Board of Directors
Iowa Public Radio is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 18 Community Directors:
Alejandro Hernandez
Andrea Welchans
Ardis Kelley
Brian Waller
Chris Martin
Chuck Swanson
David Yepsen
Greg Schnirring
Helen Miller
Kaye Lozier
Kenneth G. Brown
Libby Jacobs
Lijun Chadima
Mark Nolte
Mary Rayburn
Nora Everett
Susan Brennan
Warren Madden
Meetings of the Iowa Public Radio Board of Directors and their committees are open to the public. Board meetings are held quarterly.
A copy of the agenda for the most recent Board of Directors' meeting can be found here.
Upcoming Board Meetings
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held no less frequently than once each calendar quarter, with the annual meeting held during October each year.
Meetings begin at 1:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
- Thursday, June 26, 2025 - Q2 2025 Board of Directors meeting - Community Colleges for Iowa, 855 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA
- Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 - Q3 2025 Board of Directors meeting - Location TBD
- Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 - Annual Board of Directors meeting - Community Colleges for Iowa, 855 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA
- Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. - Q4 2025 Board of Directors meeting - Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines C3 Center, Barry's Boardroom, 1910 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
Upcoming Committee Meetings
- Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Virtual
- Development Committee, 1:00 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 2:00 p.m.
- Governance Committee, 3:15 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 - Virtual
- Development Committee, 1:00 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 2:00 p.m.
- Governance Committee, 3:15 p.m.
- Monday, Sept. 8, 2025: Sounding Board Steering Committee, 2 p.m. - Virtual
- Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 - Virtual
- Development Committee, 1:00 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 2:00 p.m.
- Governance Committee, 3:15 p.m.
- Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 - Virtual
- Development Committee, 1:00 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 2:00 p.m.
- Governance Committee, 3:15 p.m.
Board Minutes
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Development Committee
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
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