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Board of Commissioners

Iowa College Aid is governed by a board of commissioners. As specified by the Iowa statute, they are selected to represent each sector of Iowa higher education as well as lenders, postsecondary students and the general public.

Ms. Janet Adams¹, Chair
Represents the General Public
Appt. 06/01/04 -- Term expires 06/30/14

Representative Ron Jorgensen⁴
Represents Iowa House of Representatives
Appt. 02/08/11 -- Term expires 01/14/13

Ms. Crystal Ford¹, Vice Chair
Represents Borrowers with Student Loans Guaranteed by the Commission
Appt. 07/01/09 -- Term expired 06/30/13

Mr. Robert Denson¹
Represents Iowa Community Colleges
President, Des Moines Area Community College
Appt. 10/23/06 -- Term expires 06/30/13

Mr. Terrence Martin¹
Represents the General Public
Associate Superintendent
Des Moines Public Schools
Appt. 07/01/09 -- Term expires 06/30/13

Mr. Frederick Moore¹
Represents Iowa Independent Colleges and Universities
President, Buena Vista University
Appt. 07/01/07 -- Term expires 06/30/15

Mr. Bob Donley²
Represents the State Board of Regents
Executive Director, Board of Regents
State of Iowa
Appt. 11/07/07 -- Term expires 08/07/12

Senator Herman C. Quirmbach³
Represents the Iowa Senate
Associate professor, Economics, Iowa State University
Appt. 03/04/03 -- Term expires 01/14/13

Mr. Doug Shull¹
Represents the General Public
Appt. 07/01/11 -- Term expires 06/30/15

Representative Cindy Winckler⁴
Represents the Iowa House of Representatives
Appt. 08/01/07 -- Term expires 01/14/13

Senator Randy Feenstra³
Represents the Iowa Senate
Appt. 02/05/09 -- Term expires 01/14/13

Ms. Kelli Todd¹
Represents Iowa Postsecondary Students
Appt. 08/20/10 -- Term expires 06/30/14

Mr. Roger Utman
Represents the Iowa Department of Education
Administrator, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education
Appt. 09/30/08 -- Serves as the designee of the director of the Department of Education

Ms. Karolyn Wells¹
Represents Iowa Lending Institutions
President/CEO EdCo Community Credit Union
Appt. 11/09/11 -- Term expires 06/30/14

1 Appointed by the Governor
2 Appointed by the Board of Regents
3 Appointed by the President of the Senate
4 Appointed by the Speaker of the House
5 Appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
6 Appointed by the House Minority Leader

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