2025 APWA Iowa Chapter Leadership Contacts

Updated 7/24/2025

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/CHAPTER OFFICERS

Kevin Hensley

Chapter President

Beth Richards

President-Elect

David Carney

Secretary/Treasurer

Baylor Bestgen

Director, Region 1

Justin Clausen

Director, Region 2

Tim Mroch

Director, Region 3

Matt Cox

Director, Region 4

Sara Kappos

Director, Region 5

Nicole Gleason

Director, Region 6

Michael Duffy

Past President

Ron Knoche

Delegate

Adam Smith

Alternate Delegate

Office	Name	Organization	Phone	Email	Term Exp.
President	Kevin Hensley	City of Grimes	515-468-3094	khensley@grimesiowa.gov	2025
President-Elect	Beth Richards	SUDAS/PWSB	515-294-2869	brich@iastate.edu	2025
Secretary/Treasurer	David Carney	SUDAS/PWSB	515-294-7082	dpcarney@iastate.edu	2026
Director, Region 1	Baylor Bestgen	JEO Consulting Group	479-684-9464	bbestgen@jeo.com	2026
Director, Region 2	Justin Clausen	City of Ames	515-239-5279	justin.clausen@cityofames.org	2025
Director, Region 3	Tim Mroch	Snyder & Associates	319-362-9394	tmroch@snyder-associates.com	2026
Director, Region 4	Matt Cox	City of Council Bluffs	712-890-5296	mcox@councilbluffs-ia.gov	2025
Director, Region 5	Sara Kappos	City of Waukee	515-978-7926	skappos@waukee.org	2026
Director, Region 6	Nicole Gleason	City of Davenport	563-327-5150	nicole.gleason@davenportiowa.com	2025
Past President	Michael Duffy	City of Cedar Rapids	319-286-5873	m.duffy@cedar-rapids.org	2025
Delegate	Ron Knoche	City of Iowa City	319-356-5138	rknoche@iowa-city.org	2026
Alternate Delegate	Adam Smith	City of Des Moines	515-283-4079	arsmith@dmgov.org	2025

Committee Chairs
Committee	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Audit	Jason Havel	City of Iowa City	319-356-5410	jhavel@iowa-city.org
Awards	Eric Cowles	Bolton & Menk	763-258-7567	eric.cowles@bolton-menk.com
Communications	Sarah Okerlund	Iowa DOT	515-239-1555	sarah.okerlund@iowadot.us
History	Doug DeBolt	Veenstra & Kimm	515-225-8000	ddebolt@v-k.net
Newsletter	Rachel Conrad	Polk County	515-286-3705	rachel.conrad@polkcountyiowa.gov
Newsletter	Nichole Sungren	MSA	515-635-3304	nsungren@msa-ps.com
PACE	Katie Eickholt	City of Sioux City	712-224-6027	keickholt@sioux-city.org
Website	Rob Kline	Foth	515-251-2578	rob.kline@foth.com
Social Media	Aaron Granquist	HDR	319-423-6313	aaron.granquist@hdrinc.com
Education/Training	Keith Knapp	LTAP	515-294-8817	kknapp@iastate.edu
Friends of APWA	Lee Shepard	ICPA	515-963-0606	lshepard@concretestate.org
Government Affairs	Nichole Sungren	MSA	515-635-3304	nsungren@msa-ps.com
Membership	Jordan Kappos	Veenstra & Kimm	515-225-8000	jkappos@v-k.net
Small Communities	Scott Kleppe	Iowa Pump Works		skleppe06519@gmail.com
Sustainability	Amy Foster	City of Coralville	319-248-1720	afoster@ci.coralville.ia.us
Transportation	Jeff May	City of Clive	515-223-6231	jmay@cityofclive.com
Young Professionals	Jonathan Cygan	City of Clive	515-223-6231	jcygan@cityofclive.com

