2008 Governing Board |
Lynnae Hentzen - Executive Director, Co-Founder
Born and raised in Iowa, Lynnae attended college in Denver and the Philippines followed by a journey through S.E. Asia and Europe before finishing her B.A. in sociology at Iowa State University and earning an M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago. She spent ten years in Chicago as an educator/analyst for the Illinois Supreme Court and business analyst for various organizations in the metro area. In addition to COSC, she serves on the Mayor’s Energy and Environment Task Force, Board of Director’s for the Home Recycling Exchange, Advisor to the Iowa Chapter of the United States Green Building Council, and the Advisory Board for UNI’s Center for Energy & Environmental Education. Lynnae was the recipient of this year’s individual Environmental Stewardship award presented by Metro Waste Authority.
lynnae@icosc.com |
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Chaden Halfhill – Board President, Co-Founder
Chaden received his BFA degree in sculpture and architecture from Connecticut’s Wesleyan University. He founded Silent Rivers Design Build, a custom remodeling company, in 1993. Chaden sits on the board of the Remodeler’s Council of Greater Des Moines, and is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. He is the recipient of multiple Chrysalis awards for outstanding design, and received recognition by NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry) as National Contractor of the Year.
Chaden@icosc.com |
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Greg Moeller - Board Vice President
Greg joined Hubbell Homes in 2002 and serves as Field Operations Manager. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations, schedules, workflow, and budgets for all
Hubbell Homes construction. With over 30 years experience in the construction industry, Greg has led the construction of many notable projects such as a passive solar home and the Arthritis Foundation’s Universal Home. Most recently, Greg served as project lead for Iowa’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition home in Gladbrook, Iowa. Greg and his team completed the construction of this 3,500 square foot home in only 93 hours. “My priority is to provide a better quality of life for those I work with through process improvements and excellent communication during the building process.”
Greg received his BA from the University of Iowa and is a board member for the Center on Sustainable Communities.
Greg.moeller@hubbellrealty.com |
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Craig Hatler - Board Treasurer
Craig Hatler is the Des Moines, Iowa Branch Sales Manager for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. He received his degree in Finance from Iowa State University and has over 22 years of expierence in the finanical industry, 13 years of which are in mortgage banking. He is a member of the Wells Fargo Community Reinvestment Committee that focuses on fair lending policies and community outreach. Craig is also a former Board Member of the Des Moines Choral Society, a former Chairman of the Central Iowa March of Dimes Walk America Campaign, and a former camp counselor for the Amanda the Panda organization.
Craig.hatler@wellsfargo.com |
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Beth Hicks – Past Board President, Co-Founder
Beth is an environmental consultant with over 13 years experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. She worked in project and health/safety management positions for an environmental engineering firm; managed “Buy Recycled” and industrial waste audit programs for the Iowa DNR, and served as board president and employee for a Wisconsin recycling non-profit. She is currently the Director of Advancement Services for Keep Iowa Beautiful and is a free-lance writer and consultant on sustainable building issues. Beth@icosc.com |
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Mark Abendroth - Board Member
Mark U. Abendroth co-founded the law firm of Abendroth and Russell, P.C. in 1988, where he focuses his practice primarily in the areas of real estate and retail and commercial collections. He is a graduate of Drake University (BS 1976 JD 1979). He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, is admitted to the U.S. District Court for Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, and is a member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. He has an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney may receive. Mark is active in his church, Meredith Drive Reformed Church, where he most recently chaired the endowment committee. Mabendroth@arpclaw.com |
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Leisha Barcus - Board Member
Leisha Barcus serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation and manages the administrative operation of Bravo Greater Des Moines. She was previously self employed, providing project management and marketing expertise to a number of major Greater Des Moines clients.
Barcus has served as Executive Director of Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation, Vice President of Downtown Development for the Greater Des Moines Partnership, creator and first Director of Recycle Iowa, has over 10 years of business marketing experience working with national and international companies, and managed a retail and wholesale sales territory for Lever Brothers’ Household Products Division.
Barcus is a member of the City of Des Moines’ Planning and Zoning Commission; a member of the AMICI expresso Advisory Board; Transformational Leadership Class of 2002; Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, Class of 2000; Former member of the Rotary Club of Des Moines and Paul Harris Fellow.
Barcus is a 1984 graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
Barcus@desmoinesfoundation.org |
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Lance Henning - Board Member
Lance has nine years of low-income housing experience with Habitat for Humanity and currently serves as Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity’s Executive Director. Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity recently received the Des Moines Register’s 2006 Aurora Award for “outstanding contributions to the community”. He has overseen the growth and development of the Habitat ReStore, a building material re-use outlet recognized with the Clarence Jordan Award for Demonstrated Creativity & Innovation. His certificate in non-profit management was received from Duke University. Lance’s prior experience includes six years as an environmental consultant with Midwest Research Institute. Currently, he also serves on the Board of Directors for the Polk County Housing Continuum.
Lhenning@gdmhabitat.org |
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Joseph Jones - Board Member
Joseph Jones is the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Iowa Finance Authority, a self-supporting public agency established to develop and implement programs to assist low and moderate income Iowans to attain and maintain affordable housing. He was most recently the Senior Communications Specialist for the Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Prior to that, he was the Chief of Staff and Education Director for Creative Visions Human Development Institute, a non-profit organization targeting at-risk youth in central Iowa.
