Find a list of residents who are part of the various Adams County boards and commissions.
The Adams County Board of Supervisors is always looking for citizens to serve on the County's Boards and Commissions. Interested citizens should reach out to current Board of Supervisors members or to the Auditor's office.
Board of Health
Five members appointed to three-year terms, appointed by the Adams County Board of Supervisors.
Maria Fuller, Chair
Term Ends: 12/31/26
Term Length: 3 Years
Rosie Bissell
Term Ends: 12/31/26
Term Length: 3 Years
Stephen Gruba
Term Ends: 12/31/25
Term Length: 3 Years
Lindsey Hogan
Term Ends: 12/31/24
Term Length: 3 Years
Diane Shipley
Term Ends: 12/31/25
Term Length: 3 Years
Board of Review
The County Board of Review members are appointed by the Conference Board for terms of six years. The Board of Review shall meet during the month of May for regular session.
Terry Evans
Term Ends: 12/31/26
Term Length: 6 Years
Judy Loonan
Term Ends: 12/31/24
Term Length: 6 Years
Maury Moore
Term Ends: 12/31/28
Term Length: 6 Years
Martin Olive
Term Ends: 12/31/27
Term Length: 6 Years
Greg Sackett
Term Ends: 12/31/25
Term Length: 6 Years
Civil Service Commission
Code 341 A.2 - Six-year Terms
Patricia Getter, Board of Supervisors Appointee
Term Ends: 6/30/24
Term Length: 6 Years
Mike Grundman, County Attorney Appointee
Term Ends: 6/30/26
Term Length: 6 Years
Bill Lyddon, Board of Supervisors Appointee
Term Ends: 6/30/28
Term Length: 6 Years
Commission of Veterans Affairs
All members appointed to three-year terms. The Board of Supervisors (re)appoints a member on July 1 of each year.
David Mullen, Chair
Term Ends: 6/30/27
Term Length: 3 Years
Ben Mullen, Secretary
Term Ends: 6/30/26
Term Length: 3 Years
Cliff Mann
Term Ends: 6/30/25
Term Length: 3 Years
Compensation Board
Four-year terms
Kristi Drake Supervisors
Term Ends: 6/30/25
Term Length: 4 Years
Sandi Lammers Auditor
Term Ends: 6/30/25
Term Length: 4 Years
Judy Loonan Treasurer
Term Ends: 6/30/27
Term Length: 4 Years
Jamie McManis Attorney
Term Ends: 6/30/27
Term Length: 4 Years
Wayne Page Sheriff
Term Ends: 6/30/27
Term Length: 4 Years
Julia Paul Recorder
Term Ends: 6/30/27
Term Length: 4 Years
Jerry Peckham Supervisors
Term Ends: 6/30/25
Term Length: 4 Years
Condemnation Board
The Adams County Board of Supervisors chose the following persons to serve on the Condemnation Board: REAL ESTATE DEALERS “Real Estate-Salespersons or Brokers”, LOAN OFFICERS & BANKERS “Knowledge of…”, AGRICULTURE OWNERS “Owners/Operators of Ag…”, CITY PROPERTY OWNERS "Owners… of City"
Carson Cline Knowledge of Property Value-Bankers, Auctioneers, Appraisers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Burton Heaton Knowledge of Property Value-Bankers, Auctioneers, Appraisers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Jim Heaton Knowledge of Property Value-Bankers, Auctioneers, Appraisers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Kelly Herring Knowledge of Property Value-Bankers, Auctioneers, Appraisers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Julia Paul Knowledge of Property Value-Bankers, Auctioneers, Appraisers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Jim Amdor Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Lowell Evans Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Michael Fourez Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Judy Loonan Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Janice Shepherd Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Kyle Shipley Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Dick Blazek Owners-City and Town Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Jerry Getter Owners-City and Town Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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John Greenlee Owners-City and Town Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Pat Shipley Owners-City and Town Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Nicci Tucker Owners-City and Town Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Beth Waddle Owners-City and Town Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Logan Carlson Real Estate-Salespersons or Brokers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Ed Drake Real Estate-Salespersons or Brokers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Jamie McManis Real Estate-Salespersons or Brokers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Casey Roberts Real Estate-Salespersons or Brokers Committee
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Conference Board
The Conference Board for 2022 consists of: The mayors of all incorporated towns within the county, one member of the school board of each school district within the county, and The Adams County Board of Supervisors.
