Opportunities!
Join our team! The following staff positions are currently open. To express interest and apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hello@leaddsm.org by July 26. Open the files below to see the job descriptions.
Board of Governors
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Board Chair
Joy Talmon (GDMLI '20)
United Way of Central Iowa
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Board Chair-Elect
Danielle Propst (CC '20, GDMLI '22)
ISG
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Alumni Committee Chair
Chris Wood (GDMLI '19)
Brown & Brown Insurance
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Alumni Committee Chair-Elect
Emily Karwoski (GDMLI '23)
Principal
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Community Connect Committee Chair
Jody Gifford (CC '22, GDMLI '23)
Gifford Writing & Public Relations
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Community Connect Committee Chair-Elect
Rachel Summers (CC '22, GDMLI '23)
Blank Park Zoo
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Development Committee Chair
Jason DeVries (GDMLI '22)
INVISION Architecture
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Development Committee Chair-Elect
Open Position
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Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Committee Chair
Leah Lint (GDMLI '21, CC '22)
Krause Group
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Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Committee Chair
Matt Rodekamp (GDMLI '21)
Substance Architecture
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Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Committee Chair-Elect
Maggie Hibbs (GDMLI '22)
Principal
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Governance Chair
Abigail Weatherwax (CC '20, GDMLI '22)
Consumer Safety Technology
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Governance
Chair-Elect
Erika Bauer (GDMLI '22)
Caseys
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Secretary
Liz Etchells (GDMLI '24)
Dentons Davis Brown
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Treasurer
Michelle Hutson (GDMLI '22)
BCC Advisers
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Treasurer-Elect
Katie Lensch (GDMLI '24)
Community State Bank
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Youth Leadership Initiative Chair
Gregory Lin (GDMLI '21)
Drake University
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Youth Leadership Initiative Chair-Elect
Jodi Allen (CC '22)
Iowa Credit Union League
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Youth Leadership Initiative Student Representative
Henry Groos (YLI '23)
Norwalk High School
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Youth Leadership Initiative Student Representative
Violet Montgomery (YLI '23)
Waukee Northwest High School
Ambassadors
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Ambassador-Past Board Chair
Jenna Siberz (GDMLI '19)
KPMG LLP
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Ambassador-Past Alumni Committee Chair
Jennifer Moseley (GDMLI '19)
Turner Construction
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Ambassador-Past Development Chair
AJ Wolfe (GDMLI '18)
Terracon
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Ambassador-Past Greater Des Moines Youth Leadership Committee Chair
Joe Benesh (GDMLI '21)
The Ingenuity Company
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Ambassador-Past Greater Des Moines Youth Leadership Committee Chair
Michaela Devaney Lowe (GDMLI '21)
Food Bank of Iowa
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Ambassador-Past Secretary
Stephanie Cassady (GDMLI '20)
EveryStep
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Ambassador-Past Treasurer
Scott Gillespie (GDMLI '18)
Iowa Select Farms L.L.P.
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Ambassador-Past Youth Leadership Initiative Chair
Jane Jeffries (CC '20)
Community Youth Concepts
Staff
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Executive Director
Amy Jennings (GDMLI '07)
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Learning and Programs Director
Ryan Kowlessar (GDMLI '24)
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Intern
Claire Bissmeyer (YLI '20)