Community Speakers Bureau

Index of Speakers

Karen Antle, AmeriCorps Volunteer
307 Owen, Apt. A., Melbourne 50162
Ph: 641-482-9385

Email: kantle@adiis.net

Emily Babinat, Program Coordinator at Mid-Iowa Workshops, Inc.
909 S. 14th Ave., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-3697
Email: ebabinat@miwi.org

Dennis Bachman, Paramedic Specialist & State 911 Board Member, MMSC Emergency Preparedness Committee
506 N. 17th Place, Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-754-6101, (c) 641-750-7971
Email: dbachman@marshmed.com

Bill Backoff, Volunteer, Operation Lifesaver
Ph: 641-752-7333
Email: wandcbackoff@mchsi.com

Ken Baker, Child Protection Supervisor for the Iowa Department of Human Services
206 W. State St., Marshalltown

Ph: 641-352-5601
Email: kbaker@dhs.state.ia.us

Honoria Balogh, iCreate Instructional Designer for Iowa Valley Community College District
1100 College Ave., Iowa Falls
Ph: 641-844-5561
Email: Honoria.Balogh@iavalley.edu

Linda J. Barnes, Ph.D., Coordinator of the Sustainable & Entrepreneurial Agriculture program & Associate Professor of Biology at Marshalltown Community College
3700 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-7106 or 1-866-622-4748, Ext. 5788 (h) 641-482-3185
Email: Linda.Barnes@iavalley.edu

Carrie Barr, Community Foundation of Marshall County
Ph: 641-752-9778
Email: grimesbarr@aol.com

Irina Bassis, Marketing Director at the Iowa Veterans Home
1301 Summit St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-4397
Email: Irina.Bassis@ivh.state.ia.us

Marylou Beckman, Registered Nurse at Community Nursing Service
709 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-4611

Mark Bethel, Funeral Director at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory
405 W. Main St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-5511

Pam Blake, Director of Special Programs, Recycling & Solid Waste Education at Iowa Valley Continuing Education
3702 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-844-5617 or 1-800-284-4823, ext. 5617
Email: Pam.Blake@iavalley.edu

Cheryl Blom, Secretary & Board Member for Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (PALS)
P.O. Box 123, Grinnell
Ph: 641-236-6022
Email: thebloms@iowatelecom.net

Clem Bodensteiner, Retired Superintendent of Grinnell-Newburg Community School District
601 16th Ave., Grinnell
Ph: (h) 641-236-7844

Dr. Laura Browne, Associate Dean of Learning Services at Iowa Valley Community College District
3700 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-844-5724 or 1-866-622-4748, ext. 5724
Email: Laura.Browne@iavalley.edu

Darla Burns, Services Manager at Mid-Iowa Workshops, Inc.
909 S. 14th Ave., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-3697
Email: dburns@miwi.org

Charlie Cochran, Adjunct Instructor at Marshalltown Community College
2627 255th St., Marshalltown
Ph: (h) 641-752-4985
Email: Charlie.Cochran@iavalley.edu

Tina Coleman, Director of Home Care at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
3 S. 4th Ave., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-754-6353

Jewel Cooper, CADC/NCGC/LMHC, Gambling Treatment Coordinator at Allen Hospital
1825 Logan Ave., Waterloo
Ph: (w) 1-800-303-9996
Email: cooperje@ihs.org

Kathy Dooley, Education Coordinator at Central Iowa Family Planning
704 May St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-7159, (h) 641-752-5453
Email: kdooley@cifp.org

Mary Dooley, Executive Director of the Iowa Rivers Chapter, American Red Cross
709 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-3317 or toll-free 877-792-3808, Ext. 3
Email: dooleym@pcpartner.net

Nancy Earney, Program Coordinator of the Marshall County Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
2501 S. Center St., Suite N, Marshalltown

Ph: (w) 641-752-0279, (h) 641-752-1889

Email: mcrsvp@marshallnet.com


Jana Enfield, Executive Director at Child Abuse Prevention Services
811 E. Main St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-1730
Email: jana@capsonline.us

David W. Engel, Associate Professor of Speech & Theatre at Marshalltown Community College
3700 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-844-5774 or 1-866-622-4748, ext. 5774
Email: David.Engel@iavalley.edu