Scott Akin Board of Supervisors
Howard Anderson School Board Corning
Bobbi Baker-Maynes Board of Supervisors
John Gebbie, Mayor Carbon
Don Gee School Board Creston
Chris Gilbert, Mayor Corning
Tony Hardisty Board of Supervisors
Open Position School Board Lenox
Leland Shipley School Board Villisca
Leland Shipley Board of Supervisors
Patricia Shipley, Mayor Nodaway
Chris Standley Board of Supervisors
Lisa Wilkinson, Mayor Prescott
Conservation Board
Five members appointed to five-year terms
Douglas Birt
712-621-0177
Term Ends: 1/1/26
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LuAnne Brown
712-370-6215
Term Ends: 1/3/28
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Marnie Cline
641-344-5345
Term Ends: 1/4/27
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Kyle Shipley
712-621-5122
Term Ends: 1/1/29
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Rob Tucker
712-621-5279
Term Ends: 1/1/25
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Crossroads Mental Heath Board
One county supervisor from Adams County is appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The other individual is an Adams County resident appointed by the Crossroads Mental Health Board. The Board meets on the 4th Monday of each month.
Betsy Akin
Bobbi Maynes
Emergency Management Commission
Scott Akin, Adams County Board of Supervisors
Term Ends: 1/2/24
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John Gebbie, City of Carbon, Mayor
Term Ends: 1/2/24
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Chris Gilbert, City of Corning, Mayor
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Alan Johannes, Sheriff Adams County
Term Ends: 1/2/24
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Pat Shipley, City of Nodaway, Mayor
Term Ends: 1/2/24
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Lisa Wilkinson, City of Prescott, Mayor
Term Ends: 1/2/24
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Examining Board
The Conference Board appoints the Examining Board. Members are appointed to six-year staggered terms.
Open Mayors
Term Ends: 12/31/26
Term Length: 6 Years
Tony Douglas School Boards
Term Ends: 12/31/24
Term Length: 6 Years
Tonya Green Supervisors
Term Ends: 12/31/28
Term Length: 6 Years
Historic Preservation Commission
Saundra Clem Leininger, Chair
515-868-1415
Term Ends: 12/31/25
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Nancy Carmichael, Vice Chair
712-621-3265
Term Ends: 12/31/25
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Linda Newsome, Secretary
402.618.9546
Term Ends: 12/31/24
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Dick Blazek
319-321-0973
Term Ends: 12/31/25
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Jon Brokaw
630-453-7734
Term Ends: 12/31/24
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Mike Cormack
515.490.4506
Term Ends: 12/31/25
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Marti Gebbie
360.250.2054
Term Ends: 12/31/24
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Roger Hull
641.322.4859
Term Ends: 12/31/24
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Jim Reynolds
641-202-1631
Term Ends: 12/31/25
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Linda Sargent
361-563-6734
Term Ends: 12/31/24
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Raelynne Risser
641-322-5229
Human Services Board
Term ending January 2, 2023
Jeanne Birt
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Nicci Tucker
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Kathy West
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission
Three members appointed by the Board of Supervisors; Judge appointed by the Bar 2021-2026
Judge Dustria Relph
Anita Mittag
Wayne Rychnovsky
Rob Tucker
Medical Examiner
Appointed by the Board of Supervisors for a one-year term.
Steven Freeman, MD, Medical Examiner
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Stephen Gruba, MD, Assistant Medical Examiner
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Lisa Brown, Medical Examiner Investigator
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Bili Vavra, Medical Examiner Investigator Assistant
Term Ends: 1/2/25
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Project Board
3-year terms – private sector 1 year
Scott Akin Supervisor
Chris Gilbert City of Corning
Larry Kester Private Sector
Wayne Pantini
Gary Poen City of Nodaway
Raelynne Riser Private Sector
Lisa Wilkinson City of Prescott
Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority
Appointed by Board of Supervisors for three-year term
Marilea Mullen
Term Ends: 3/31/24
Term Length: 3 Years
Southern Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Board
SIRC&D is overseen by a board of volunteer directors comprised of retired and active county supervisors and soil and water commissioners from the SIRC&D counties. Board of Directors’ Meetings are held monthly.
Robert Lundquist, Chairperson Member-At-Large
Dennis Brown, Vice Chairperson Union County
Vacant Adair County
Chris Standley, Secretary Adams County
Steve Knapp, Treasurer Ringgold County
Vacant Position Clarke County
Josh Waske, Member-At-Large
Kim Watson Taylor County
Sam Wengryn Decatur County
Veterans’ Affairs Commission
Cliff Mann, Chairman
Ben Mullen, Secretary
David Mullen, Member
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Five-year staggered terms
Elaine Calkins
Term Ends: 12/31/27
Term Length: 5 Years
Mike Cline
Term Ends: 12/31/24
Term Length: 5 Years
Kristy Drake
Term Ends: 12/31/25
Term Length: 5 Years
Kyle Shipley
Term Ends: 12/31/26
Term Length: 5 Years
William Snyder
Term Ends: 12/31/28
Term Length: 5 Years
Zoning Commission
Two-year terms. five members appointed by the Adams County Board of Supervisors with the following terms.
