College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Staff Council

People

Your 2023-2024 CALS Staff Council Representatives

Council Officers

Nathan Dobbels
- President
- Academic Advisor II
ndobbels@iastate.edu
Sherry Hoyer
- Communications Officer
- At-large position
- Communications Specialist II
shoyer@iastate.edu
Michael Kaiser
- President-elect
- Recognition and Awards Committee Chair
- Research Scientist II
mgkaiser@iastate.edu
Karla Long
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee Chair
- Accountant II
kylong@iastate.edu
Lesa Vold
- Secretary
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee
- Program Manager & Communications Specialist
lvold@iastate.edu

Ag & Biosystems Engineering

Ario Kordestani
- Professional Development and Mentoring Committee
- Engineer III
ariokord@iastate.edu
Camille Schroeder
- Professional Development and Mentoring Committee
- Business & Programs Manager
camilles@iastate.edu

Ag Education & Studies

Nathan Dobbels
- President
- Academic Advisor II
ndobbels@iastate.edu

Agronomy

Heidi Ackerman
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee
- Academic Advisor II
heidia@iastate.edu
Roger Hintz
- Recognition and Awards Committee
- Research Scientist III
rhintz@iastate.edu

Animal Science

Michael Kaiser
- President-elect
- Recognition and Awards Committee Chair
- Research Scientist II
mgkaiser@iastate.edu
Joel Rybolt
- Professional Development and Mentoring Committee
- Systems Analyst III
jrybolt@iastate.edu

CALS Administration

Michael Boyd
- ISU P&S Council Liaison
- Student Services Specialist III
mboyd@iastate.edu
Darwin Campbell
- Recognition and Awards Committee
- Data Analyst III
darwin@iastate.edu
Katy Heineman
- Recognition and Awards Committee
- Student Services Specialist II
katyh@iastate.edu

CALS Centers & Institutes

Lesa Vold
- Secretary
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee
- Program Manager & Communications Specialist
lvold@iastate.edu

CALS Extension

Elizabeth Danielson
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Specialist III
betsydan@iastate.edu
Kelvin Leibold
- Professional Development and Mentoring Committee
- Farm Management Specialist
kleibold@iastate.edu

CALS Research & Demonstration Farms

Zack Koopman
- Agricultural Specialist II
zkoopman@iastate.edu

Economics

Diane Fisher
- Networking and Social Events Committee
- Student Services Specialist I
dmfisher@iastate.edu

Food Science & Human Nutrition

Karla Long
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee Chair
- Accountant II
kylong@iastate.edu

Genetics, Development & Cell Biology

Danise Jones
- Networking and Social Events Committee
- Graduate Student Services Specialist II
danisej@iastate.edu

Horticulture

Aaron Steil
- Professional Development and Mentoring Committee
- Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist
ajsteil@iastate.edu

Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Chase Olsen
- Networking and Social Events Committee
- Student Services Specialist I
cmolsen@iastate.edu
Sandra Schroeder
- Networking and Social Events Committee
- Administrative Assistant II
sandras2@iastate.edu

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology

Sandee Bodholdt
- Networking and Social Events Committee
- Budget and Finance Specialist II
sandee@iastate.edu
Adam Sisson
- Professional Development and Mentoring Committee
- Industry Extension Specialist III
ajsisson@iastate.edu

Statistics

Kathy Kiesling
- Networking and Social Events Committee
- Administrative Assistant II
kiesling@iastate.edu