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

John Wasta

operations Director

(319) 200-2781

Construction manager

Brenner Myers

Neighborhood Building Director

(319) 200-2782

Mark Elias

Cultivate hope senior director

(319) 200-3150

Core Support Team

DEB

Deborah Nicholas

controller

319-200-2792

Melissa Rossman

Accountant

319-200-2792

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Gulnaz Okumus

bookkeeper

319-200-2792

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Liz Willham

Development Coordinator

(319) 200-2790

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Kent Ryan

Grants coordinator

(319) 362-2214

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Marketing Coordinator

(319) 200-2789

blenda peterson office manager at matthew 25

Blenda Peterson

Office Manager

(319) 362-2214

Community Building Team

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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 program coordinator

(319) 200-2782

Brandon Schmidt

Neighborhood Building Admin Coordinator

(319) 200-2782

Urban Farm & Education Team

Kendal Hausmann

Kendal Housmann

Education leader

(319) 200-2785

Matthew Arndt

urban farm manager

319-200-2785

Groundswell Cafe Team

Philip Hamilton

groundswell director

(319) 200-2791

Jason, groundswell cafe assistant manager

Jason Pham

Groundswell Assistant Manager

(319) 200-2791

Robin, groundswell cafe team member

Robin Fleming

special projects manager

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Ruth Modrow

Groundswell Team Member

Larry Dunklin

Groundswell Team Member

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Heather Hardaway

Groundswell Team Member

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Mathew Heiken

Groundswell Team Member

Cultivate Hope Corner Store Team

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Dylan Anderson

Assistant manager

(319) 200-3150

Kierstyn Holets

Team leader

319-200-3150

Sally Trenary

Team Member

Pete Chihak

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Mark Ehrman

Team Member

Joe Jimenez

Team Member

Wanda Holley

Team Member

Gabe Barnes

Team Member

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Hannah Kapler

Team Member

emma cultivate hope corner store

Emma

Team Member

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Nick Snyder

Team member

Green Iowa AmeriCorps Team

Green Iowa AmeriCorps

energy and community branch

(319) 362-2214

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