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.
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Roger Francis
President
Pocahontas Area - 2016-2020
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Greg Ebeling
Treasurer
Pella - 2017-2021
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Jim Boehmer
Lake Mills - 2015-2023
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Greg Dufoe
ADM - 2018-2022
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Travis Fleshner
Union - 2023
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D'Anne Kroemer
Pleasant Valley - 2012-2023
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Shan Seivert
Iowa Dept. of Education Representative
Des Moines
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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
- Dave Rosenthal, Iowa City West
- Official: Kelly Dunbar, Cedar Falls
Tennis
- Chair:
- 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: Scott Garvis, Ankeny Centennial (Chair)
- Tim Kopriva, Dike-New Hartford
- Jeff Trost, Nashua-Plainfield
- Julie Buerman, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
- Val Sitzmann, Kingsley-Pierson
- Janice Shanno, Sidney
- Joe Kruzich, Fairfield
- Official: Chad Pitts, Iowa Golf Association
Softball
- Chair: Tonya Moe, Linn-Mar
- 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
- Kevin Kearney, South Winneshiek
- Dan Sauser, Monticello
- 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
2019-2020 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- Carly Campbell, Williamsburg
- Jasmine Rumley, Ankeny
- Sydney Hartsock, Creston
- Faith Carpenter, Nashua-Plainfield
- Halle Brester, Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- Payton Douglass, Panorama
- Sydney Lane, Grand View Christian
- Carli Spelhaug, Pleasant Valley
- Maddie Peterson, Central DeWitt
- Riley Bell, Central Decatur