CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Executive Board Member: Kevin Seney, Principal, Grinnell High School
NE: Debbie DeVore/ Matthew DeVore, Maquoketa Valley, 2023
NW: Cynthia Koster/ Laurel Olsen, Denison, 2024
SW: Jacque Seidl, Adel DeSoto Minburn, 2025
SE: Robin Crow/ Darrin Crow, Cedar Valley Christian, 2026
DEBATE COMMITTEE
Executive Board Member:
John Cooper, 2024, Iowa City West
Kirk Kelloway, 2025, CAM, Anita
Anne Deam, 2026, Ames
Lydia Cowins, 2027, Des Moines Christian
JUDGE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Executive Board Member: Carrie Tinkham, Coach at Large, Cedar Rapids Washington
SE: Vince Hrasky, Tri-County, 2023
NW: Shawn Starr, Woodbury Central, 2024
NE: Lisa Phyfe, Waverly-Shell Rock, 2025
SW: Dirk Waller, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 2026
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ALL STATE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Executive Board Member: Russ Adams, Superintendent, MOC-Floyd Valley
SW: Manda Thomas, CAM, 2024
SE: Kim Carlson, Monticello, 2025
NE: Gabriel Twedt, Decorah, 2026
NW: Nate Irwin, Sioux City East, 2027
Special Assistant to the Executive Director: David Wendt, Hall of Fame, Iowa Wesleyan University
LARGE GROUP ALL STATE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Executive Board Member: Bill Messerole, Principal, Creston High School
NE: Angie Manternach, Cascade, 2024
NW: Jaylene De Vos/ James De Vos, Cherokee Washington, 2025
SE: Emily Hintze/ Stacie Kintigh, North Scott, 2026
SW: Jacki Pleggenkuhle, Waukee, 2027
Special Assistant to the Executive Director: Brad Nesbitt, Hall of Fame
DISTRICT OFFICERS Northeast
President: Molly Holkesvik, Decorah
Vice President: Sam Magner, Hampton-Dumont
Secretary: Heidi Rottink, Don Bosco
DISTRICT OFFICERS Northwest
President: Kim Keller, Manson-Northwest Webster
Vice President: Deborah Benjamin, Emmetsburg
Secretary: Jarrod Roth, Storm Lake
DISTRICT OFFICERS Southeast
President: Jackye Bowlin, Mt. Pleasant
Vice President: Dixie Forcht, South Tama
Secretary: Brianne Magill, Central DeWitt
DISTRICT OFFICERS Southwest
President: Kelly Thompson, Waukee Northwest
Vice President: Laura Granger, Creston
Secretary: Jon Russell, Ankeny Centennial