Staff List

Main Lines

Des Moines Location

Line	Phone Number
Phone/Information Desk	515.281.5111
Fax	515.282.0502 or 515.242.6498

Iowa City Location

Line	Phone Number
Phone/Information Desk	319.335.3916
Fax	319.335.3935

Executive Director's Office

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Cyndi Pederson	Director, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs	515.281.7471	cyndi.pederson@iowa.gov

Administration

Name		Phone	Email
Jerome Thompson	Interim Administrator, State Historical Society of Iowa	515.281.4221	Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov

State Curator

Name		Phone	Email
Jerome Thompson	Historic Sites Coordinator	515.281.4221	Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov

Iowa Historical Foundation

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Cyndi Pederson	Director, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs	515.281.8824	cyndi.pederson@iowa.gov

State Historical Society of Iowa

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Joan Kiernan	Membership	515.281.8741	Joan.Kiernan@iowa.gov

Business & Information Technology

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Polly Anderson	Human Resources	515.281.3218	Polly.Anderson@iowa.gov
Joan Kiernan	Receptionist	515.281.8741	Joan.Kiernan@iowa.gov
Walter Ladd	Information Technology	515.281.4895	Walter.Ladd@iowa.gov
Dee Richards	Accountant	515.281.6345	Dee.Richards@iowa.gov

State Historical Building Rental

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Molly Gatto	Interim Facility Rental Coordinator	515.281.3809	HistoricalBuilding.Rental@iowa.gov

The Museum Store

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Laurie Craig		515.281.7395	Museum.Store@iowa.gov

Public Relations

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jeff Morgan	Public Relations/Marketing	515.281.3858	Jeff.Morgan@iowa.gov
Sarah Oltrogge	Public Relations	515.281.4011	Sarah.Oltrogge@iowa.gov
Rick Dressler	Web Design/Development	515.281.8352	Richard.Dressler@iowa.gov

State Historical Society of Iowa Staff

Archives and Records

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jerome Thompson	Interim State Archivist	515.281.4221	Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov
Jeffrey Dawson	Archives Supervisor	515.281.7801	Jeffrey.Dawson@iowa.gov
Sharon Avery	Archivist	515.281.6863	Sharon.Avery@iowa.gov
Meaghan McCarthy	Archivist	515.281.0310	Meaghan.McCarthy@iowa.gov
Bruce Kreuger	Archives Technician	515.281.6556	Bruce.Kreuger@iowa.gov

Grants

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Paula Mohr	CLG Program Coordinator	515.281.6826	Paula.Mohr@iowa.gov
Kristen Vander Molen	HRDP, HSPG, Country Schools Grants	515.281.4228	Kristen.Vandermolen@iowa.gov

Historic Sites

American Gothic House

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jerome Thompson	State Curator	515.281.4221	Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov
Jessi Strom	Visitor Center Manager	641.652.3352	aghc@iowatelecom.net

Blood Run, Rock Rapids

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Craig Van Otterloo	Blood Run NHL Manager	712.472.2217	lyonccb@rconnet.com

Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop, Haverhill

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Stephenie Stites	Administration, Marshall County Historical Society	641.752.6664	Marshallhistory@marshallnet.com

Plum Grove, Iowa City

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Leigh Ann Jero	Plum Grove Manager	319.351.5738	johctyhistscty@yahoo.com

Western Historic Trails Center

Name	Position	Phone	Email
K.C. Collins Hummel	Site Manager	712.366.5085	KC.Hummel@iowa.gov
David Maron	Maintenance Worker	712.366.4900	David.Maron@iowa.gov
Dick Zion	Museum Guide	712.366.4900	Dick.Zion@iowa.gov
Teressa Sward	Museum Guide	712.366.4900	Teressa.Sward@iowa.gov

Montauk, Clermont

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Nadine West	Museum Guide	319.423.7173	montauk@acegroup.cc
Wade Schott	Maintenance Coordinator	319.423.7173	montauk@acegroup.cc

Gardner Cabin, Arnolds Park

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Mike Koppert	Site Manager	712.332.7248	gardner@iowaone.net

Toolesboro Mounds, Toolesboro

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Julie Ohde	Toolesboro Mounds NHL Manager	319.523.8381	lccb@lccb.org