Bill Fitzgerald, Publicity co-chair for the Marshalltown Community Concert Association
Ph: (h) 641-753-4933
Email: bill.fitzgerald@emersonprocess.com

Jim Goodman, Attorney-At-Law & Partner, Moore Law Firm
P.O. Box 618, Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-4271
Email: attorneys@marshalltownlaw.com

Sandy Gowdy, Librarian at Marshalltown Public Library
36 N. Center St., Marshalltown

Ph: (w) 641-754-5738

Gloria Hanson, Subscription Chairperson for the Marshalltown Community Concert Association
Ph: (h) 641-366-3093
Email: gmcca@heartofiowa.net

Jean Haslett, Operations Committee Chair at Emergency Food Box
109 S. 3rd St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-0486 (M-F 1:30-4:30 p.m.), (h) 641-752-8205

Linda Havelka, Associate Director of Child Abuse Prevention Services
811 E. Main St., Marshalltown

Ph: (w) 641-752-1730
Email: linda@capsonline.us

Dawna Heil, Sexual Abuse Education Director at Child Abuse Prevention Services
811 E. Main St., Marshalltown

Ph: 641-752-1730
Email: dawna@capsonline.us

Carol Hibbs, Executive Director at the Community Y
108 Washington St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-8658
Email: carol.hibbs@ymca-ywca.org

David Hicks, Director of Youth & Shelter Services
11 E. State St., Marshalltown

Ph: 641-752-2300
Email: dhicks@yss.ames.ia.us

Phil Huntley, Funeral Director at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory
405 W. Main St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-5511

Janel Irvin, Victim Advocate for Seeds of Hope
1201 14th Ave., Eldora 50627

Ph: 641-939-8186
Email: janel_richter@hotmail.com

Alice Kallestad, Board Member at Emergency Food Box & community volunteer
402 Nicholas Dr., Marshalltown

Ph: (h) 641-752-3158

Sheryl Kennedy, Administrator of Greenbelt Home Care, Hardin County Public Health
1506 Edgington Ave., Eldora 50627

Ph: 641-939-8444
Email: sk_hardinco@netins.net

Ruth Knudson, Volunteer at Samaritans Purse – Operation Christmas Child
3239 Abbott Ave., Marshalltown
Ph: (h) 641-479-2272
Email: morak2@pcpartner.net

Lynn Koch, Victim Advocate for Domestic Violence Alternatives/Sexual Assault Center (DVA/SAC)
132 W. Main St., Marshalltown

Ph: 641-753-3513
Email: mrslkkoch@yahoo.com

Bernal F. Koehrsen, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Ellsworth Community College
1100 College Ave., Iowa Falls
Ph: (w) 641-648-8631 or 1-800-322-9235, ext. 8631, (h) 641-648-2558
Email: Bernal.Koehrsen@iavalley.edu

Ruth Krueger, Hardin County Director of Mid-Iowa Community Action
637 South Oak, Iowa Falls 50126

Ph: 641-648-5036
Email: rkrueger@micaonline.org

Don Lamb, Retired Postal Worker at the Marshalltown Post Office
P.O. Box 862, Marshalltown

Ph: (h) 641-753-8561

Email: bbcoachlamb@walmart.com

Don Lambert, Retired Fisher Controls/Emerson executive, formerly stationed in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
2818 Somerset Dr., Ames 50010
Ph: (h) 515-292-8992
Email: menaconsult@mchsi.com

Dennis Laverty, Speaker & Instructor
3308 Lily Lane, Marshalltown, 50158
Ph: (c) 641-750-1378
Email: imdennis@mchsi.com

Joa LaVille, Youth Services Librarian at Marshalltown Public Library
36 N. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-754-5738

Marilee Lawler, Executive Director at Iowa River Hospice
502 Plaza Heights Road, Marshalltown

Ph: (w) 641-753-7704 or 1-800-827-4521

Email: mhospice@marshallnet.com

Betsy Macke, Community Foundation of Marshall County
Ph: (w) 641-844-5619
Email: Betsy.Macke@iavalley.edu

