Board Members
Homeward's Board of Directors is a diverse, passionate group of individuals united in the work to ensure that one day, everyone in Polk County will have a safe place to call home. Their leadership guides Homeward in creating a coordinated approach to ending homelessness by distributing funding, best practices, data, and training.
Rebecca Foster – Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency
Steve Havemann - St Vincent de Paul
Rusty Johnson – Community Advocate
Emma Cruthirds - Des Moines Police Department
Luke Lynch, Secretary - United Way of Central Iowa
Jennifer Miner – VA Central Iowa
Tony Montgomery, Treasurer – Federal Loan Home Bank of Des Moines
Dannie Patrick-Valentin– Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Dave Miglin- Local Elected Official
Joseph Jones- Local Elected Official
Marc Craig- Community Advocate
Amber Dakan- DART
Amy Landrigan- The Beacon
Taylor E. Petersen – EMC Insurance
Wanda Price - Community Advocate
Shelby Ridley – Primary Health Care
Alyson Simmons – Central Iowa Trauma Recovery Center
Annie Uetz, Chair – Polk County Behavioral Health and Disability Services
David Weidt – Polk County Conservation
Margaret Acosta Weirich, Vice-Chair – Iowa Legal Aid
Hannah Wieland - Unity Point Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Lyn Wilson – Des Moines Public Schools
Ehren Stover-Wright – Institute for Community Alliances
Travis Robinson- Polk County Behavioral Health and Disability Services