IAJ Committees and Core Groups

Amicus Committee

Jessica Zupp, Denison (Chair)
Steve Ballard, Iowa City
Marty Diaz, Iowa City
Madison Fiedler-Carlson, Johnston
Elaine Gray, Ft. Madison
Alex Kornya, Des Moines
Peter Larsen, Urbandale
Emily McCarty, Urbandale
John Moeller, Davenport
Chad Swanson, Waterloo
Erin Tucker, Des Moines
Eashaan Vajpeyi, Waterloo
Howard Zimmerle, Davenport
Jennifer Zupp, Denison
Jill Zwagerman, Des Moines
Andrew Mertens (IAJ Staff Contact)

Annual Convention CLE Committee

Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids (Chair)
Tim Bottaro, Sioux City
Anthony Bribriesco, Bettendorf
Joe Casey, Des Moines 
Marc Harding, Des Moines
Ben Long, Cedar Rapids
Beth Pudenz, Des Moines
Tim Semelroth, Cedar Rapids
Jolene Davis (IAJ Staff Contact)

Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Core Group

Grant Gangestad, West Des Moines (Chair)
Molly Spellman, West Des Moines (Vice Chair)
Jack Bjornstad, Spirit Lake
Jake Feuerhelm, Des Moines
Andrea Flanagan, Des Moines
Nina Forcier, Waterloo
Gina Messamer, Des Moines
Nate Mundy, Des Moines
Joshua Reicks, Maquoketa
Paul Statler, West Des Moines
Eric Tindal, Iowa City
Nichole Watt, Waterloo
Lisa Davis-Cook (IAJ Staff Contact)

Iowa Foundation For Justice Board Members

Tom Wertz, Cedar Rapids (President)
Janece Valentine, Fort Dodge (Vice President)
Tim Semelroth, Cedar Rapids (Secretary Treasurer)
Erik Bair, Des Moines
Anthony Bribriesco, Bettendorf 
Jenna Cruise, West Des Moines
Rob Conklin, Urbandale
Jamie Cook, Cedar Falls
Danny Cornell, Mt. Pleasant
Madison Fiedler-Carlson, Johnston
Saffin Parrish-Sams, West Des Moines
Brooke Timmer, West Des Moines

Justice For All PAC Trustees

Gary Mattson, Des Moines (Chair)
Eashaan Vajpeyi, Waterloo (Treasurer)
Tammy Westhoff Gentry, Des Moines (Secretary)
Emily Anderson, Cedar Rapids
Joe Cacciatore, Des Moines
Joe Casey, Des Moines
Joshua Reicks, Maquoketa
Aaron DeKock, Norwalk 
Joanie Grife, Marshalltown
Laura Patterman, Council Bluffs
Brooke Timmer, West Des Moines
Lisa Davis-Cook (IAJ Staff Contact)

Legislative Committee

Tim Bottaro, Sioux City (Chair)
Amy Beck, Johnston
Nate Borland, West Des Moines
Rob Conklin, West Des Moines
Danny Cornell, Mt. Pleasant
Brian Galligan, Des Moines
Chayce Glienke, West Des Moines
Amber Haberl, Des Moines
Marc Harding, Des Moines
Andrew Heiting-Doane, Des Moines
Shannon Henson, West Des Moines
Stuart Higgins, West Des Moines
Russ Hixson, West Des Moines
Mark Liabo, Cedar Rapids
Ben Long, Cedar Rapids
Jake Oeth, Des Moines
John Rausch, Waterloo
Timm Reid, Des Moines
Grant Rodgers, West Des Moines
Chad Swanson, Waterloo
Eashaan Vajpeyi, Waterloo
Sam Wooden, Dubuque
Myles Young, Des Moines
Jill Zwagerman, Des Moines
Lisa Davis-Cook (IAJ Staff Contact)

Motor Vehicle Committee

Dustin Mueller, Des Moines (Chair)
Adam Bates, Des Moines
Jordan Glaser, Council Bluffs
Sophia Gustafson, Bettendorf
Shannon Henson, West Des Moines
John Jordan, Boone
Todd Klapatauskas, Dubuque
Erik Luthens, West Des Moines
Conrad Meis, Algona
Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids
Clarissa Rietveld, West Des Moines
Shawn Smith, Ames

New Lawyers Section Core Group

Amy Beck, Johnston (Chair)
Devin Kelly, Des Moines (Vice Chair)
Tyler Adams, Des Moines
Madison Fiedler-Carlson, Johnston
Blake Gibney, Cedar Rapids
Madalyn Grask, Des Moines
Amber Haberl, Des Moines
Hannah Moreland, Des Moines
Connor Mulholland, Des Moines
Rachael Neff, Iowa City
Jake Oeth, Des Moines
Grant Rodgers, West Des Moines
Andrew Mertens (IAJ Staff Contact)

Public Defender Advisory Committee

Magdalena Reese, Des Moines (Chair)
Mary Conroy, Des Moines
Kimberly DePalma, Waterloo
Steven Drahozal, Dubuque
Matthew Sheeley, Des Moines
Kristymarie Shipley, Cedar Rapids

Workers' Compensation Core Group

Ben Roth, Waterloo (Chair)
Dillon Besser, Cedar Rapids
Jenna Cruise, West Des Moines
Andrew Giller, Cedar Rapids
Dustin Mueller, Des Moines
Gabriela Navarro, Bettendorf
Nick Platt, Urbandale
Ron Pohlman, Sioux City
Erin Tucker, Des Moines
Janece Valentine, Fort Dodge
Corey Walker, Ankeny
Tom Wertz, Cedar Rapids
Lisa Davis-Cook (IAJ Staff Contact)