Meet Our Staff

THE MATTHEW 25 STAFF

Our Team Powers Our Mission

Meet the dedicated professionals who bring Matthew 25’s mission to life every single day. Contact us or call 319-362-2214 if you’d like to be connected with one of our staff members.

Management Team

Clint Twedt-Ball

Executive Director

(319) 200-2784

Jana Bodensteiner

Chief Development Officer

(319) 200-2783

Emma Graham-Taylor

sr. director of operations

(319) 200-2781

Construction manager

Brenner Myers

Neighborhood Building SR. Director

(319) 200-2782

Craig Vorba

Cultivate hope sr. director

(319) 200-3150

Core Support Team

DEB

Deborah Nicholas

controller

(319) 200-2792

Melissa Rossman

Accounting Leader

(319) 200-2792

Gulnaz Okumus

bookkeeper

(319) 200-2792

Kent Ryan

Grants coordinator

(319) 362-2214

liz

Liz Willham

Development Coordinator

(319) 200-2790

Charisse Lawrence

communications & Marketing leader

(319) 200-2789

Eric

Eric Cleveland

VISUAL MARKETING COORDINATOR

(319) 362-2214

Sarah our Matthew 25 Office Manager

Sarah Nekola

Office Manager

(319) 362-2214

Community Building Team

courtney

Courtney Ball

Community Building director

(319) 362-2214

Jessica Bolten

Volunteer Coordinator

(319) 200-2787

Housing Team

Brenner Myers

neighborhood building Director

(319) 200-2782

Tonya Marie Adams

Neighborhood building Rental Property Leader

(319) 200-2782

Donald R

Donald Riedesel

Neighborhood Building Housing leader

(319) 200-2782

Urban Farm & Education Team

Kendal Hausmann

Education leader

(319) 200-2785

Anyssa Ball

urban farm Program manager

(319) 200-2785

Groundswell Cafe Team

Cafe Manager Brittany

Brittany Stuelke

groundswell Cafe Manager

(319) 200-2791

mathew groundswell cafe

Mathew Heiken

Groundswell Team Member

ruth, team member at groundswell cafe

Ruth Modrow

Groundswell Team Member

Kody Groundswell Cafe Team

Kody Slife

Groundswell Team Member

Groundswell Team Member Dani

Dani Cirves

Groundswell Team Member

Cultivate Hope Corner Store Team

Jess Folker

Jess Folkers

general manager

(319) 200-3150

Kierstyn Holets

Team leader

(319) 200-3150

Wanda Holley

Team Member

Jaiden Kielkopf

Team member

Edwin

Edwin Jahn

Team Member

Gabe Barnes

Team Member

Lucy at Corner Store

Lucy Milenzo

Team Member

Andrew Becker

Team Member

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