Community volunteer
Lyz Lenz – Writer
LaTanya McQueen – Coe College
Karen Miller – Writer
Caleb Rainey – Poet and Teacher
Steve Semken – Ice Cube Press
Past Board Members
Micah Ariel James • Regenia Baliey • Carolyn Brown • Ellen Buchanan • Rockne Cole • Jim Conard • Susan Craig • 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 • 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 • Rod Sullivan • Tim Terry • James Throgmorton • Amanda West • Nancy Willis • Rachel Yoder
