Staff & Board
Our Mission
To build and support diverse communities of writers and audiences through the transformative power of story.
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Staff
John Kenyon, Executive Director
Rachael Carlson, Director of Operations
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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
Jon Green – Johnson County Supervisor
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
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