Advisory Board
- Advise the SAI Executive Director concerning activities, projects, and needs of IASC.
- Stimulate the study issues and concerns of students council (senate) programs.
- Serve as a discussion group concerning the fall and spring conferences and for problems affecting IASC.
- Serve as the selection committee concerning advisor of the year, administrator of the year, honor council, state officers, and Region 5 representatives to the NASC Executive Board.
- As individuals, serve as a resource person to local student council (senate) organizations and carry on the general business of the IASC.
2023-2024 IASC Advisory Board Members
Adult Members
Kim Gile, Co-Executive Director
Oskaloosa High School
gilek@oskycsd.org
Chad Elsberry, Co-Executive Director, IHSAA
celsberry@iahsaa.org
Janet Young, Assistant Executive Director
JanetYoung5719@gmail.com
Lee White, Treasurer, Dec. 2024
East Buchanan HS
lwhite@east-buc.k12.ia.us
Gary Clark – gclark51@yahoo.com
bruce.maffit@gmail.com
Michelle Hill, Webmaster
webmaster@iowastudentcouncils.org
Student Members
*Ava Ridenour, Officer at Large – elect 2024
Oskaloosa High School
ridenour.ava@oskyschools.us
Isaac Vosburg, 1st Vice-president elect 2025
Hampton Dumont CAL HS
isaactvosburg@gmail.com
Sofia Ahari – Mason City HS – elect 2026
sahari26@masoncityschools.org
Kate Bechtel – Lake Mills HS – elect 2026
kate.bechtel@lake-mills.org
Kimberly Terpstra – Oskaloosa HS – elect 2026
District Officers
Central District
Claire Nefzger, 2025
North Polk HS
cnefzger2025@northpolk.org
Liz Huether, Advisor 2025
North Polk HS
liz.huether@northpolk.org
*Emma Tannenbaum, 2026
West Des Moines Valley HS
et43828@wdmcs.org
*Callie Kane, Advisor 2026
West Des Moines Valley HS
kanec@wdmcs.org
Northwest
Tayzun James, 2025
MVAOCOU HS
tjames25@mvaoschool.org
*Rhiya Bunce, 2026
Sioux City East HS
buncerhiya@gmail.com
*Shawn Ferry, Advisor, 2026
Sioux City East HS
ferrys@live.
Southwest
Lucas Obert, 2025
Coon Rapids- Bayard HS
lucas.obert@outlook.com
Marissa Wiskus, Advisor 2025
Coon Rapids-Bayard HS
marissa.wiskus@crbcrusaders.org
Tiffany Jones, Advisor 2025
Coon Rapids-Bayard HS
tiffany.jones@crbcrusaders.org
*Grant Petersen, 2026
Harlan HS
gpetersen@hcsdcyclones.com
*Jaden Van Der Berg, Advisor 2026
Harlan HS
jaden.vanderberg@
Southeast
Ethan Huffman, 2025
Ft. Madison HS
et_huffman639@students.fmcsd.org
Zach Russell, Advisor 2025
Ft. Madison HS
zach.russell@fmcsd.org
*Gabriella Stropes, 2026
Oskaloosa HS
stropes.gabriella@
Jodi Steinlage, Advisor 2026
Oskaloosa HS
steinlagej@oskycsd.org
Northeast
*Kaitlyn Thangaraj, 2026
Mason City HS
kthangaraj26@
Laura Grommesh, Advisor 2026
Mason City HS
lgrommesh@masoncityschools.org