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

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Liz Willham

Development Coordinator

(319) 200-2790

Charisse Lawrence

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 Rental Property Leader

(319) 200-2782

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Donald Riedesel

Neighborhood Building Housing leader

(319) 200-2782

Urban Farm & Education Team

Kendal Hausmann

Education leader

(319) 200-2785

Matthew Arndt

Cultivate Hope urban farm Leader

(319) 200-2785

Groundswell Cafe Team

Brittany - Groundswell Cafe Manager

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 Slife

Groundswell Team Member

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Gage Thompson

Groundswell Team Member

Dylan Vanbeek

groundswell Team Member

Trever

Trever Christopherson

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

Pete Chihak

Team Member

Mark Ehrman

Team Member

Jaiden Kielkopf

Team member

Edwin

Edwin Jahn

Team Member

Lydia Erlacher

Team Member

Lucy at Corner Store

Lucy Milenzo

Team Member

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