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Get in touch with our staff and volunteer leaders about our work in Iowa.

A bison mother and calf standing in tall green grass looking at the camera.
Bison cow with calf Pictured at Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa. © Maggie Keller/TNC

The Nature Conservancy in Iowa

IOWA

Iowa

The Nature Conservancy
505 5th Avenue
Suite 630
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-244-5044
Email: iowa@tnc.org

Iowa Contacts

Our Staff

  • Byron Aldas

    Finance Manager

  • James Baker

    Western Iowa Land Steward

  • Maggie Byrne

    Grants Specialist

  • Luuk Clark

    Iowa-Cedar Habitat Specialist

  • Amy Crouch

    Little Sioux Project Director

  • Geofrey Fischer

    Director of Development

  • Paige Frautschy

    Iowa Agriculture Program Director

  • Karyl Fritsche

    Agribusiness Partnership Specialist

  • Jill Grime

    Freshwater Restoration Specialist

  • Zachary Hemond

    Western Iowa Assistant Land Steward

  • Emily Kavanagh

    Climate & External Affairs Associate

  • Peter Lundgren

    Associate Director of Development

  • Amber Markham

    Director of External Affairs & Climate

  • Dale Maxson

    Eastern Iowa Land Steward

  • Graham McGaffin

    State Director

  • Mridula Menon

    Iowa Agriculture Project Manager & Conservation Agronomist

  • Scott Moats

    Director of Lands/Fire Manager (IA & MO)

  • Addison O'Conner

    Trustee Liaison & Executive Assistant

  • Elizabeth Owens

    Eastern Iowa Assistant Land Steward

  • Karen Schuyler

    Development Coordinator (NV & IA)

  • Carissa Shoemaker

    Land of the Swamp White Oak Project Manager

  • Jake Slobe

    Digital Marketing Specialist (IA, MO, AR)

  • Alicia Soppe

    Development Operations Manager

  • Josh Spies

    Iowa Land Protection Project Director

  • Andrea Stacy

    Associate Director of Development

  • Kristy Stoyer

    Director of Marketing & Communications (IA, MO, AR)

  • Casey Struecker

    Communications Manager (IA, MO, AR)

  • Kent Wamsley

    Grasslands and Sustainable Agriculture Strategy Manager (MO & IA)

  • Karen Wilke

    Associate Director of Freshwater

Our Trustees

A dedicated team of volunteer leaders helping us achieve lasting conservation results for Iowa.

  • Sharon Krause

    Chair of the Board
    Des Moines

  • David Johnson

    Chair Elect
    Des Moines

  • Brian Bourgeois

    Mechanicsville

  • Jeff Chungath

    Des Moines

  • Kristin Dillavou

    Ames

  • Chad Dummermuth

    Cedar Rapids

  • Kamyar Enshayan, Ph.D.

    Cedar Falls

  • Dave Kurns

    Ankeny

  • Sara Lira

    Adel

  • Rob Manatt

    Ames

  • Sara Winnike McMillan, Ph.D.

    Ames

  • Loree Miles

    Dallas Center

  • Paul Morf

    Mount Vernon

  • Gregg Oden, Ph.D.

    Iowa City

  • Sheldon Ohringer

    Des Moines

  • Robert Riley, Jr.

    Des Moines

  • Matt Russell

    Lacona

  • James Stein

    Muscatine

  • Scott Tinsman

    Davenport

  • James von Maur

    Davenport

  • Larry Weber, Ph.D.

    Iowa City

Support Our Work in Iowa

From the tall grass prairie in Iowa's Loess Hills to the floodplain oak savannas of Land of the Swamp White Oak, The Nature Conservancy works to protect Iowa for nature and people.

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