Committees

Standing Committee and Sub-Committee meeting schedules include:

Finance

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Jeff Anderson

Emergency Management Director

Marion County

janderson@co.marion.ia.us

*Daniel Brown

 

Iowa Department of Transportation

Daniel.Brown@iowadot.us

*Blake DeRouchey

E911 Program Manager

Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management

blake.derouchey@iowa.gov

Jerry Ewers

Chief

Muscatine Fire Department

jewers@muscatineiowa.gov

Frank Magsamen

County Supervisor 

BlackHawk County

fmagsamen@co.black-hawk.ia.us

Tina Palmer

Budget Analyst

Iowa Department of Public Safety

palmer@dps.state.ia.us

The Finance Committee identifies potential funding streams and coordinates existing funds for interoperable communications priorities. 

Governance

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Tracey Bearden

E 911 Coordinator

Polk County Emergency Management

tracey.bearden@polkcountyiowa.gov

*Mindy Benson

Emergency Management Director

Black Hawk County Emergency Management

mbenson@bhciaema.com

Rob Bowers

Director

Iowa State University 

rjbower@iastate.edu

Rhonda Braudis

911 Communications Director

Marshall County Communications Commission

rbraudis@marshalltown-ia.gov

Nic Briseno

Communications Operations Manager

Story County Sheriff's Office

nbriseno@storycountyiowa.gov

Brad Button

Communications Section Administrator

Des Moines Police Department

bjbutton@dmgov.org

Dan Case

Secretary / Treasurer

Minburn Communications Board of Directors

dtcase@minburncomm.net

Rob Dehnert

(RIC 1 Chair)

Assistant Chief - Logistics

Westcom Emergency Communications

rob.dehnert@wdm.iowa.gov

Andy Godzicki

Deputy

Boone County Sheriff's Office

agodzicki@boonecounty.iowa.gov

Dylan Hagen

Emergency Management Coordinator

Webster County Sheriff's Office

ema@webstercountyiowa.org

Jason Hoffman

(RIC 1 Vice-Chair)

Communications Director / 911 Coordinator

Carroll County Communications Center

jhoffman@carrollcountyiowa.org

Doug Houghton

Support Services Manager

Ames Police Department

dhoughton@city.ames.ia.us

Dave Lockard

Mobile Data Systems Administrator

Des Moines Police Department

wdlockard@dmgov.org

Brent Long

Major

Polk County Sheriff's Office

brent.long@polkcountyiowa.gov

Doug McCasland

911 Director

Warren County

dougm@warrencountyia.org

Terry McClannahan

Communications Director

Dallas County Sheriff's Office

terry.mcclannahan@dallascountyiowa.gov

Crystal McIntyre

Supervisor

Warren County

crystalm@warrencountyia.org

*David Ness

Major

Des Moines Police Department

dmness@dmgov.org

Tom Reis

Iowa RACES Officer

RACES

twr@tomreis.com

James Stubbs

Sheriff

Webster County Sheriff's Department

jstubbs@webstercountyia.org

Ronald Vought

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Webster County Public Health

ron.vought@webstercountyia.org

The Governance Committee develops and coordinates the policy and procedural operations of the ISICSB and ensures it functions within the law in a public and transparent manner. 

Operations

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Paul Andorf

EMS

Medic EMS

andorf@medicems.com

*Michele Bischof

(Chair)

Superintendent of Technical Services

Des Moines Fire Department 

mlbischof@dmgov.org 

 Roger Bissen

Chief

Harlan Fire Department 

rbissen@iafireassn.org

Brad Button 

Communications Section Administrator

Des Moines Police Department 

bjbutton@dmgov.org

 Robert Carothers

Senior Radio Technician

DMPD Radio Shop 

rdcarothers@dmgov.org

 Rob Dehnert

Assistant Chief-Logistics 

Westcom, Assistant Chief-Logistics 

rob.dehnert@wdm.iowa.gov

 Stephen Devine

Director, Public Safety Strategy & Policy 

FirstNet/AT&T 

sd035m@att.com

*Bridget Edson

EMS Training Captain

Chickasaw County Rescue

edson.bridget@gmail.com

 Bill Halleran

Chief 

Sigourney Fire Department 

bhalleran@iafireassn.org

Jason Hoffman

(Vice-Chair)

