
Leadership
We are your statewide public television network. We provide quality, innovative media and services that educate, inform, enrich and inspire Iowans.
Iowa PBS Leadership

Molly M. Phillips
Executive Director and General Manager
molly@iowapbs.org

Andrew Batt
Director of Programming and Production
andrewb@iowapbs.org

Ken Harrison
Director of Educational Services
ken.harrison@iowapbs.org

Susan Ramsey
Director of Communications
susan.ramsey@iowapbs.org

Taylor Shore
Director of Emerging Media
taylor.shore@iowapbs.org

Michelle Wendel
Director of Administration and Finance
michelle.wendel@iowapbs.org

Brian Zittlau
Director of Engineering and Technology
brian.zittlau@iowapbs.org
Iowa Public Broadcasting Board

Courtney Maxwell Greene
President
Pleasant Hill

Angie Anderson
Vice President
Cherokee

Brooke Axiotis
Board Member
Des Moines

Robert Cramer
Board Member
Adel

Kevin Fangman
Board Member
Des Moines

Jason Giles
Board Member
Urbandale

Kevin W. Krause
Board Member
West Des Moines

Bruce McKee
Board Member
Mason City

Gary Steinke
Board Member
Des Moines
Iowa PBS Foundation Board of Directors

Rob Hilbert
Foundation President
Urbandale

Kathleen Zehr
Chair
Des Moines

Myrna Ver Ploeg
Vice Chair
Newton

Susan McDermott
Secretary
Cedar Rapids

John Sorensen
Treasurer
West Des Moines

Kevin W. Krause
Past Chair
West Des Moines

Kip Albertson
Board Member
Des Moines

Kelly R. Baier
Board Member
Cedar Rapids

Angela Conrad
Board Member
Waterloo

Dan De Cook
Board Member
Pella

Tim Hoskins
Board Member
West Des Moines

Toby Joseph
Board Member
West Des Moines

Mary Kramer
Board Member
West Des Moines

Paulina Mena
Board Member
Pella

Stephanie Mendenhall
Board Member
Garden Grove

Chuck Smith
Board Member
Council Bluffs

Steve Sukup
Board Member
Clear Lake

Bill Tubbs
Board Member
Eldridge

Cathie Whiteside
Board Member
Moline

Barbara Wilkerson
Board Member
Spencer
Board Meetings
It is the policy of Iowa PBS that meetings of its Board of Directors and Board committees are generally open to the public, although certain meetings or portions of meetings may be closed to address confidential or proprietary matters.