Iowa Host Committee
Bob Anderson
Lieutenant Governor (1983-1987)
Bill Aossey
President, Midamar Corporation
Peg Armstrong Gustafson
President, Amson Technology
James A. Autry
Author
Hon. Daryl Beall
Iowa State Senate
Hon. Deborah Berry
Iowa House of Representatives
Hon. Nancy Boettger
Iowa State Senate
Jan Campbell
AMOS
Tom Chapman
Executive Director, Iowa Catholic Conference
Del Christensen
Executive Director, IRIS
Joy Corning
Lieutenant Governor (1990-1998)
Hon. T.M. Franklin Cownie
Mayor, City of Des Moines
Hon. Swati Dandekar
Iowa House of Representatives
Steve Daugherty
Director, Biotechnology Affairs, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
Inez Dawes
Social Witness and Education Ministry, Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church
Jan H. Drees
Executive Director, Business Education Alliance
Faith Ferré
President, Des Moines Area Religious Council
Ann Geiger
Iowa State Coordinator, Sister Cities International
Gregory L. Geoffroy
President, Iowa State University
Dick Goodson
President, Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations
Valerie Grimsley
Executive Director, Iowa Council for International Understanding
Rev. Susan Guy
Walnut Hills United Methodist Church
Tahira K. Hira
Professor and Executive Assistant to the President, Iowa State University
Tom Hobson
Manager, Gov’t and Public Affairs, Rockwell Collins
Rev. Michael K. Hurst
Pastor, Elim Christian Fellowship Church
Haj. Riad Jammal
Islamic Services of America of Cedar Rapids
George Jones
Attorney at Law, Greenwood & Jones
Rabbi David Kaufman
Temple B’nai Jeshurun
Phil Latessa
Executive Director, Iowa Sister States
Rev. Matt Mardis-Lecroy
Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church
David Maxwell
President, Drake University
Helen Miller
Representative, Iowa House of Representatives
Charles R. Montgomery
Senior Managing Attorney, MidAmerican Energy Company
Arthur V. Neis
President, Alliance Minerals North America, L.L.C.
Dean Oestreich
President, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
Ann Olsen Schodde
Executive Director, U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
Colin Peterson
International Programs Manager, Iowa Council for International Understanding
Hon. Scott Raecker
Iowa House of Representatives
Hon. Robert D. Ray
Governor of Iowa (1969-1982)
William M. Reisinger
Associate Provost and Dean of International Affairs, University of Iowa
David H. Roe
President, Central College
M. Jessica Rowe
Consultant, U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
Elliott Smith
Executive Director, Iowa Business Council
Richard H. Stanley
Chair, The Stanley Foundation
Rev. Mark Stringer
Minister, First Unitarian Church
Thomas T. Tarbox
Attorney at Law, Tarbox Law Office
Ted Townsend
President, Townsend Vision, Inc.
Paul Turner
Executive Director, AMOS
Hon. Thomas Vilsack
Governor of Iowa (1998-2006)
Connie Wimer
Publisher, Business Publications Corporation
