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- Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Iowa State University, Vice President of the Alpha Delta Pi Corporation Board. 2026.
- Polk County Agricultural Extension Council, serving Polk, Warren and Dallas Counties. Secretary of the Board. Elected to office in 2004; reelected in 2010 for another four-year term. Served as Chair of the Board of Directors in 2012.
- Increased the participation in 4-H by 14% in Polk County.
- Created long term planning for Dallas County to have its own free-standing extension office due to the rapid growth in the county.
- Iowa State University Alumni Association-Honors & Awards Committee 2003-2008
- Member of the United States Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Panel 2000-2008, selecting research to defeat breast cancer.
- Broke ground to build the first, original Ronald McDonald House in Iowa, the 26th Ronald House in the world
- Raised funds; interacted with corporate donors; then burned the mortgage on the $500,000 house five years later.
- Served as President of the Children’s Oncology Services of Iowa for two years. Set up a permanent endowment fund during that time; managed all corporate assets for the nonprofit organization. The Ronald McDonald House has now served the central Iowa community for 45 years.
- Served as First Lady Christie Vilsack’s Advisor, raising over $250,000 through the First Lady Teas to benefit the restoration of the children’s room at Terrace Hill, Iowa’s Governor’s Mansion.
- Served on the Lt. Governor’s Committee to Celebrate the 75h Anniversary of Women and the Vote.
- Served two, three-year terms on the Terrace Hill Society Board of Governors.
- Served on the Human Rights Commission, Polk County
- The Des Moines Symphony Millenium Gala Committee-1999
