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Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs

Mailing Address:

600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290

Main Phone Lines:

515.281.5111

Fax:

515.282.0502 or 515.242.6498

Iowa Arts Council

Mailing Address:

600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290

Main Phone Line:

515.242.6194

Fax:

515.242.6498

   

State Historical Society of Iowa - Des Moines Offices

Mailing Address:

600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290

Main Phone Line:

515.281.5111

Fax:

515.282.0502

   

State Historical Society of Iowa - Iowa City Offices

Mailing Address:

402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240-1806

Main Phone Lines:

319.335.3916

Fax:

319.335.3935

 
   
   

For driving directions from your location, please refer to an internet resource such as Mapquest.

 

Administration  

Mary Cownie

515.281.7471

Mary.Cownie@iowa.gov

Director, Department of Cultural Affairs

Executive Director, Iowa Arts Council

 

Chris Kramer

515.281.3223

Chris.Kramer@iowa.gov

Deputy Director, Department of Cultural Affairs

   
     

Jessica Rundlett

515.281.7471

Jessica.Rundlett@iowa.gov

Executive Assistant,
Department of Cultural Affairs

   
     

Sarabeth Anderson

515.281.4657

Sarabeth.Anderson@iowa.gov

Administrator, State Historical Society

   
     

Jerome Thompson

515.281.4221

Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov

State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa

 

Iowa Cultural Trust:

   

Matt Harris

515.281.4641

Matthew.Harris@iowa.gov

Iowa Arts Council Administrator

 

Administrative Staff:

Peri Kaplan

515.281.3809

Peri.Kaplan@iowa.gov

Facility Rental & DCA Events Coordinator

 

 

Lisa Kent

515.281.8352

Lisa.Kent@iowa.gov

Development Coordinator & Grant Writer

Joan Kiernan

515.281.8741

Joan.Kiernan@iowa.gov

Receptionist/Memberships

Jessica Rundlett

515.281.7471

HistoricalBuilding.Rental@iowa.gov

Executive Assistant

Dee Richards

515.281.6345

Dee.Richards@iowa.gov

Accountant

 

 

     

Public Relations Staff:

Jeff Morgan

515.281.3858

Jeff.Morgan@iowa.gov

Media Relations, Project Management

Sarah Oltrogge

515.281.4011

Sarah Oltrogge@iowa.gov

Graphic Design, Newsletters, Web Site Management

     

Great Places Staff:

   

Jessica Rundlett

515.281.7471

Jessica.Rundlett@iowa.gov

Iowa Great Places Coordinator

     

Iowa Arts Council Staff  

Matthew Harris

515.281.4641

Matthew.Harris@iowa.gov

Division Administrator

Veronica O'Hern

515-281-3293

Veronica.Ohern@iowa.gov

Grants Workshops, Individual Artist Services, Rosters and Directories, Iowa Scholarship for the Arts

Linda Lee

515.242.6194

Linda.Lee@iowa.gov

IAC Grants Manager, EZ 1-2-3 Grants, Big Yellow School Bus Grants

     

State Historical Society Staff  

Archives and Records

Jeffrey Dawson

515.281.7801

Jeffrey.Dawson@iowa.gov

Archives Supervisor

 

 

Sharon Avery

515.281.6863

Sharon.Avery@iowa.gov

Archivist

 

 

Bruce Kreuger

515.281.4192

Bruce.Kreuger@iowa.gov

Records Center Clerk

Mary Messinger

515.321.0372

Mary.Messinger@iowa.gov

Warehouse Operations Worker

 

 

     

Grants

Paula Mohr

515.281.6826 

Paula.Mohr@iowa.gov

CLG Program Coordinator

Kristen Vander Molen

515.281.4228

Kristen.Vandermolen@iowa.gov

HRDP, HSPG, Country Schools Grants

     

Library & Publications

Carol Kirsch

319.335-3936 

Carol-Kirsch@uiowa.edu

Supervisor, Libraries and Special Collections (Des Moines and Iowa City)

 

 

E-mail Reference Requests:

Des Moines Center

Read e-mail reference policy

Iowa City Center
 

Des Moines Library:

 

 

Rosie Springer

515.281.6200

Rosie.Springer@iowa.gov

Library Associate - Reference

 

 

Shari Stelling

515.281.5070

Shari.Stelling@iowa.gov

Librarian - Reference and Interlibrary loan 

 

Iowa City Library:

 

 

