Contact

The Greater Des Moines Partnership strives to make the community the best place it can be. Contact Partnership team members with questions or fill out the feedback form.

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 Communications 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
Sophia S. Ahmad	Vice President of Public Relations	(515) 286-4919
Marlena M. Bandurski	Research Manager for Economic Development	(515) 286-4953
Mercedies Beedon	Project Coordinator Operation Downtown	(515) 286-4978
Jenna Brownlee	Senior Graphic Designer	(515) 286-4909
James Bruton	Operations Manager of the Des Moines Arts Festival®	(515) 286-4956
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
David Derong	Digital Media Specialist	(515) 286-4969
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
Stacie LoVan	Project Director of Economic Development	(515) 286-4971
Robbin McClelland	Manager of Brenton Skating Plaza	(515) 286-4914
Molli Miller	Administrative Assistant of Business Resources and Community Development | Talent Development	(515) 286-4901
Christina Moffatt	Director of Small Business Development	(515) 286-4904
Colleen Murphy	Sponsorship Manager	(515) 286-4915
Kyle Oppenhuizen	Communications Manager	(515) 286-4972
Maggie Pforts	Team Leader and Production Manager of Downtown Events Group	(515) 286-4949
Sanjita Pradhan	Program Director of Talent Development	(515) 286-4988
Kristine Reeves	Director of Marketing	(515) 286-4932
Nathan D. Ritz	Program Director of Talent Development and Youth Leadership Initiative	(515) 286-4937
Kelly Royal	Executive Assistant of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute	(515) 286-4990
Abbie Sawyer	Project Manager	(515) 286-4907
Dana Shean	Receptionist	(515) 286-4950
Susan Strome	Executive Assistant to the CEO	(515) 286-4933
Bethany Wilcoxon	Director of Capital Crossroads	(515) 286-4964
Brent Willett	Executive Director of Cultivation Corridor	(515) 294-1127
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

Location

Greater Des Moines Partnership
700 Locust St., Ste. 100
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
USA

Phone

(515) 286-4950

Parking

Parking is available in The Partnership building at the corner of 8th and Locust Streets or the City Parking Garage at 9th and Locust Streets. This parking ramp only accepts debit or credit card payment. More Downtown parking options. 

Hours

The Partnership's office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.