Communications Director

Carroll Communications Center

jhoffman@carrollcountyiowa.org

 Alicia Lidtke

Chief 

Elberon Fire & Rescue 

rlidtke@netins.net

 Terry McClannahan

Communications Director 

 Dallas County Sheriff's Office

terry.mcclannahan@dallascountyiowa.gov

 Christopher Perrin

 EMS

Mary Greely Hospital

perrinc@mgmc.com

 Tom Reis

Iowa RACES Officer 

RACES 

twr@tomreis.com

 Glenn Sedivy

RIC 3 Chair 

Woodbury, Communications Director 

gsedivy@sioux-city.org

 Hannah Short

 EMS

UnityPoint LifeFlight - Des Moines, Ft. Dodge, Carroll

johannah.short@unitypoint.org

 Curtis "Wally" Walser

Captain 

Cedar Rapids Fire Department 

c.walser@cedar-rapids.org

*Curtis Woten

Volunteer Firefighter

Blakesburg Fire Department

unit824@live.com

The Operations Committee collaborates and develops the operational protocols and procedures for interoperable communications. 

Outreach

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Jeff Anderson

Emergency Management Director

Marion County

janderson@co.marion.ia.us

Mike Bryant

Retired

Ames PD

presffmike@aol.com

Stephen Devine

Director, Public Safety Strategy & Policy

FirstNet/AT&T

sd035m@att.com

Rob Inouye

Captain

Cedar Falls Fire Department

rob.inouye@cedarfalls.com

Robby Johannesen

Regional Communications Supervisor

Iowa Department of Public Safety

johannes@dps.state.ia.us

Christine Rethmeier

Assistant Director

Pottawattamie County Communications

christine.rethmeier@pottcounty.com

David Schipper

Chief

LeMars Fire Department

dschipper@lemarsiowa.com

Walker Walton

EMS

Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office

walker.wilson75@gmail.com

Ashley Hochberger

Executive Officer 3 / Traffic Management and Highway Helper Program Manager

Iowa Department of Transportation

Ashley.Hochberger@iowadot.us

The Outreach Committee builds coalitions to support and promote interoperable public safety and emergency communications by providing clear and pertinent information to stakeholders and decision makers.

Technology

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

 Robert Carothers

Senior Radio Technician

DMPD Radio Shop

rdcarothers@dmgov.org

 Rob Dehnert

Assistant Chief-Logistics / RIC 1 Chair / UGC Vice-Chair

Westcom

rob.dehnert@wdm.iowa.gov

 Stephen Devine

Director, Public Safety Strategy & Policy

FirstNet/AT&T 

sd035m@att.com 

Luke Erpelding 

RIC 6 Vice Chair

Regional Communications Manager

erpeldin@dps.state.ia.us

 Andy Flagge

IT Administrator

Public Administration and Support Services - Wright County

andyf@co.wright.ia.us

 Doug Knoll

Electronic Engineering Tech

Iowa DOT

douglas.knoll@dot.iowa.gov

 Kip Ladage

Coordinator

Bremer County Emergency Management

kladage@co.bremer.ia.us 

 Dave Lockard

Mobile Data Systems Admin

Des Moines Police Department

wdlockard@dmgov.org

Clint Miller 

Story County Emergency Coordinator

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

kc0juo@storyares.org

 Jason Study

Communications Technologist 

Pott County 911 

jstudy@sheriff.pottcounty-ia.gov

 *Patrick Updike

(Chair)

Communications Technician 

Iowa Department of Corrections 

patrick.updike@iowa.gov

 Mark Van Hooser

Public Safety Systems Administrator

Buena Vista County 911 

markv@bv911.com

 Curtis "Wally" Walser

Captain

Cedar Rapids Fire Department

c.walser@cedar-rapids.org

The Technology Committee researches emerging technologies and standards to develop technical recommendations and procedures to enhance interoperable public safety and emergency communications.

FirstNet Broadband Subcommittee

Training and Exercise

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Sherry Barker

Law Enforcement Instructor

Iowa Department of Public Safety

barker@dps.state.ia.us

*Rhonda Braudis

(Vice-Chair)

