Statewide Community Development Specialists

Lynn Adams, adamsml@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: fund-raising, regional development systems, economic development    

Steve Adams, stadams@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: economic development

Jose Amaya, amaya@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: Latino community and business development

Charles (Chuck) Betts,  clbetts@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: economic development

Abbie M. Gaffey, agaffey@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: leadership development, organization development

Jane Nolan Goeken, jngoeken@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: economic development and e-Commerce

Himar Hernandez, himarh@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: Latino community development, Latino business development and leadership and diversity

Alan D. Jensen, adjensen@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: geographic information systems, conservation, small town and rural planning

Frank Owens, frowens@iastate.edu
Area of expertise: housing and urban development, community planning, non-profit management, group facilitation, certified Meyers Briggs Temperament Indicator instrument facilitator, and certified Real Colors personality instrument facilitator

Shelise Parsley, sparsley@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: Community and economic development

Scott Timm, stimm@iastate.edu
Area of expertise: sustainability planning for communities and local governments, sustainability training for businesses and non-profits, sustainable living, renewable energy and energy efficiency

Alan Vandehaar, alanv@iastate.edu
Area of expertise: community planning, local government training programming

Diane Van Wyngarden, dvw@iastate.edu
Areas of expertise: tourism, group travel, Road Scholar Educational Travel programs