partnership staff

Greater Des Moines Partnership Staff List

The Greater Des Moines Partnership strives to make our community the best place it can be. Every member of our staff works hard to meet this goal. For questions or comments on any Greater Des Moines Partnership project, call (515) 286-4950 or email [email protected] or fill out the Contact Form below.

Name	Position	Phone
Jay Byers	Chief Executive Officer	286-4963
Gene Meyer	President	286-4917
Marlena Bandurski	Manager of Research, Economic Development	286-4953
Beth Barker	Receptionist	286-4950
Shelley Baugh	Web & Publications Manager, Communications and Marketing	286-4966
Holly Baumgartel	Graphic Designer, Communications and Marketing	286-4909
Mary Bontrager	Executive Vice President, Workforce Development/Education	286-4957
Pam Bull	IT Systems Support/HR Administrator	286-4975
Ryan Carroll	Project Manager & International Trade Manager, Economic Development	286-4998
Mike Colwell	Executive Director, Business Innovation Zone	286-4915
Stacy Cox	Accountant	286-4930
Kim Fankhauser	Coordinator, Economic Development	286-4929
Meg Fitz	Senior Vice President, Regional Business Development	286-4934
Carmella Heckard	Executive Assistant to the President	286-4943
Matt Hinch	Senior Vice President of Government Relations	286-4912
Kirk Irwin	Chief Administrative Officer	286-4955
Amy Jennings	Executive Director, Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute	286-4980
Katie JohnsonMartin	Project Coordinator, Public Policy, Workforce Dev./Edu., Reg. Business	286-4913
Stacie LoVan	Project Director, Economic Development	286-4971
David Maahs	Executive Vice President, Economic Development	286-4958
Jessica Maldonado	Program Manager, Public Policy, Workforce Dev./Edu., Reg. Business	286-4924
Susan Ramsey	Senior Vice President, Communications and Marketing	286-4954
Nathan Ritz	Diversity/Workforce Development Director	286-4937
Susan Strome	Executive Assistant to the President and CEO	286-4933
Mike Swesey	Business Recruitment Director, Economic Development	286-4997
Kari Tindall	Director of Media & Marketing for Economic Development	286-4947
Martha Willits	Executive Campaign Consultant	286-4979
Gretchen Westdal	Project Coordinator, Communications and Marketing	286-4972

Downtown Community Alliance

The Downtown Community Alliance strives to develop and achieve a shared vision for the future of downtown Des Moines by providing leadership, initiative and advocacy, while building partnerships and achieving shared solutions.

Name	Position	Phone
Glenn Lyons	President and CEO	286-4932
Barb Andersen	Public Transporation Planning & Policy Manager	286-4969
Amy Baker	Director of Marketing and Public Relations	286-4919
Kelly Foss	Director of Downtown Farmers’ Market	286-4928
Beth Johnson	Team Leader/Production Manager of Downtown Events	286-4946
Stephen King	Executive Director of Des Moines Arts Festival	286-4927
Pam Kulik	Neighborhood Development Officer	286-4938
Tim Leach	Director of Economic Development	286-4944
Amy Lego	Executive Director of Operation Downtown	286-4962
Sarah Murphy	Program Manager of Downtown Events	286-4996
Maggie Pforts	Program Manager of Downtown Events	286-4949
Lydia Van Der Beek	Program Manager Downtown Farmers’ Market	286-4911
Amy Yost	Community Relations Manager	286-4906

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