Communications Manager

Marshall County Communications

rbraudis@marshalltown-ia.gov

Brad Button

Communications Section Administrator

Des Moines Police Department

bjbutton@dmgov.org

Nicole Coffman

Secretary

Iowa Department of Public Safety - DCI Lab

coffman@dps.state.ia.us

Angela Dobyns

Training & Quality Assurance Coordinator

Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office

adobyns@sheriff.pottcounty-ia.gov

Eric Dau

Communications Manager

Clinton County

ericdau@gapa911.us

Erin Froning

Communications Supervisor

City of Clear Lake

efroning@cityofclearlake.org

Mike Hartman

EMS

Muscatine Fire Department

mhartman@muscatineiowa.gov

Amber Jennings

Public Safety Communications

Montgomery County 911

ajennings@montgomerycoia.us

Robby Johannesen

Regional Communications Supervisor

Iowa Department of Public Safety

johannes@dps.state.ia.us

Terra Kinney

Captain

Iowa Department of Transportation

Terra.Kinney@iowadot.us

Rick Mortenson

Communications Specialist 

Iowa Department of Public Safety

mortenso@dps.state.ia.us

Haley Nichols

SWIC

Iowa Department of Public Safety

nichols@dps.state.ia.us

Jacob Reineke

Communications Specialist II

Iowa Department of Public Safety

reineke@dps.state.ia.us

Chad Roberts

Regional Communications Manager - Des Moines

Iowa DPS - Interoperability Communications Bureau

croberts@dps.state.ia.us

Jason Study

Communications Technologist

Pott County 911

jstudy@sheriff.pottcounty-ia.gov

Neil Suckow

Captain

Iowa DOT - Motor Vehicle Enforcement

neil.suckow@iowadot.us

Steve Ward

Communications Specialist

Iowa Department of Public Safety

ward@dps.state.ia.us

Henry Westhoff

President

Iowa Fire Chiefs Association

nvfire1@windstream.net

User Group

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Brian Blodgett

RIC 2 Chair

Buffalo Center Fire Department, Chief

brian@ngtnet.net

*Rhonda Braudis

Communications Manager

Marshall County Communications

rbraudis@marshalltown-ia.gov

Brad Button 

Communications Section Administrator

Des Moines Police Department

bjbutton@dmgov.org

Brian Carsten

Police Chief

Princeton Police Department

police@princetoniowa.us

Rob Dehnert

(Vice-Chair)

Assistant Chief-Logistics / RIC 1 Chair / UGC Vice-Chair

Westcom, Assistant Chief-Logistics

rob.dehnert@wdm.iowa.gov

Andy Flagge

IT Administrator

Public Administration and Support Services - Wright County

andyf@co.wright.ia.us

Dylan Hagen

Emergency Management Coordinator

Webster County Emergency Management

ema@webstercountyia.org

Larry Hurst

RIC 4 Chair

Mills County EMA

lhurst@millsctyema.org

Mike Jensen

RIC 4 Vice Chair

Shelby County 911 Center, Asst Communications Superviso

mjensen@shco.org

Mike Kasper

Communications Division Commander - Lieutenant

Linn County Sheriff's Office

mike.kasper@linncounty.org

Crystal McIntrye

Board of Supervisors

Warren County

crystalm@warrencountyia.org

Jim Mitchell

RIC 5 Vice Chair

Knoxville Fire Department, Fire Chief

firechief@knoxvilleia.gov

Shiloh Mork

Chief

Law Enforcement - Hamilton County

625@webstercity.com

Joshua Murray-Lautrup

Public Safety Communications

Harrison County

jmurray@hcia.us

Shawn Olsen

RIC 3 Vice Chair

Plymouth County, IT Specialist

solson@co.plymouth.ia.us

Tom Reis

Iowa RACES Officer

RACES

twr@tomreis.com

*Dan Schaffer

Chief

Denison Police Department

dschaffer@denisonpd.net

Glen Sedivy

RIC 3 Chair

 Woodbury, Communications Director

gsedivy@sioux-city.org

Corey Trucke

Sergeant / RIC 3 Chair

Ida County Sheriff's Office

ctrucke@idacountysheriff.us

RIC 1

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

*Mindy Benson

Coordinator

Black Hawk County Emergency Management

mbenson@bhciaema.com

Rob Bowers

Director 

Iowa State University Police

rjbower@iastate.edu

*Rhonda Braudis

Communications Manager

Marshall County Communications

rbraudis@marshalltown-ia.gov

Nic Briseno

Communications Commander

Story County Sheriff's Office

NBriseno@storycountyiowa.gov

Brad Button

Communications Section Administrator

Des Moines Police Department

 

BJButton@dmgov.org

Dan Case

Fire Chief

Minburn Fire Service

dtcase@minburncomm.net

Rob Dehnert

(Chair)

Assistant Chief-Logistics / RIC 1 Chair / UGC Vice-Chair

Westcom

rob.dehnert@wdm.iowa.gov

Andy Godzicki

Detective

Boone County Sheriff's Office

agodzicki@boonecounty.iowa.gov

Dylan Hagen

Emergency Management Coordinator

Webster County Emergency Management

ema@webstercountyia.org

Jason Hoffman

(Vice-Chair)

