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.
Amber Dakan – DART
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Rebecca Foster – Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency
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Lorna Garcia, Secretary – Des Moines Police Department​
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Steve Havemann - St Vincent de Paul
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Rusty Johnson – Community Advocate
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Lori Jensen – Children and Families of Iowa
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Amber Lewis – City of Des Moines
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Luke Lynch - United Way of Central Iowa
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Jennifer Miner – VA Central Iowa
Tony Montgomery, Treasurer – Federal Loan Home Bank of Des Moines
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Stephaney Moody - Faith Community, DMPD Chaplain
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Dannie Patrick-Valentin– Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines​
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Taylor E. Petersen – EMC Insurance​
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Wanda Price - Anawim Hounsing
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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