Iowa Gov. Branstad announces appointments to boards, commissions

Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced appointments to fill Iowa's boards and commissions.

The following appointees' term begins on May 1, 2014, unless otherwise noted, and are subject to Senate confirmation.

Accountancy Examining

Dale Leibfreed, Dubuque

Shelley Laracuente, Ankeny

Commission on the State of African Americans

Madai Taylor, Fort Dodge

Veronica Sutton, Dubuque

Alcoholic Beverages Commission

Darin Beck, Cedar Falls

Steve Larson, Johnston (Board Administrator)

Architectural Examining Board

Tyler Kamerman, Des Moines

Tandi Dausener, Iowa City

Jerry Purdy, Adel

Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Commission

Michele Yoshimura, West Des Moines

Karlai Thornburg, Ames

George Youi Sayavong, Sioux City

Board of Athletic Training

Josh Hamann, Storm Lake

Pamela Davis, Bettendorf

Susan Theisen, Dyersville

Iowa Autism Council

Rachel Heiss, West Des Moines

Jan Turbes, Sioux City

Angela Logsdon, Urbandale

Jeffrey Jennings, Ankeny

Board of Barbering

John Anderson, Nevada

Board of Behavioral Science

Jeff Kerber, Johnston

Donald Gilbert, Bondurant

Sherill Whisenand, Des Moines

Commission of the Blind

Peggy Elliott, Grinnell

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board

Lynne Rush, Victor

Thomas Dye, Norwalk

Frank Ballantini, Ankeny

Capital Investment Board, Iowa

Keith Wiggins, Cedar Rapids

Child Advocacy Board

Gerald Magee, Charles City

Micheal Steele, Mt. Pleasant

Mark Hargrafen, Grimes

Beth Meyers, Garner

Board of Chiropractic

Rex Jones, Spencer

Lorraine May, Des Moines

Nancy Netolicky, Cedar Rapids

City Development Board

Sarah Beatty, Sigourney

Dennis Plautz, Fort Dodge

Commission on Community Action Agencies

Mary Whisenand, Des Moines

Anna Brown, De Witt

Tom Quiner, Des Moines

Board of Corrections

Mary Chapman, Des Moines

Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences

Lois Leytem, Dubuque

Jacquelyn Hein, Monticello

Nicole Schultz, West Des Moines

Mary Clausen, Webster City

Jeffrey Porter, Davenport

Credit Union Review Board

Janet Pepper, Des Moines

Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Advisory Council

Michelle Leonard, Dallas Center

Thomas Walton, Waukee

John Spinks, Windsor Heights

Mardi Allen, Spirit Lake

Mary Kovacevich, Osceola

Sheriff Tony Thompson, Waterloo

Mary Ingham, Clear Lake

Commission on Deaf Services

Martha Meyer, Pleasant Hill

Board of Dentistry

Steven Fuller, Bondurant

Mary Kelly Grief, Des Moines

Diane Meier, Iowa Falls

Board of Dietetics

Stacey Loftus, Missouri Valley

Daniel Deutschman, Pella

Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council

Jason Sandholt, Knoxville

Matthew Harkin, Norwalk

Early Childhood Iowa State Board

James Christensen, Waterloo

David Arens, Windsor Heights

Donald Doundna, Johnston

Economic Development Authority

Linda Crookham-Hansen, Oskaloosa

Dawn Ainger, Hiawatha

Pete Brownell, Grinell

Christian Murray, Ankeny

State Board of Education

Angela English, Dyersville

Mary Ellen Miller, Corydon

Michael Bearden, Gladbrook

Brooke Miller, Des Moines

State Board of Educational Examiners

Laura Stevens, Milford

Sara Arnold, Vinton

Electrical Examining Board

Jeffrey Quigle, West Des Moines

Elevator Safety Board

Justin Carleton, Ankeny

Jeremy Musil, Des Moines

Employment Appeal Board

Kim Schmett, Clive

Jennifer Wallace, Urbandale (fills vacancy)

Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board

Rita Perea, Des Moines

Robert Fairfax, Norwalk

Jerry Shellberg, Red Oak

Flood Mitigation Board

Amy Kaleita, Ames

Ronald Herrig, Dubuque

Grain Indemnity Fund Board

Debra Keller, Clarion

Lori Goetzinger, Carroll

Great Places Advisory Board

Nick Glew, Marion

Brent Matthias, Waverly

Jared McGovern, Peosta

Ruth Haus, Urbandale

HAWK-I Board

Joseph Hutter, Bettendorf

Mary Mincer Hansen, Panora

Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers

Catherine Dangelser, Ames

Jon McAvoy, Adel

Higher Education Loan Authority

Marianne Mickelson, West Des Moines

Council on Human Services

Alexa Heffernan, Cedar Falls

Interior Design Examining Board

Dorothy Fowles, Iowa City

Scott Hafield, West Des Moines

State Judicial Nominating Commission

Steve Berger, Wellman

Patricia Roberts, Carroll

Lance Horbach, Tama

Landscape Architectural Examining Board

Jonathan Martin, Norwalk

Latino Affairs Commission

Elle Victoria-Gray, Lisbon

Ramon Rodriguez, Pleasant Hill

Alejandro Pino, Cedar Rapids

Gloria Rodriguez, Denison

Law Enforcement Academy Council

Ricardo Martinez, Nevada

Lisa Campbell, Waterloo

Patrick Jackson, Burlington

Lottery Authority Board of Directors

Ying Sa, Des Moines

Michael Klappholz, Cedar Rapids

Board of Massage Therapy

Jill Ellsworth, Grimes

David Edwards, Des Moines

Robert Johnson, Mason City

Bruce Bockoven, Chariton

Board of Medicine

Diane Cortese, Urbandale

Hamed Tewfik, Iowa City

Diane Clark, Lake Mills

Ronald Cheney, Carroll

Mental Health and Disability Services Commission

Lynn Grobe, Oakland

Thomas Bouska, Council Bluffs

Marsha Edgington, Osceola

Geoffrey Lauer, Iowa City

Michael Polich, Windsor Heights

Chet Hollingshead, Ogden

Kathryn Johnson, Cedar Rapids

Mental Health Risk Pool Board

Peggy Rice, Dakota City

Shane Walter, Orange City

Teresa Kanning, Atlantic

Board of Mortuary Science

Todd Kale, Osceola

Martin Mitchell, Marshalltown

Carl Linge, Cedar Rapids

Rebecca Ervin, Urbandale

Board of Nursing Home Administrator

Michael Jenison, Ankeny

Daniel Boor, Des Moines

Board of Nursing

Debra Larson, Marion

LeRoy Strohman, Algona

Gwen Suntken, Meservey

Board of Optometry

Michael Portz, Red Oak

Scott Ihrke, Le Mars

Jackie Pullen, West Des Moines

Board of Parole

Jason Carlstrom, West Des Moines

John Hodges, Bondurant

Peace Officers Retirement, Accident and Disability Systems Trustee

Chris Mayer, Waukee

Commission of Persons with Disabilities

Gary Schriver, Mason City

Michelle Ray-Michalec, Cedar Rapids

David Bert, Perry

Laura Herrity, West Des Moines

Board of Pharmacy

LaDonna Gratias, Clive

Edward Maier, Mapleton

James Miller, Dubuque

Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy

Bradley Earp, West Des Moines

Melinda Shetler, North Liberty

Rachel Judisch, Lake View

Craig Newton, Winterset

Board of Physicians Assistants

Jon Ahrendsen, Clarion

Gary Nystrom, Boone

Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board

Ken Thornton, Polk City

Carol Crane, Knoxville

Jim Cooper, Urbandale

Board of Podiatry

John Bennett, West Des Moines

Gerald Edgar, Garner

Prevention of Disabilities Policy Council

Gary McDermott, Clinton

Craig Cretsinger, Spencer

Board of Psychology

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Urbandale

Sarah Henderson, Cedar Rapids

Ralph Scott, Cedar Falls

Adam Kurth, Des Moines

Public Employment Relations Board

Mike Cormack, Des Moines

James Van Fossen, Davenport

Public Information Board

William Monroe, Johnston

Jo Martin, Spirit Lake

Anthony Gaughan, West Des Moines

Gary Mohr, Bettendorf

Suzan Stewart, Sioux City

Racing and Gaming Commission

Jeffrey Lamberti, Ankeny

Carl Heinrich, Council Bluffs

Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board

Gene Nelsen, Johnston

Caryl Swaim, West Des Moines

Real Estate Commission

Janet DeMott, Bedford

Michael Telford, Dallas Center

John Goede, Spencer

Helen Kimes, Osceola

Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Board

Kenneth Pangburn, Corning

Randy Olson, Story City

Brian Wiegert, Winterset

Board of Respiratory Care

Gregory Hicklin, Urbandale

Erik Olesen, Mingo

School Budget Review Committee

Keith England, Hubbard

Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators

Cindy Crawford, Pleasantville

Brent Welsch, Council Bluffs

Tailyn Kaster, West Des Moines

Board of Social Work

Mark Hudson, Marion

Cynthia Schuman, Fort Dodge

Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Alison Lemke, Newton

Ryan Austin, Windsor Heights

Commission on the Status of Women

Rachelle Hunt Russian, Des Moines

Aaron Sewell, West Des Moines

Thomas Carnahan, Davenport

Phyllis Peters, Ames

Sherill Whisenand, Des Moines

Technology Advisory Council

Leann Jacobsen, Spencer

Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission

Kelly Dolan-Lange, Independence

Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control

Mikki Stier, Ankeny

Michele Sandquist, Adel

Brian Pins, Waverly

Transportation Commission

Daniel Huber, Davenport

John Putney, Gladbrook

Commission of Veterans Affairs

Elizabeth Ledvina, Toledo

Monica Blakely, Granger

Richard Goebel, New Vienna

Board of Veterinary Medicine

Ann Werner, Diagonal

Keith Leonard, Atlantic

Vision Iowa Board

Tammy Robinson, New Hampton

Craig Johnson, Independence

Mayor Eric Bookmeyer, Mason City

Mark Kapfer, Bettendorf

Iowa Workforce Development Board

Norene Mostkoff, Waukee

John Krogman, Atlantic

Stacey Andersen, Dike

Suzanne Kmet, Indianola

Robert Gilmore, Dawson