Communications Director / 911 Coordinator / RIC 1 Vice-Chair

Carroll Communications Center

jhoffman@carrollcountyiowa.org

Doug Houghton 

Support Services Manager

Ames Police Department

dhoughton@city.ames.ia.us

Dave Lockard

Mobile Data Systems Administrator

Des Moines Police Department

WDLockard@dmgov.org

Brent Long

Sheriff

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Brent.Long@polkcountyiowa.gov

Doug McCasland

Director

Warren County 911

dougm@warrencountyia.org

Terry McClannahan

Communications Director

Dallas County Sheriff's Office

terry.mcclannahan@dallascountyiowa.gov

Crystal McIntyre

Board of Supervisors

Warren County

crystalm@warrencountyia.org

*David Ness

Major

Des Moines Police Department

dmness@dmgov.org

Tom Reis

Officer

RACES

twr@tomreis.com

James Stubbs

Sheriff

Webster County Sheriff's Office

jstubbs@webstercountyia.org

Ronald Vought

Service Area 7 Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Webster County Public Health

ron.vought@webstercountyia.org

RIC 2

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Brian Blodgett

(Chair)

Former Chief / RIC 2 Chair

Buffalo Center Fire Department

brian@ngtnet.net

*Bridget Edson

EMS Training Captain Chickasaw County Rescue edson.bridget@gmail.com

Andy Flagge

(Vice-Chair)

IT Administrator / RIC 2 Vice-Chair Wright County Sheriff's Office andyf@wrightco.iowa.gov

Travis Gerrish

GIS Technician

Franklin County

tgerrish@co.franklin.ia.us

Don Heidner

IT Technician

Kossuth County / Worth County 911

dheidner@co.kossuth.ia.us

Roger Kregel

General Manager

Butler County - Dumont Telephone Company

rogerkr@netins.net

Derek Olson

IT Director

Kossuth County

dolson@co.kossuth.ia.us

Jason Scanlan

Secretary

Bremer County E911

jscanlan@butler-bremer.com

Steve Smith

IT Director

Winneshiek County

ssmith@co.winneshiek.ia.us

Marilyn Stayner

Coordinator

Worth County Sheriff's Office

mstayner@worthcounty.org

Brenda Vande Voorde

911 Coordinator

Fayette County 911

bvandevoorde@fayettecountyso.us

Steve Vanden Brink

Ambulance Manager

Winneshiek Medical Center/Winneshiek County EMS/Decorah Fire Department

vandenbrinks@winmedical.org

RIC 3

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Amanda Ashbrook

Dispatcher

Denison Police Department

aashbrook@denisonpd.net

Aimee Barritt

EMA Coordinator

Buena Vista County EMA

aimee.barritt@bvema.com

Dan Bechler

Director

Osceola County

dbechler@oseolaia.org

Gary Brown

Director

Woodbury County

gbrown@woodburycountyiowa.gov

Jim Bullock

EMA Coordinator

Sac County EMA

sacesa@mchsi.com

Michael Ehret

EMA Coordinator

Dickinson County E911

mehret@co.dickinson.ia.us

Luke Erpelding

(Vice-Chair)

Regional Communications Manager / RIC 3 Vice-Chair

Iowa Department of Public Safety

erpeldin@dps.state.ia.us

Nate Huizenga

EMA Coordinator

Sioux County EMA

nateh@siouxcounty.org

Mark Hunefeld

EMA Coordinator

Palo Alto County EMA

paema@iowatelecom.net

Russ Jergens

EMA Coordinator

Pocahontas County EMA

rjergens@pocahontascoia.us

Jared Johnson

Emergency Management Director

O'Brien County EMA

jjohnson@obriencounty.org

Arden Kopischke

EMA Coordinator

Lyon County EMA

lyonema@lyoncountyiowa.com

Greg Miller

EMA Coordinator

Crawford County EMA

mlrlyte@frontiernet.net

Shawn Olson

IT Specialist / RIC 3 Vice-Chair

Plymouth County

solson@co.plymouth.ia.us

Justin Pritts

EMA Coordinator

Cherokee County EMA

ccema@co.cherokee.ia.us

Patrick Prorok

EMA Coordinator

Monona County EMA

mocoema@longlines.com

Edward Sohm

Emergency Manager

Ida County EMA

idaemes@longlines.com

Eric Tigges

Emergency Manager

Clay County EMA

etigges@co.clay.ia.us

Corey Trucke

(Chair)

