Student Experience
Focus: Ensure a successful student experience (academic, student life, co-curricular, etc.)
- Co-chair Steve Mickelson, chair, agricultural and bioystems engineering
- Co-chair Rachel Wagner, associate director, residence department
- Daniel Breitbarth, senior, business economics
- Corly Brooke, emeritus professor, human development and family studies
- Carole Custer, director, university marketing
- Aaron Delashmutt, associate director, public safety
- Juan Duchimaza, graduate student, chemistry
- Chrishelda Green, senior, child, adult and family services
- Martino Harmon, associate vice president, student affairs
- Volker Hegelheimer, professor, English
- Jane Jacobson, director of student enrollment, advising and career services, Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Craig Ogilvie, Morrill Professor, physics; and assistant dean, Graduate College
- Yvette Rodriguez, graduate student, education
- Kevin Schalinske, professor, food science and human nutrition
- Ruben Sondjaja, junior, accounting
- Cameron Thomson, junior, environmental science
- Darin Wohlgemuth, assistant vice president for financial planning and budgets
Research Profile
Focus: Enhance the university’s research profile.
- Co-chair Beate Schmittmann, dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Co-chair Kan Wang, professor, agronomy
- Amy Andreotti, professor, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology
- Julia Badenhope, professor, landscape architecture
- Lora-Leigh Chrystal, director, Program for Women in Science and Engineering
- Nathan Davis, graduate student, food science and human nutrition
- Harrison Inefuku, coordinator and librarian, university library
- Michael Kimber, associate professor, biomedical sciences
- Wolfgang Kliemann, associate vice president for research
- Cathy Kling, Distinguished Professor, economics
- Lisa Leiden, director, Office of Responsible Research
- Balaji Narasimhan, professor, chemical and biological engineering
- Adam Schwartz, director, U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory
- Misty Spencer, graduate student, education
- Qijing Zhang, associate dean, veterinary medicine
Economic Development and Service to Iowa
Focus: Support state and regional economic development while serving all Iowans.
- Co-chair Mike Crum, vice president for economic development and business engagement
- Co-chair Himar Hernandez, community development specialist, extension and outreach
- Fred Buie, president, Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Company
- John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, program leader, 4-H youth development
- Dan Culhane, president and CEO, Ames Economic Development Commission
- Sandy Ehrig, economic development administrator, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
- Hillary Kletscher, graduate student, business administration
- Lisa Lorenzen, executive director, ISU Research Foundation
- Micheal Owen, University Professor, agronomy
- Pamela Russenberger, program director, Center for Industrial Research and Service
- Debra Sellers, human sciences director, extension and outreach
- Ross Wilburn, diversity officer, extension and outreach
- Brent Willett, executive director, Cultivation Corridor
- Barb Wollan, field specialist, human sciences
- Steven Zumbach, attorney, Belin McCormick
Campus Environment
Focus: Ensure a welcoming, safe, and inclusive campus environment.
- Co-chair Theressa Cooper, assistant dean for diversity, Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Co-chair Kenyatta Shamburger, director, multicultural student affairs
- Maria Alcivar, graduate student, human development and family studies
- Daniel Buhr, adjunct assistant professor, naval science
- Jacob Cummings, program coordinator, Equal Opportunity Office
- Carolyn Duven, residence hall coordinator, residence department
- Michael Giles, director, recreation services
- David Inyang, assistant vice president for environmental health and safety
- Carrie Jacobs, associate director, public safety
- Audrey Kennis, multicultural liaison officer, Design
- Lisa Larson, professor, psychology
- Som Mongtin, assistant director, women's center
- Parker Neid, senior, supply chain management
- Arvid Osterberg, University Professor, architecture
- Nicci Port, administrative specialist, Human Sciences
- Raj Raman, professor, agricultural and biosystems engineering
- Javier Vela-Becerra, associate professor, chemistry
Infrastructure Enablers
Focus: Aspects of the campus infrastructure that cut across the university (for example, facilities, computer networks, environmental health and safety, transportation).
- Co-chair Robert Currie, director of facilities services, facilities planning and management
- Co-chair Amanda Fales-Williams, associate professor, veterinary pathology
- Hamad Abbas, senior, political science
- Roger Graden, associate director, residence department
- Annette Hacker, news service director, University Relations
- Arne Hallam, associate dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Logan Halverson, senior, forestry
- Matthew Harvey, graduate student, industrial and agricultural technology
- Christine King, associate dean, university library
- Kris Koerner, program coordinator, facilities planning and management
- Sheri Kyras, director of transit, CyRide
- Jennifer Lohrbach, director of services networks and communications, information technology
- Merry Rankin, director, sustainability office
- James Reecy, professor, biotechnology
- Jennifer Ross, manager of food services, ISU Dining
Additional Creative Opportunities
Focus: Capture creative, out-of-box ideas broadly related to the other five subcommittees. Look for ideas that might be missed in the more structured processes of the other strategic planning subcommittees.
- Co-chair Keith Robinder, associate dean of students
- Co-chair Marlene Strathe, director, School of Education
- Lawrence Cunningham, CEO, ISU Daily
- Daniel Gavin, junior, history
- Caroline Hayes, professor and chair, mechanical engineering
- Cara Heiden, governor, ISU Foundation
- Suzanne Hendrich, University Professor, food science and human nutrition
- Dong Huanjiao, graduate student, apparel, events and hospitality management
- Jeffery Johnson, president and CEO, alumni association
- Letitia Kenemer, art programs coordinator, Memorial Union
- David Kingland, CEO and board of directors chair, Kingland Systems Corporation
- Tera Lawson, program coordinator, School of Education
- Emma Molls, research and instruction services librarian, university library
- Julie Nuter, vice president, university human resources
- Lori Stone, associate professor, interior design
- Stacey Weber-Feve, associate professor, world languagues and cultures