Bill Menner, Executive Director of Poweshiek Iowa Development & freelance journalist
1403 Summer St. Grinnell
Ph: 641-236-3289
Email: bmenner@iowatelecom.net

Lew Miller, President/Owner at Iowa Wholesale/Bath & Kitchen Shop
14 S. 2nd Ave., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-4556, (h) 641-753-6640

Rhonda Miller, Community Liaison, Iowa River Hospice
502 Plaza Heights Road, Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-7704

Michael Miriovsky, MD, Family Physician at Center for Family Medicine, McFarland Clinic
312 E. Main St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-5469

Robert L. Moore, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Psychology & Human Services, Activity Coordinator of iCreate for Iowa Valley Community College District
3700 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-844-5563 or 1-866-622-4748, ext. 5563, (h) 641-753-0568
Email: Robert.Moore@iavalley.edu

Troy Muilenburg, Wellness Center Coordinator & Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Ellsworth Community College
1100 College Ave., Iowa Falls

Ph: (w) 641-648-8693 or 1-800-322-9235, ext. 8693, (h) 641-648-7741

Email: Troy.Muilenburg@iavalley.edu

Roger A. Nowadzky, City Attorney for the City of Marshalltown
24 N. Center St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-754-5711, ext. 111, (h) 515-278-8874

Jackie Patterson, Co-Chair of the Emergency Food Box Board
109 S. 3rd St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-0486 (M-F 1:30-4:30 p.m.), (h) 641-482-3460

Don Paustian, Toledo area farmer and son of U.S. seaman who served aboard the USS Honolulu CL48
2355 – 320th St., Toledo

Ph: (h) 641-484-5393

Angie Paxson, Fitness Director at the Community Y
108 Washington St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-8658
Email: angie.paxson@ymca-ywca.org

Rebecca Peterson, Director of the Academic Center for Excellence at Ellsworth Community College
1100 College Ave., Iowa Falls
Ph: (w) 641-648-8588 or 1-800-322-9235, ext. 8588
Email: Rebecca.Peterson@iavalley.edu

Kileen D. Rezac, CFP, Branch Office Manager at SagePoint Financial, Inc.
25 S. Center St., Marshalltown

Ph: (w) 641-752-2041

Email: krezac@sagepointadvisor.com

Amy Richie, Executive Director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Marshall County
208 E. Church St., Suite 121, Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-753-6370
Email: bigbrosismshcoia@adiis.net

Angela Scallon, Instructor/Coordinator at Green Belt High School
1100 College Ave., Iowa Falls
Ph: (w) 641-648-8643
Email: Angie.Scallon@iavalley.edu

Jeffrey A. Schwarck, Financial Investment Professional at H.D. Vest Investment ServicesSM, a non-bank subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., member SIPC
16th Ave. & Hwy 146 North, Grinnell

Ph: (w) 641-236-4764, (h) 641-236-3253

Email: schwarckj@hdvest.net

Anne Sherve-Ose, Director of Music at Ellsworth Community College
1100 College Ave., Iowa Falls
Ph: (w) 641-648-8570 or 1-800-322-9235, ext. 8570
Email: Anne.SherveOse@iavalley.edu

Jim Stormont, Publicity Co-Chair for Marshalltown Community Concert Association
Ph: (h) 641-844-1433

Email: stormont@mchsi.com

Salah Syed, MD, Pathologist for Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
Email: ksalsyed@yahoo.com

Gretchen Tempel, Branch Manager at Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Iowa, Inc.
30 W. Main St., Marshalltown
Ph: (w) 641-752-6161
Email: marshalltown@cccsia.org

Dr. Bruce Vircks, President of the Marshalltown Community Concert Association
Ph: (w) 641-754-6263
Email: bvircks@wolfeclinic.com

John Whitesell, Trustee for the Ellsworth College Board of Trustees
P.O. Box 308, Iowa Falls
Ph: 641-648-316

Stephanie Whitmore, Program Director for Child Abuse Prevention Services
811 E. Main St., Marshalltown
Ph: 641-752-1730
Email: steph@capsonline.us

Carole Winkleblack, Library Director at Marshalltown Public Library
36 N. Center St., Marshalltown

Ph: (w) 641-754-5738




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