Partners
Group	Liaison	Organization	Phone	Email
ICEA	Brian Moore	ICEA Service Bureau	515-244-0779	brian.moore@iceasb.org
Iowa DOT	Micah Loesch	Iowa DOT	515-509-5117	micah.loesch@iowadot.us
LTAP	Keith Knapp	LTAP	515-294-8817	kknapp@iastate.edu
SUDAS/PWSB	David Carney	SUDAS/PWSB	515-294-7082	dpcarney@iastate.edu

National Liaisons
Committee/Group	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Accreditation	Adam Smith	City of Des Moines	515-283-4079	arsmith@dmgov.org
Young Professionals

National APWA Committee Appointments
Committee	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
AASHTO Cooperative Automated Trans Coalition Exec. Comm. (CAT-EC)	Wilf Nixon	Professional Snowfighters Association	319-594-4447	wilf@psassoc.org	8/29/26
Awards – Project of the Year	Arielle Swift	City of Dubuque		aswift@cityofdubuque.org	8/16/25
Certified Stormwater Manager Council	Amy Foster	City of Coralville	319-248-1984	afoster@ci.coralville.ia.us	8/16/25
Facilities and Grounds	Shane McQuillan	City of Des Moines	515-283-4106	sdmcquillan@dmgov.org	8/16/25
Government Affairs	Jeff May	City of Clive	515-223-6231	jmay@cityofclive.com	8/29/26
Leadership and Management	Steve Johnson	City of Des Moines		scjohnson@dmgov.org	8/29/26
National Comm. on Uniform Traffic Control Devices	David Carney	SUDAS/PWSB	515-294-7082	dpcarney@iastate.edu	8/16/25
New Initiatives	Ron Knoche	City of Iowa City	319-356-5138	rknoche@iowa-city.org	8/29/26
Solid Waste Management	Craig Shepherd	City of Des Moines		crshepherd@dmgov.org	8/29/26
Transportation	Kevin Hensley	City of Grimes	515-468-3094	khensley@grimesiowa.gov	8/16/25
Water Resources Management	Rachel Conrad	Polk County	515-286-3705	rachel.conrad@polkcountyiowa.gov	8/16/25

Other Appointments
Committee	Name	Organization	Phone	Email	Term Exp.
APWA Board of Directors, Technical Director – Engineering	Wilf Nixon	Professional Snowfighters Association	319-594-4447	wilf@psassoc.org
Clear Roads	Kevin Hensley	City of Grimes	515-468-3094	khensley@grimesiowa.gov	8/22/27
IHRB, Member	Ron Knoche	City of Iowa City	319-356-5138	rknoche@iowa-city.org	12/31/26
IHRB, Member	Rudy Koester	City of Waukee	515-978-7388	rkoester@waukee.org	12/31/25
IHRB, Alternate	Matt Cox	City of Council Bluffs	712-328-4635	mcox@councilbluffs-ia.gov	12/31/25
IHRB, Alternate	Brenna Fall	City of Cedar Rapids	319-286-5732	b.fall@cedar-rapids.org	12/31/26
Mid-America	Rob Kline	Foth	515-251-2578	rob.kline@foth.com	N/A
Mid-America	Jason Havel	City of Iowa City	319-356-5410	jhavel@iowa-city.org	N/A
Mid-America	Corey Mellies	City of Ames	515-239-5520	corey.mellies@cityofames.org	N/A
SUDAS West Region	Gordon Phair	City of Sioux City		gphair@sioux-city.org	12/31/26
SUDAS West Region	Jeff Krist	City of Council Bluffs		jkrist@councilbluffs-ia.gov	12/31/26
SUDAS Central Region	Steve Naber	City of Des Moines		slnaber@dmgov.org	12/31/25
SUDAS Central Region	Jeff May	City of Clive	515-223-6231	jmay@cityofclive.com	12/31/25
SUDAS East Region	Michelle Sweeney	AECOM		michelle.sweeney@aecom.com	12/31/25
SUDAS East Region	Jason Havel	City of Iowa City	319-356-5410	jhavel@iowa-city.org	12/31/26