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​
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Steve Havemann - St Vincent de Paul
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Rusty Johnson – Community Advocate ​​
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Emma Cruthirds - Des Moines Police Department
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Luke Lynch, Secretary - United Way of Central Iowa
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Jennifer Miner – VA Central Iowa
Tony Montgomery, Treasurer – Federal Loan Home Bank of Des Moines​
Dannie Patrick-Valentin– Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines​
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Dave Miglin- Local Elected Official
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Joseph Jones- Local Elected Official
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Marc Craig- Community Advocate
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Amy Landrigan- The Beacon
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​Taylor E. Petersen – EMC Insurance​
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Wanda Price - Community Advocate
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Shelby Ridley – Primary Health Care
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Alyson Simmons – Central Iowa Trauma Recovery Center
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Annie Uetz, Chair – Polk County Behavioral Health and Disability Services
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David Weidt – Polk County Conservation
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Margaret Acosta Weirich, Vice-Chair – Iowa Legal Aid
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Hannah Wieland - Unity Point Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
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Lyn Wilson – Des Moines Public Schools
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Ehren Stover-Wright – Institute for Community Alliances
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Travis Robinson- Polk County Behavioral Health and Disability Services