| Name |
Position |
Phone |
| Jay Byers, CCE, IOM |
Chief Executive Officer |
(515) 286-4933 |
| Eugene T. Meyer |
President |
(515) 286-4917 |
| Kirk Irwin, CPA, MBA |
Chief Administrative Officer |
(515) 286-4955 |
| Tiffany Tauscheck, CDME |
Chief Strategy Officer |
(515) 286-4954 |
| David Maahs, CEcD |
Executive Vice President of Economic Development |
(515) 286-4958 |
| Mike Swesey |
Senior Vice President of Economic Development |
(515) 286-4997 |
| Tim Leach, CEcD |
Senior Vice President of Downtown Development |
(515) 286-4944 |
| Mary Bontrager |
Executive Vice President of Talent Development |
(515) 286-4957 |
| Meg Schneider, IOM |
Senior Vice President of Business Resources and Community Development |
(515) 286-4934 |
| Joe Murphy |
Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy |
(515) 286-4912 |
| Marlena M. Bandurski |
Research Manager for Economic Development |
(515) 286-4953 |
| Jordan Bries |
Marketing and Communications Specialist |
(515) 286-4982 |
| Pam Bull |
Director of Human Resources and Information Technology |
(515) 286-4975 |
| Ryan Carroll |
Project Manager of Economic Development and International Trade Manager |
(515) 286-4998 |
| Mike Colwell |
Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives |
(515) 259-0380 |
| Stacy Cox |
Accountant |
(515) 286-4930 |
| Molli Davis |
Administrative Assistant of Business Resources and Community Development | Talent Development |
(515) 286-4901 |
Daphne Dickens
|
Production and Program Manager of the Des Moines Arts Festival® |
(515) 286-4956 |
| Kim Fankhauser |
Economic Development Coordinator |
(515) 286-4929 |
| Kelly Foss |
Director of Downtown Farmers' Market |
(515) 286-4928 |
| Carmella Heckard |
Executive Assistant to the President |
(515) 286-4943 |
| Mike Jefferson |
Project Manager of Business Resources and Community Development | Talent Development |
(515) 286-4913 |
| Amy Jennings |
Executive Director of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute |
(515) 286-4980 |
| Stephen M. King, CFEE |
Executive Director of the Des Moines Arts Festival® |
(515) 286-4927 |
| Amy Lego |
Executive Director of Operation Downtown |
(515) 286-4962 |
| Derek Lippincott |
Digital Media Specialist |
(515) 286-4969 |
| Stacie LoVan |
Project Director of Economic Development |
(515) 286-4971 |
| Emily Lyon |
Program Coordinator of Downtown Events
|
(515) 286-4946
|
| Robbin McClelland |
Manager of Brenton Skating Plaza |
(515) 286-4914 |
| Christina Moffatt |
Director of Small Business Development |
(515) 286-4904 |
| Colleen Murphy |
Downtown Events Director
|
(515) 286-4915 |
| Kyle Oppenhuizen |
Director of Communications |
(515) 286-4972 |
| Sidney Pezley |
Program Manager |
(515) 286-4937 |
| Maggie Pforts |
Team Leader and Production Manager of Downtown Events
|
(515) 286-4949 |
| Sanjita Pradhan |
Program Director of Talent Development |
(515) 286-4988 |
| Julia Ratekin |
Marketing and Communications Coordinator |
(515) 286-4986 |
| Kelly Royal |
Executive Assistant of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute |
(515) 286-4990 |
| Courtney Shaw |
Vice President of Communications |
(515) 286-4919 |
| Dana Shean |
Receptionist |
(515) 286-4950 |
| Susan Strome |
Executive Assistant to the CEO |
(515) 286-4933 |
| Nikki Syverson |
Director of Capital Crossroads |
(515) 286-4964 |
| Kristine Thompson |
Director of Marketing |
(515) 286-4932 |
| Andrea Woodard |
Director of Public Policy |
(515) 286-4924 |
| Joany Yi |
Web and Digital Content Specialist |
(515) 286-4966 |
| Lydia Zerby |
Program Manager of the Downtown Farmers' Market |
(515) 286-4911 |