Leadership Iowa Class

Leadership Iowa is looking forward to another exciting year of learning and leadership while exploring great Iowa communities! A list of the 2024-25 session dates, topics, and community hosts are available online here.

Join us in congratulating members of the 2024-25 Leadership Iowa class listed below. Each participant was carefully selected by the members of the Leadership Iowa Selection Committee. This year’s class represents all regions of the state and a wide variety of backgrounds, occupations and industries. 

Class Listing

  • Melissa Baker

    • CompanyTippie College of Business, Univ. of Iowa
    • Work CityIowa City
    • Home CityCedar Rapids

  • Zach Bohannon

    • CompanyFirst Interstate Bank
    • Work CityCedar Rapids
    • Home CityMarion

  • Seth Brown

    • CompanyIowa Medical Society
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityWindsor Heights

  • Adam Backentine

    • CompanyPillar Property Management
    • Work CityCouncil Bluffs
    • Home CityCouncil Bluffs

  • Nick Callison

    • CompanyForvis Mazars
    • Work CityWest Des Moines
    • Home CityWest Des Moines

  • Aaron Curtis

    • CompanyITC Midwest
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityWaukee

  • Jason DeVries

    • CompanyINVISION Architecture
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityDes Moines

  • Erika Elbert

    • CompanyPritchard Companies
    • Work CityClear Lake
    • Home CityGarner

  • Ellie Evans

    • CompanyFirst Mainstreet Insurance
    • Work CityCedar Rapids
    • Home CityCedar Rapids

  • Jose Garcia

    • CompanyMHCS
    • Work CityWest Des Moines
    • Home CityDes Moines

  • Matthew Henkes

    • CompanyIowa West Foundation
    • Work CityCouncil Bluffs
    • Home CityCouncil Bluffs

  • Julie Heuton

    • CompanyTwo Rivers Marketing
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityWest Des Moines

  • Christy Hickman

    • CompanyIowa State Education Association
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityWest Des Moines

  • Sarah Hruska

    • CompanyEagle Grove Coop / Prestage Foods of Iowa
    • Work CityEagle Grove
    • Home CityFort Dodge

  • Amy Jones

    • CompanyRoyal Neighbors of America
    • Work CityRock Island
    • Home CityBettendorf

  • Patrick Jones

    • CompanyJones Contracting Corp
    • Work CityWest Point
    • Home CityWest Point

  • Erlin Kakkanad

    • CompanyPrincipal Financial Group
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityWest Des Moines

  • Travis Kieffer

    • CompanyPlastics Unlimited
    • Work CityPreston
    • Home CitySpragueville

  • Dustin Lantz

    • CompanyDes Moines Public Schools
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityRedfield

  • Theresa Lewis

    • CompanyThe Arc of East Central Iowa
    • Work CityCedar Rapids
    • Home CityCedar Rapids

  • Natalia Leymaster

    • CompanyArconic
    • Work CityBettendorf
    • Home CityBettendorf

  • Aaron Loan

    • CompanyAcumen Advisors
    • Work CityCedar Rapids
    • Home CityCedar Rapids

  • Sarah Luth

    • CompanyMcKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityDes Moines

  • Wade Nasheim

    • CompanyKeen Project Solutions, LLC
    • Work CityAnkeny
    • Home CityAmes

  • Eric Nelson

    • CompanyPuck Enterprises
    • Work CityManning
    • Home CityMadrid

  • Abi Reiland

    • CompanySara Hopkins Real Estate Team
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityGrimes

  • Marc Roe

    • CompanyGreater Ottumwa Partners in Progress
    • Work CityOttumwa
    • Home CityOttumwa

  • Alyssa Saunders

    • CompanyAnthologic
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityWest Des Moines

  • Samuel Stagg

    • Company10Fold Architecture + Engineering
    • Work CityAmes
    • Home CityAmes

  • Angie Stepsis

    • CompanyGreater Des Moines Partnership
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityClive

  • Sherrita Stokes

    • Company1619 Freedom School / Waterloo CSD
    • Work CityWaterloo
    • Home CityCedar Falls

  • David Storey

    • CompanyRainbow Enterprises LLC
    • Work CitySwisher
    • Home CityShueyville

  • Emily Stork

    • CompanyBankers Trust Company
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityJohnston

  • Melissa Strovers

    • CompanyGrinnell College
    • Work CityGrinnell
    • Home CityGrinnell

  • Jonathan Sukup

    • CompanySukup Manufacturing Co
    • Work CitySheffield
    • Home CityDougherty

  • Casey Wenstrand

    • CompanySouthwestern Community College (Iowa STEM)
    • Work CityRed Oak
    • Home CityRed Oak

  • Sue Wilber

    • CompanyCity of Marion
    • Work CityMarion
    • Home CityCenter Point

  • Jan Williams

    • CompanyAmes Regional Economic Alliance
    • Work CityAmes
    • Home CityAmes

  • Mindy Williamson

    • CompanyIowa State Fair
    • Work CityDes Moines
    • Home CityEarlham

  • Michael Wilson

    • CompanyChevron
    • Work CityAmes
    • Home CityAmes