Library & Publications

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Carol Kirsch	Supervisor, Libraries and Special Collections (Des Moines and Iowa City)	319.335.3936	Carol-Kirsch@uiowa.edu
Deb Pedersen	Administrative Assistant	319.335.3912	Deb-Pedersen@uiowa.edu

E-mail Reference Requests

Location	Policy	Email Address
Des Moines Center	Go to Email Reference Policy	dm.library@iowa.gov
Iowa City Center		library-reference@uiowa.edu

Des Moines Library

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Susan Jellinger	Reading Room Coordinator	515.281.6897	Susan.Jellinger@iowa.gov
Rosie Springer	Library Associate-Reference	515.281.6200	Rosie.Springer@iowa.gov
Shari Stelling	Librarian - Interlibrary loan	515.281.5070	Shari.Stelling@iowa.gov

Iowa City Library

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jane Meggers	Conservator	319.335.3921	Jane-Meggers@uiowa.edu
Paula Smith	Librarian-cataloger	319.335.1035	Paula-Smith@uiowa.edu

Special Collections

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Mary Bennett	Special Collections Coordinator	319.335.3916	Mary-Bennett@uiowa.edu
Delpha Musgrave	Local Gov't Records/Newspapers	515.281.5655	Delpha.Musgrave@iowa.gov
Becki Plunkett	Special Collections Archivist	515.281.8976	Becki.Plunkett@iowa.gov
Charles Scott	Special Collections Technician	319.335.3916	Charles-Scott@uiowa.edu

Publications

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Marv Bergman	Editor, Annals of Iowa	319.335.3931	Marvin-Bergman@uiowa.edu
Ginalie Swaim	Editor, Iowa Heritage Illustrated	319.335.3932	Ginalie-Swaim@uiowa.edu

Museum & Museum Education

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Michael Smith	Interim Museum Director & Chief Curator	515.281.3859	Michael.Smith@iowa.gov
Jerry Brown	Exhibit Designer	515.281.8859	Jerry.Brown@iowa.gov
Jodi Evans	Registrar	515.281.3295	Jodi.Evans@iowa.gov
Sheila Hanke	Battle Flag Collection	515.281.8302	Sheila.Hanke@iowa.gov
Tom Hardie	Technician	515.418.4006	Tom.Hardie@iowa.gov
Jack Lufkin	Curator	515.281.8295	Jack.Lufkin@iowa.gov
Pete Sixbey	Conservator	515.281.4648	Pete.Sixbey@iowa.gov
Vern Tyler	Technician	515.418.4010	Vern.Tyler@iowa.gov

Museum Education Programs

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Sarah Macht	Museum Education Coordinator	515.242.5193	Sarah.Macht@iowa.gov
Millie Frese	History Day Coordinator	515.281.6860	History.Day@iowa.gov
Maureen Korte	Museum Theater	515.281.4132	Maureen.Korte@iowa.gov

State Historic Preservation Office

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jerome Thompson	Interim State Historic Preservation Officer	515.281.4221	Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov
Barbara Mitchell	Deputy SHPO Architectural Historian	515.281.4013	Barbara.Mitchell@iowa.gov
Lowell Soike	Research Specialist	515.281.3306	Lowell.Soike@iowa.gov
Berry Bennett	Historic Sites Inventory Manager	515.281.8742	Berry.Bennett@iowa.gov
Ralph Christian	Historian	515.281.8697	Ralph.Christian@iowa.gov
Beth Foster Hill	National Register Coordinator, Federal/State Tax Credit Coordinator	515.281.4137	Beth.Foster@iowa.gov
Doug Jones	Archaeologist	515.281.4358	Doug.Jones@iowa.gov
Dan Higginbottom	Archaeologist	515.281.8744	Daniel.Higginbottom@iowa.gov
Don Hirt	GIS Specialist	515.281.7803	Don.Hirt@iowa.gov
Kathy Gourley	Cultural District Manager Preservation Education Outreach	515.281.3989	Kathy.Gourley@iowa.gov
Paula Mohr	CLG Program Coordinator	515.281.6826	Paula.Mohr@iowa.gov
Jack Porter	Preservation Architect	515.242.6152	Jack.Porter@iowa.gov
June Strand	Review and Compliance coordinator	515.281.8743	June.Strand@iowa.gov