IOWA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 35, CODE OF IOWA) COMPILED BY: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS In Association With: IOWA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS (IACCVSO) https://iaccvso.org November 2020 Page 1 2019 – 2021 Association Officers PRESIDENT: Mike Mortensen – Polk County 2309 Euclid Avenue Des Moines, IA 50310 515-286-3670 (o) 515-286-2106 (f) E-mail: [email protected] 1st VICE PRESIDENT: Patty Hamann – Cedar County 400 Cedar Street Tipton, IA 52772 563-886-2170 (o) 563-726-7511 (f) E-mail: [email protected] 2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Jen Olson – Iowa County 970 Court Avenue Marengo, IA 52301 319-642-3925 (o) 319-642-0098 (f) E-mail: [email protected] SECRETARY: Jen Watkins-Schoenig – Muscatine County 315 Iowa Avenue, Suite A Muscatine, IA 52761 563-262-4162 (o) 563-262-9378 (f) [email protected] TREASURER: Maria Deike – Cerro Gordo 220 N. Washington Avenue, Courthouse Mason City, IA 50401 641-421-3085 (o) 641-421-3092 (f) [email protected] HISTORIAN: Orene Cressler – Pocahontas County 23 – 3rd Avenue NE Pocahontas, IA 50574 712-335-3270 #102 (o) 712-335-3929 (f) E-mail: [email protected] SGT AT ARMS: Brett McLain – Story County 126 South Kellogg Ave., Suite 001 Ames, IA 50010 515-956-2626 (o) 515-956-2627 (f) [email protected] CJAPLAIN: Mitch Holmes – Cass County 5 W. 7th Street, Courthouse, 3rd Floor Atlantic, IA 50022 712-243-6662- (o) 712-243-6666 (f) E-mail: [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT: Jerry Hansen – Montgomery County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Red Oak, IA 51566 712-623-3180 (o) 712-623-2346 (f) E-mail: [email protected] Page 2 2019 – 2021 IACCVSO Committees Committee Name County District Education Jennifer Olson, Chair Iowa 1 Brett McLain Story 5 Peggy Pelton Delaware 2 Terry Bradley Wapello 1 Neal Jarnagin Bremer 3 Carrie Gray Monroe 4 Toni Parizek Benton 2 Wayne Miller, Commissioner Cherokee 6 Finance & Budget Mariah Deike, Chair Floyd 3 Marshall Rogne Howard 3 Legislative Patti Hamann Cedar 1 Christine Oliver Wright 5 Nick Praska Dallas 4 Elizabeth Ledvina Tama 3 Nominating Faith Hlubek Winneshiek 2 Deborah Tietje Emmett 6 Mike Kuhn, Chair Marion 4 Connie Woodward Polk 4 Resolution Gary Bosenelier, Chair Johnson 1 Jennifer Watkins Muscatine 1 Fair Orene Cressler, Chair Pocahontas 5 Brett McLain Story 5 Michael Mortensen Polk 4 IACCVSO Website Sue Rich, Chair Washington 1 Nick Praska Dallas 4 Page 3 2019 – 2021 District Directors District 1 Gary Boseneiler – Johnson County 855 S. Dubuque St., Suite 109C Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-6049 (o) 319-688-5849 (f) Email: [email protected] 2 Faith Hlubek - Winneshiek County 201 West Main Decorah, IA 52101 563-382-5786 (o) 563-382-8491 (f) Email: [email protected] 3 Janetta Miller-Buck – Grundy County 706 “H” Avenue, Suite 3 Grundy Center, IA 50638 319-825-4952 (o) 319-825-4952 (f) Email: [email protected] 4 Nick Praska – Dallas County Dallas County Courthouse 902 Court Street Adel, IA 50003 515-993-5809 (o) 515-993-6996 (f) Email: [email protected] 5 Chris Oliver – Wright County 120 1st Avenue NW Clarion, IA 50525 515-602-6208 (o) 515-532-6064 (f) Email: [email protected] 6 Jim Jones – Plymouth County 215 – 4th Avenue, SE, Courthouse Le Mars, IA 51031 712-546-7090 (o) 712-546-5784 (f) Email: [email protected] 7 Janet Olsen – Page County 615 Northwest Rd. Shenandoah, IA 51601 712-246-4254 (o) 712-246-2871 (f) Email: [email protected] Page 4 Association Districts The Iowa Association of County Commissioners of Veteran Affairs shall be divided into seven (7) districts comprised as follows, by county title: District 1 Cedar, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington District 2 Allamakee, Benton, Buchanan, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Jackson, Jones, Linn and Winneshiek District 3 Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Howard, Marshall, Mitchell, Tama and Worth District 4 Appanoose, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Warren and Wayne District 5 Boone, Calhoun, Emmet, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Story, Webster, Winnebago and Wright District 6 Buena Vista, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, Osceola, O'Brien, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux and Woodbury District 7 Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor and Union Page 5 IOWA COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Steven Hyde, Member - Military Order of the Purple Heart, 641-351-9686 Chuck Connors, Member - Iowa National Guard, 515-954-9355 Daniel J. Gannon, Member - DAV, 515-991-5257 Elizabeth Ledvina, Member - American Legion, 641-751-9794 Gregory Paulline, Member - VVA, 712-830-1683 Orene Cressler, Member - IACCVSO, 712-660-0155 Darlene McMartin, Member - Public Member at Large, 712-249-5101 Gary Wattnem, Member - Reserve Officers Association, 641-420-8429 Mary Van Horn, Member - AMVETS, 515-782-3217 Kenneth Lloyd, Member – PVA, 641-486-2564 Carol Whitmore, Member – VFW, 515-537-6111 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Steven Lukan, Executive Director at 515-727-3444, [email protected] Camp Dodge, Bldg. #3465 7105 NW 70th Avenue Johnston, IA 50131-1824 Office: 515-252-4698 Fax: 515-727-3713 1-800-VET-IOWA/1-800-838-4692 Mari Mielke, Office Administrator, 515-252-4698, [email protected] Bob Steben, Executive Officer I, 515-727-3438, [email protected] Karl Lettow, Public Information Officer, 410-353-1918, [email protected] Missy Miller, Grants/Trust Fund Administrator, 515-727-3443, [email protected] John Halstead, Veterans Benefits Specialist, 515-727-3439, [email protected] John Ralls, Veterans Benefits Specialist, 515-362-7350, [email protected] Bob Betz, Clerk Specialist, [email protected] IOWA VETERANS CEMETERY 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive Adel, Iowa 50003 515-996-9048 Keith Blum, Cemetery Superintendent, [email protected] Mindy McGregor, Cemetery Representative, [email protected] Jeanna Hampel, Cemetery Representative, [email protected] Carolyn Rogers, Cemetery Representative, [email protected] Shane Laycock, Cemetery Foreman, [email protected] Salvador Vallarreal, Maintenance Worker II, [email protected] Mike Anderson, Maintenance Worker II, [email protected] Iowa Veterans Home (Ret) Col. Timon Oujiri, Commandant 1301 Summit Marshalltown, IA 50158-5485 Iowaveteranshome.org 1-800-645-4591 or 641-752-1501 Fax: 641-753-4278 Page 6 VA REGIONAL OFFICE: 1-800-827-1000 VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS FEDERAL BUILDING 210 WALNUT STREET DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 American Legion - 515-323-7532 /800-944-2039 - Fax: 515-323-7401 Room 561 National Service Officer, Shane Pankonen at [email protected] Disabled American Veterans - 515-323-7539 - Fax: 515-323-7403 Room 566 National Service Officer, Rob Peterson – [email protected] Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs 362-7350 - Fax: 515-323-7433 Room 565 IDVA Service Officer, John Ralls, [email protected] Paralyzed Veterans of America – 515-323-7544 - Fax: 515-323-7404 Room 563 National Service Officer, Gustavo Gonzalez at [email protected] Veterans of Foreign Wars – 515-323-7545 – Fax: 515-323-7405 Room 557 National Service Officer, Benjamin Dales at [email protected] Vietnam Veterans of America – 515-323-7548/800-410-7584 – Fax: 515-323-7406 Room 559 National Service Officer, Scott Freye at [email protected] HOSPITALS CENTRAL IOWA VA MEDICAL CENTER - 800-294-8387 or 515-699-5999 3600 – 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER -800-637-0128 or 319-338-0581 Hwy 6 West; Iowa City, IA 52240 OMAHA V.A. MEDICAL CENTER – 800-451-5796 or 402-346-8800 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105 SIOUX FALLS V.A. MEDICAL CENTER - 800-316-8387 or 605-336-3230 2501 W. 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Page 7 ROSTER CHANGE FORM PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE COUNTY: NAME: TITLE: COUNTY COMMISSION STREET ADDRESS: CITY, STATE & ZIP CODE: COMMISSION OFFICE TELEPHONE: E-mail: ADDRESS: FAX: NUMBER: OFFICE HOURS: METHOD OF CONTACT AFTER OFFICE HOURS: DISTRICT NUMBER: DATE STARTED: REPLACEMENT _____ WHEN: __________Who replaced? __________________________ ADDITION __________ DELETION ________ Mail or Fax: to: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, ATTN: MARI MIELKE, CAMP DODGE, BLDG. 3465, 7105 NW 70th AVENUE, JOHNSTON, IOWA 50131-1824 (FAX: 515-727-3713) Page 8 1 ADAIR COUNTY District 7 270 Public Square, Greenfield, IA 50849 Office: 641-743-2656 Fax: 641-221-9055 Hours: 8:00-3:30 Mondays, 8:00-2:30 Tuesdays, 8:00-3:30 Thursdays (21.5 hrs.) E-mail: [email protected] Duane Avey, Director (1/19) John Schildberg III, Member (1/12) Lucas Queck, Member (10/16) Lee Ashmore, Member (8/12) 2 ADAMS COUNTY – Home Base Iowa County District 7 Courthouse, PO Box 28, 500 Davis Street, Corning, IA 50841 Office: 641-322-4455 Fax: 641-322-4647 after Hours: 712-249-0897 Hours: 8:00 – 4:30 Mondays and Tuesdays; Thursdays 8:00 – Noon (20 hrs.) E-mail: [email protected] Jim Reiley, Director (7/12) Benjamin Mullen, Member (7/10) Clifford Mann, Member (1/83) Carol Little, Member (7/77) 3 ALLAMAKEE COUNTY District 2 110 Allamakee Street, Waukon, IA 52172 Office: 563-568-6135 Fax: 563-568-2451 Hours: 8:00 – Noon and 1:00 – 4:00 Monday – Friday (35 hrs.) Email: [email protected] Heather Homewood, Director (8/05) Pat Cota, Member (7/86) Cheryl Garin, Member (1/17) Donald Peters, Member (9/14) 4 _______APPANOOSE COUNTY – Home Base Iowa County District 4 19999 St.