Board Members

Board Members & IGHSAU Representation

Representation of the IGHSAU consists of an eight-person Board of Directors. Six positions are elected to the IGHSAU Board while two appointees representing the Iowa Association of School Boards and the Iowa Department of Education also serve. The Board of Directors approve policy changes proposed by the IGHSAU administrative staff.

The IGHSAU Representative Council serves in an advisory capacity. The council consists of three electees from each of the four districts in Iowa. The Representative Council meets twice a year.

Each IGHSAU sport has an advisory committee made up of coaches, an official and an athletic director. These committees meet once a year to review their respective sports and develop recommendations for the IGHSAU administrative team to take to the IGHSAU Board of Directors.

Roger Francis

President

Pocahontas Area - 2016-2020
Greg Ebeling

Treasurer

Pella - 2017-2021
Jim Boehmer

Lake Mills - 2015-2023
Greg Dufoe

ADM - 2018-2022
Travis Fleshner

Union - 2023
D'Anne Kroemer

Pleasant Valley - 2012-2023
Shan Seivert

Iowa Dept. of Education Representative

Des Moines
Ron Fadness

Iowa Assoc. of School Boards Representative

Decorah

IGHSAU Board Minutes

IGHSAU Representative Council

Southeast District

Davis Eidahl, Solon (2021)
Jennifer Donels, Davis County (2022)
Shane Ehresman, Lynnville-Sully (2020)

Northeast District

Keith Turner, Rockford & Nashua-Plainfield (2021)
Troy Heller, Starmont/Tripoli (2022)

Southwest District

Chris Fenster, Southwest Valley (2020)
Devin Embrey, Glenwood (2021)
Trevor Miller, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton & IKM-Manning (2022)

Northwest District

Ken Slater, River Valley (2020)
Jon Wiebers, Ridge View (2021)
Russ Adams, MOC-Floyd Valley (2022)

IGHSAU Sport Advisory Committees

Each IGHSAU sport has a committee consisting of coaches that review rule changes and provide feedback and recommendations to the IGHSAU staff. An activity director chairs each committee and an official also serves.

Basketball

Chair: Rachel Fisher, Spirit Lake
Kristin Meyer, Dowling Catholic
Thad Streit, Mount Ayr
Gregg Groen, Cedar Falls
Bruce Dall, Dike-New Hartford
Jamie Smith, Solon
Nicole Goodwin, Kingsley-Pierson
Jerry Hulsing, Lynnville-Sully
Official: Jason Alons, Waukee

Soccer

Chair: Brent Buttjer, Ankeny
Dion Ayers, North Scott
Julie Girsch, Waterloo Columbus
John Hansel, Spencer
Stephanie Lajko, Treynor
Chris Allen, Ankeny Centennial
Official: Kelly Dunbar, Cedar Falls

Tennis

Chair: Kevin Skillett, Bettendorf
Danielle Stubbs, Pella Christian
Chad Jilek, Waukee
Erin Seely, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Jennifer Dovre, Ballard
Official: Shawn Petersen, Atlantic

Volleyball

Chair: Todd Troutman, Beckman Catholic
Jessica Rinehart, Ankeny Centennial
Tammi Veerbeek, Western Christian
Katrina Terhark, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Claude Howard, Springville
Mollie Keitges, Knoxville
Mike Bond, Lewis Central
Matt Johnson, Cedar Falls
Official: Kent Kocour, Pella

Swimming & Diving

Chair: Jayson Campbell, Southeast Polk
Mike Ahrens, Bettendorf
Zane Hugo, Iowa City High
Michelle Stout, Ankeny
Tony Kramer, Linn-Mar
Chris Mann, Boone
Official: Shawn Thomsen, Cedar Rapids

Golf

Chair: Mike Linde, Van Meter
Steve Smith, Johnston
Jeff Trost, Nashua-Plainfield
Julie Buerman, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Val Sitzmann, Kingsley-Pierson
Janice Shannon, Sidney
Joe Kruzich, Fairfield
Official: Chad Pitts, Iowa Golf Association

Softball

Chair: Erin Kirtley, Panorama
Amber Doyle, Roland-Story
Tia Stiles, Southeast Polk
Erica White, Boone
Heather Fortune, Wayne
Belinda Nelson, Central Springs
Maddison LeClere, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Official: Karl Wooldridge, Forest City

Joint Bowling

Chair:
Xan Taylor, Johnston
Mike Mellecker, Iowa City West
Dale Helgevold, Clarke
Kay Heiberger, Western Dubuque
Official: Randy Thompson, Johnston

Joint Cross Country

Chair: Nate Boock, Ballard
Katie Tesch, Ridge View
Sherry Book, Westwood
Abby Schmitz, Waukee
Travis Nuss, Southeast Valley
Erik Belby, Pleasant Valley
Official: Bill Neal, Iowa City

Joint Track & Field

Chair:
Blaire Puls, Hudson
Jon Pedersen, Central Decatur
Tim O'Neill, Davenport Assumption
Brian Petersen, Roland-Story
Nate Smith, Ankeny Centennial
Martha Bauder, Central Elkader
Toby Lorenzen, Central Lyon
Official: Ray Wilden, Clinton

IGHSAU Student Athlete Advisory Committees

The IGHSAU Student Athlete Advisory Committee is comprised of female student-athletes from each of the state's four districts (NE, SE, NW, SW) along with three at-large representatives. Eleven girls were selected to two-year terms to meet about issues related to girls high school activities in Iowa. Committee members act as a voice for Iowa's female student-athletes and serve as a sounding board for the IGHSAU's Representative Council and the Board of Directors