Carol Kirsch

319.335.3936

Carol-Kirsch@uiowa.edu

Librarian - Supervisor, Reference, Interlibrary Loan

Paula Smith

319.335.1035 

Paula-Smith@uiowa.edu

Librarian-Cataloger, Reference

     

Special Collections:

 

 

Mary Bennett

319.335.3916

Mary-Bennett@uiowa.edu

Special Collections Coordinator

Delpha Musgrave

515.281.5655

Delpha.Musgrave@iowa.gov

Local Gov't Records/Newspapers

Becki Plunkett

515.281.8976

Becki.Plunkett@iowa.gov

Special Collections Archivist

Charles Scott

319.335.3916 

Charles-Scott@uiowa.edu

Special Collections Technician

     

Publications:

 

 

Marv Bergman

319.335.3931 

Marvin-Bergman@uiowa.edu

Editor, Annals of Iowa

Ginalie Swaim

319.335.3932 

Ginalie-Swaim@uiowa.edu

Editor, Iowa Heritage Illustrated

 

 

Museum and Museum Education

Susan Kloewer

515.281.8749

Susan.Kloewer@iowa.gov

Museum Director

   

Jodi Evans

515.281.3295 

Jodi.Evans@iowa.gov

Registrar

 

 

Millie Frese

515.281.6860 

Millie.Frese@iowa.gov

Education and Outreach Manager

 

Sheila Hanke

515.281.8302

Sheila.Hanke@iowa.gov

Battle Flag Collection

 

 

Leo Landis

515.281.4006

Leo.Landis@iowa.gov

Museum Curator

 

Sarah Macht

515.242.5193 

Sarah.Macht@iowa.gov

Museum Education Coordinator

 

 

Pete Sixbey

515.281.4648

Pete.Sixbey@iowa.gov

Conservator

 

 

Jess Vogel

515.281.4132

Jess.Vogel@iowa.gov

Museum Education Coordinator

   
 

State Historical Society of Iowa Historic Sites

American Gothic House, Eldon:

Holly Berg

641.652.3352

aghc@iowatelecom.net

Visitor Center Manager
 

Blood Run, Rock Rapids:

Craig Van Otterloo

712.472.2217

Lyon County Conservation
 

Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop, Haverhill:

Stephenie Stites

641.752.6664

Administrator, Marshall County Historical Society
 

Plum Grove, Iowa City:

Leigh Ann Jero

319.351.5738

johctyhistscty@yahoo.com

Plum Grove Manager, Johnson County Historical Society
 

 

 

Western Historic Trails Center:

Dewey Brockmann

712.366.4900

Dewey.Brockmann@iowa.gov

Maintenance Worker

Teressa Sward

712.366.4900

Teressa.Sward@iowa.gov

Museum Guide
 

 

 

Montauk, Clermont:

Wade Schott

563.423.7173 

montauk@acegroup.cc

Site Manager

 

 

     

Gardner Cabin, Arnolds Park:

Mike Koppert

712.332.7248

 

Site Manager
 

 

 

Toolesboro Mounds, Toolesboro:

Julie Ohde  

319.523.8381

lccb@lccb.org

Louisa County Conservation

 

State Historic Preservation Office

Sarabeth Anderson

515.281.4657

Sarabeth.Anderson@iowa.gov

SHPO/Deputy SHPO

Berry Bennett

515.281.8742

Berry.Bennett@iowa.gov

Historic Sites Inventory Manager

Ralph Christian

515.281.8697 

Ralph.Christian@iowa.gov

Historian

   

Kathy Gourley

515.281.3989

Kathy.Gourley@iowa.gov

Cultural District Manager

Preservation Outreach Manager

   

Dan Higginbottom

515.281.8744 

Daniel.Higginbottom@iowa.gov

Archaeologist

 

 

Beth Foster Hill

515.281.4137 

Beth.Foster@iowa.gov

National Register & Federal/State Tax Credit Coordinator

Don Hirt

515.281.7803 

Don.Hirt@iowa.gov

GIS Specialist

Doug Jones

515.281.4358

Doug.Jones@iowa.gov

Archaeologist

   

Paula Mohr

515.281.6826

Paula.Mohr@iowa.gov

CLG Program Coordinator, Architectural Historian

Deb Pedersen

515.281.6435

Deb.Pedersen@iowa.gov

Review & Compliance HUD Coordinator

Jack Porter

515.242.6152

Preservation Architect

June Strand

515.281.8743

June.Strand@iowa.gov

Review and Compliance Coordinator

     

 

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