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, Kellee Forkenbrock – North Liberty Library
Vice President, Cady Gerlach – Greater Iowa City Inc. and Better Together 2030
Treasurer, LaTasha DeLoach – Iowa City Senior Center
Secretary, Maeve Clark – Community Volunteer
Past President, Judith Leavitt – Community Volunteer
Alison Ames Galstad – City of Coralville
Aron Aji – University of Iowa
Venise Berry – University of Iowa
Gigi Durham – University of Iowa
Lisa Gardinier – University of Iowa Libraries
Mitch Gross – West High School
Shawn Harmsen – Iowa City Council
Nick Kaeding, Think Iowa City
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
Tom Rocklin – Community Volunteer
Past Board Members
Megan Alter • Micah Ariel James • Regenia Baliey • Anna Barker • Laura Bergus • Carolyn Brown • Ellen Buchanan • Elsworth Carman • Rockne Cole • Jim Conard • Susan Craig • John Culshaw • Mackenzie DeRoo • Lori Erickson • Jack Evans • Linda Farkas • Hugh Ferrer • Wendy Ford • Jennie Garner • Tom Gelman • Jon Green • Laurie Haman • Jim Harris • Jim Hayes • Kelly Hayworth • Ryan Heiar • Pat Heiden • Dale Helling • Robin Hemley • Chris Hoffman • Eileen Johnson • Samantha Kaeding • John Kenyon • Lyz Lenz • 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 • Jesse Singerman • Barb Stein • Rod Sullivan • Tim Terry • James Throgmorton • Amanda West • Nancy Willis • Rachel Yoder