Joseph is a founding member and Chairman of the board of the Des Moines 20/30 Society, a young professionals’ philanthropy that raises money for non-profit organizations in central Iowa. He sits on the Board of Adjustment for the City of Windsor Heights and is an active Junior Achievement volunteer. Joseph also serves on his county, district, and state Central Committees for the Democratic Party. He is also an Alumni Council Member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders and was a member of its first-ever exchange delegation to India and Pakistan.
Joseph earned his BBA in economics from Loyola University New Orleans. He holds a Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership and Administration from Drake University where he has also completed all work toward a Masters of Public Administration.
He is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana.
Joseph.Jones@iowa.gov |
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Dennis Klein - Board Member
DKlein@idph.state.ia.us |
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Rick Leuthauser - Board Member
Rick Leuthauser is Manager of Energy Efficiency for MidAmerican Energy Company.
He is also a member of many organizations, including the board of directors of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, a non-profit organization supporting development and implementation of energy efficiency programs throughout the United States and Canada, the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and the Center on Sustainable Communities. He is a member of the Leadership Group for the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (NAPEE) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; a member of the NAPEE Advisory Group on monitoring and evaluation; a member of the Demand Response Coordinating Committee; a member of the Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP), a member of the E Source Demand-Side Management Executive Council, a member of the Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency, and a member of the American Marketing Association. Rick earned his BA and MBA degrees from the University of Iowa and has completed the Executive Management Program at the Sloan School of Management at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Raleuthauser@midamerican.com |
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Jenny McCoy - Board Member
Jenny McCoy is Director of Corporate and Publishing Group Communications for Meredith Corporation. In that capacity, she oversees activities related to employee communications, visitor relations, and partnerships between Meredith’s Publishing and Broadcasting Groups. Jenny also works with the corporate contributions committee, manages marketing-related projects for major Publishing Group clients, plans and executes Publishing Group events, creates board and other presentations, and writes speeches for Meredith executives.
Jennifer.mccoy@meredith.com |
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Cynthia O'Brien - Board Member
Cynthia O’Brien Associate AIA works at O'Brien Structures + Design an Interior Design firm with a commitment to sustainable design solutions. Cynthia received her Masters of Architecture degree from Iowa State University and her B.F.A. in Architectural Interior Design from Drake University. Ms. O’Brien’s focus is to raise the awareness of green building and sustainable design in the residential market.
Cobriendesign@aol.com |
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John Peak - Board Membe
John Peak, Jr. is the Managing Partner of Peak & Gerdes LLP Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors in West Des Monies Iowa. John graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) in Southern California and has been employed by two international CPA firms. John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA). He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, former Board Member of the Central Iowa Make a Wish Foundation and Coaches tackle football with the West Des Moines ‘Little Pro” Youth Football League. Jpeak@peakcpa.com |
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2007 Advisory Board |
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Kirk Brocker - Advisory Board Member
kbrocker100@msn.com
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Jeff Geerts - Advisory Board Member
jeff.geerts@dnr.state.ia.us
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Tom Hadden - Advisory Board Member
tha@mwatoday.com
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Joel Hirshberg - Advisory Board Member
joelh@greenbuildingsupply.com
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Linda Mason Hunter – Advisory Board Member
Linda Mason Hunter is a pioneer in the healthy home movement. Her 1989 book, The Healthy Home: An Attic-To-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living, was one of the first books on home ecology written for the layperson. A New York Times review calling it “a sort of Whole Earth Catalog for the home” propelled her into the national spotlight with appearances on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning, America,” CNN’s “Daybreak” and “Earth Watch.” She is also the author of Green Clean and Creating a Safe and Healthy Home.
hunterink@netins.net
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Kevin Lair - Advisory Board Member
klair@iastate.edu
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Bill McAnally - Advisory Board Member
mcanally@triton.iccc.cc.ia.us
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Mary Middleton – Advisory Board Member
Mary Middleton was Chief Executive Officer of The Atlas Companies, Inc., a company whose core business is making water-based coatings for hardwood floors. She is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law, and has a Master’s degree in Social Service Administration and Policy from the University of Chicago. Before law school, she spent six years in nonprofit management and fundraising at a Chicago social service agency. Mary is active at the board level in the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation.
mary.middleton@mchsi.com
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Kevin Nordmeyer – Advisory Board Member
Kevin, AIA, is a partner at RDG Planning and Design with an expertise is sustainable design. He is past president of AIA Iowa, current chair of the U.S. Green Building Council Iowa Chapter, a member of the executive committee of the Iowa Environmental Council. He lectures on sustainable design in the Department of Architecture at Iowa State University, and his work on the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities project, selected as a Top Ten Green Building in 2002 by the AIA.
knordmeyer@rdgusa.net
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Don Otto –Advisory Board Member
Don, owner of DPO Construction in Iowa City, has been building custom homes for over 25 years. Don built Iowa’s first five-star HERS-rated home in 1995 (Home Energy Rating System; and has received an Energy Value Housing award from NAHB (National Association of Home Builders), as well as Iowa’s Energy Leadership award. He serves on the board of IAEE (Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency) and is a board alumnus of EEBA (Energy and Environmental Building Association).
donotto@avalon.net
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Marc Richmond - Advisory Board Member
marc@practicaconsulting.com
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Brad Schulte - Advisory Board Member
(515) 987-3600 |
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David Vollmar - Advisory Board Member
davidv@desmoineshomebuilders.com
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Susan Webster - Board Member
susan.webster@coldwellbankermag.com
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Rob Whitehead - Board Member
rwhitehead@hlkb.com
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