Our Team

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IWRC Staff

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Anastasia Bender

Office Manager

ana.bender@uni.edu
319-273-6575

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Joe Bolick

Director

michael.bolick@uni.edu
319-273-6577

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Jordan Burrows

Environmental Specialist

jordan.burrows@uni.edu
319-273-5646

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Mark Harrington

Senior Research Technician

stephen.harrington@uni.edu
319-273-6581

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Ben Kvigne

Environmental Specialist

benjamin.knvigne@uni.edu
319-273-5357

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Chris Lampe

Senior Program Manager, STAR4Defense

chris.lampe@uni.edu
319-273-5354

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Dan Nickey

Associate Director

daniel.nickey@uni.edu
319-273-6588

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Jim Olson

Waste Management Specialist

james.olson@uni.edu
319-273-6589

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Julie Reinitz

Graphic Designer and Web Developer

julie.reinitz@uni.edu
319-273-6591

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Jennifer Trent

Program Manager

jennifer.trent@uni.edu
319-273-6584

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Molly Wells

Communications and Public Relations Management

molly.wells@uni.edu
319-273-4307

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Jennifer Wittenburg

IAEAP Program Manager

jennifer.wittenburg@uni.edu
319-273-6580

IWRC Advisory Economist

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Alicia Rosburg, P.H.D.

Associate Professor of Economics & Interim Department Head in Economics and MBA Program Coordinator

alicia.rosburg@uni.edu
319-273-3263

IWRC Students

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Paige German

Marketing and Communication Intern

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Kendall Lienemann

Environmental Intern

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Odee Shtefanchuk

Environmental Intern: Food Waste Reduction

Advisory Committee

The IWRC advisory committee is comprised of representatives from a variety of organizations who advise and meet with IWRC staff annually to discuss current initiatives as well as future ventures.

Read about the legislation that created the IWRC and requires the advisory committee here.

IWRC Advisory Committee members meet at the Grout Museum in Waterloo.
October 2024 IWRC Advisory Meeting

Current Advisory Committee Members

Jillian Carlson
UNI Board and Government Relations

Drew Conrad
Institute for Decision Making

William Dotzler
Iowa Senate

Matt Everson
National Federation of Independent Business

Jeff Fiagle
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Oksana Grybovych Hafermann
UNI Board and Government Relations

Rachel Hahn
CIRAS - Iowa State University

Beth Mackenzie
University of Iowa

Representative Norlin G. Mommsen
State Representative - District 97

Christine Paulson
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Randy Pilkington
Business and Community Services, University of Northern Iowa

Matt Rasmussen
Iowa Economic Development Authority

Lisa Shimkat
Iowa Small Business Development Center

Mike Sullivan
Iowa Department of Natural Resources