Leadership
We are your statewide public television network. We provide quality, innovative media and services that educate, inform, enrich and inspire Iowans.
Iowa PBS Leadership
Andrew Batt
Executive Director and General Manager
andrewb@iowapbs.org
Ken Harrison
Director of Educational Services
ken.harrison@iowapbs.org
Susan Ramsey
Director of Communications
susan.ramsey@iowapbs.org
Taylor Shore
Director of Emerging Media
taylor.shore@iowapbs.org
Michelle Wendel
Director of Administration and Finance
michelle.wendel@iowapbs.org
Brian Zittlau
Director of Engineering and Technology
brian.zittlau@iowapbs.org
Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
Courtney Maxwell Greene
President
Windsor Heights
Angie Anderson
Vice President
Cherokee
Brooke Axiotis
Board Member
Des Moines
Robert Cramer
Board Member
Adel
Kevin Fangman
Board Member
Des Moines
Jason Giles
Board Member
Urbandale
Kevin W. Krause
Board Member
West Des Moines
Bruce McKee
Board Member
Mason City
Gary Steinke
Board Member
Des Moines
Iowa PBS Foundation Board of Directors
Rob Hilbert
Foundation President
Urbandale
Kathleen Zehr
Chair
Des Moines
Myrna Ver Ploeg
Vice Chair
Newton
Susan McDermott
Secretary
Cedar Rapids
John Sorensen
Treasurer
West Des Moines
Kevin W. Krause
Past Chair
West Des Moines
Kip Albertson
Board Member
Des Moines
Kelly R. Baier
Board Member
Cedar Rapids
Angela Conrad
Board Member
Waterloo
Dan De Cook
Board Member
Pella
Tim Hoskins
Board Member
West Des Moines
Toby Joseph
Board Member
West Des Moines
Mary Kramer
Board Member
West Des Moines
Paulina Mena
Board Member
Pella
Stephanie Mendenhall
Board Member
Garden Grove
Chuck Smith
Board Member
Council Bluffs
Steve Sukup
Board Member
Clear Lake
Bill Tubbs
Board Member
Eldridge
Cathie Whiteside
Board Member
Moline
Barbara Wilkerson
Board Member
Spencer
Board Meetings
It is the policy of Iowa PBS that meetings of its Board of Directors and Board committees are generally open to the public, although certain meetings or portions of meetings may be closed to address confidential or proprietary matters.