Our Team

Meet the people who make Iowa Public Radio.

Executive & Senior Management

Myrna Johnson

Executive Director
Lynn Jones-Folsom

Director of Finance & Operations

Staff

Abi Masek

Membership Support
Alanna Byrnes

Membership Manager
Al Schares

Rust on the Dial Host
Andrea Hansen

Development Director
Anthony Scanga

Digital Music Producer
Ben Kieffer

River to River Host
Bob Dorr

Blue Avenue Host
Caitlin Troutman

Talk Show Producer
Cece Mitchell

Studio One Host
Charity Nebbe

Talk of Iowa Host
Chase Abner

Donor Relations Manager
Christina Nahas Nimry

Senior Account Executive
Cole Cook

Account Executive
Curt Snook

Choral Tradition Host
Dani Gehr

Talk Show Producer
Donna Wolk, SHRM-SCP

Human Resources Manager
Grant Gerlock

Assistant News Director
Iona Doster

Senior Development Officer
Isabella Luu

Central Iowa Reporter
Jacqueline Halbloom

Classical Music Host
James Kelley

Eastern Iowa Reporter
James McLaughlin

IT Specialist
Jason Burns

Operations & Facilities Manager
Jim Davies

Radio Broadcast Engineer
John Pemble

Technical Producer, News
John Wanamaker

All Things Considered Host
Jon Petersen

Senior Account Executive
Jordan Bahnsen

Marketing Manager
Joshua Kraling

IT Manager
Josie Fischels

Arts & Culture Reporter
Kamil Qureshi

Radio Broadcast Engineer
Katarina Sostaric

State Government Reporter
Katherine Perkins

Executive Producer of Talk Shows & Program Director News & Talk
Keaton Scovel-Willett

Engineering Operations Manager
Kevin Rotz

Radio Broadcast Engineer
Lance Coon

Radio Broadcast Engineer
Lucia Cheng

News Fellow
Lucius Pham

Video Production Manager & Studio One Host
Madeleine Charis King

Newsletter Product Manager
Mallory Schmitz

Digital Communications Coordinator
Marcia Lehman

Accounting Specialist
Mark Maddy

Development Analyst
Mark Simmet

Senior Music Producer
Matt Sieren

Director of Digital and Music Content
Meghan McKinney

Morning Edition Host
Meghan Polk

Donor Relations Manager
Michael Leland

News Director
Molly McWilson

Accounting Manager
Natalie Dunlap

Digital Talk Show Producer
Natalie Krebs

Health Reporter
Nick Brincks

Broadcast Operations Specialist
Nicole Baxter

Digital News Producer
Nicole Grundmeier

Senior Content Editor, The Midwest Newsroom
Phil Maass

Technical Producer
Rachel Cramer

Harvest Public Media Reporter
Sam Fuson

Finance & Operations Accountant
Samantha McIntosh

Talk Show Producer
Sean McClain

Broadcast Operations Specialist and Studio One Host
Sheila Brummer

Western Iowa Reporter
Steve Cooper

Broadcast Operations Specialist
Steve Schaffner

Sponsorship Coordinator
Tony Dehner

Senior Music Producer
Tony Sarabia

Midday Host
Tressa Glass

Studio One Host
Troy Vogel

Development Operations Manager