Sergeant / RIC 3 Chair

Ida County Sheriff's Office

ctrucke@idacountysheriff.us

Mark Van Hooser

Public Safety Systems Administrator

Buena Vista County 911

markv@bv911.com

RIC 4

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Gabe Barney

(Chair)

Director

Mills County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency

gbarney@millsctyema.org

Charles Cleveland

Dispatcher / Jailer

Guthrie County

fireemt@iowatelecom.net

Brian Hamman

EMA Coordinator

Montgomery County EMA

bahamman@montgomerycoia.us

Robert Kempf

EMA Coordinator

Adair County EMA

agcema@guthriecounty.us

Joshua Murray-Lautrup

Communications Supervisor

Air Methods - Harrison County

jmurray@hcia.us

Brenda Ogle

EMA Coordinator

Taylor County EMA

belindaogle@taylorcountyiowa.org

Larry Oliver

Director

Harrison County EMA

ema@hcia.us

Doug Reed

EMA Coordinator

Pottawattamie County EMA

dreed@pcema-ia.org

Tyler Thygesen

(Vice-Chair)

Director

Audubon County Emergency Management

audcoema@auduboncountyia.gov

Mark Williams

Dispatcher

Union County Law Enforcement Center

mwilliams@unioncountylec.com

RIC 5

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Martha Dykstra

Dispatch Supervisor

Marion County Sheriff's Office

mdykstra@co.marion.ia.us

Donald Pool

EMA Coordinator

Van Buren County

donaldpool@hotmail.com

*Curtis Woten

Volunteer Firefighter

Blakesburg Fire and Rescue

unit824@live.com

RIC 6

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

Steph Coffey

(Vice-Chair)

Communications Supervisor

Jones County Sheriff's Office

scoffey@co.jones.ia.us

Mike Kasper

Communications Division Commander / Lieutenant

Linn County Sheriff's Office

mike.kasper@linncounty.org

Brad Ratliff

EMS Director

Tipton Ambulance Service

tiptonambulance@tiptoniowa.org

Gary Schwab

911 Coordinator

Jones County 911

gary.schwab@jonescountyiowa.gov

Jeff Swisher

Chief Deputy

Jones County Sheriff's Office

jswisher@co.jones.ia.us

FirstNet Broadband Subcommittee

*Denotes Board Member      

Member

Title

Department

E-mail

*Michele Bischof

(Chair)

Superintendent of Technical Services / FirstNet Committee Chair

Des Moines Fire Department

MLBischof@dmgov.org

Brian Blodgett

Former Chief / RIC 2 Chair

Buffalo Center Fire Department

brian@ngtnet.net

Steph Coffey

Dispatch Supervisor / RIC 6 Vice-Chair

Jones County

scoffey@co.jones.ia.us

Eric Dau

Communications Manager

Clinton County 

ericdau@gapa911.us

*Blake DeRouchey

E911

E911 Program Manger

blake.derouchey@iowa.gov

Rob Dehnert

Assistant Chief - Logistics / RIC 1 Chair / UGC Vice-Chair

Westcom

Rob.Dehnert@wdm.iowa.gov

Andy Flagge

IT Administrator / RIC 2 Vice-Chair

Wright County

andyf@wrightco.iowa.gov

Dennis Hart

Analyst

Iowa Department of Management

Dennis.Hart@iowa.gov

Jason Hoffman

(Vice-Chair)

Communications Director / 911 Coordinator / FirstNet Committee Vice-Chair / RIC 1 Vice-Chair

Carroll Communications Center

jhoffman@carrollcountyiowa.org

William McClain

Master Sergeant

Iowa National Guard / Department of Defense

william.s.mclain.mil@mail.mil

Shawn Olson

IT Specialist / RIC 3 Vice-Chair

Plymouth County

solson@co.plymouth.ia.us

Larry Smith

EMA Coordinator / RIC 5 Chair

Keokuk County EMA 

lsmith5450@lisco.com

Corey Trucke

Sergeant / EMS Director / RIC 3 Chair

Ida County Sheriff's Office / Ida County Emergency Services

ctrucke@idacountysheriff.us

Alicia Turnis

Lead Application/Network Analyst

City of Dubuque

Aturnis@cityofdubuque.org

Curtis "Wally" Walser

Administrative District Chief / Paramedic - Technical Services Division

Cedar Rapids Fire Department

C.Walser@cedar-rapids.org

Jim Wittenwyler

Director - Administrative Services Division Iowa Department of Public Safety wittenwy@dps.state.ia.us

Bob Younie

Director - Office of Maintenance

Iowa Department of Transportation

Bob.Younie@iowadot.us

 

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