Steering Committee Members and Responsibilities

The Governor's Volunteer Award program is coordinated by a multi-state agency steering committee that is responsible for planning, development, and improvement of the awards nomination process, guidelines, and procedures:

• Program Coordinator — Jody Benz, Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, 515.725.3094 (1.800.308.5987), icvs@iowa.gov
• Adam Gross, Governor's Office, 515.281.0159, adam.gross@iowa.gov
• Cindy Jones, Governor’s Office, 515.281.0165, cindy.jones@iowa.gov  
• K.C. Hummel, Department of Cultural Affairs, 712.366.4900, kc.hummel@iowa.gov  
• Clay Smith, Department of Natural Resources, 515.281.8654, clay.smith@dnr.state.ia.us  
• Adam Lounsbury, Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, 515.725.3099,   adam.lounsbury@iowa.gov  

The Program Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the volunteer awards program, including:

• development, improvement, and distribution of nomination materials
• providing training and technical assistance to all agency awards coordinators
• collecting approved nominations from all agency awards coordinators
• coordinating the development and mailing of Governor's invitation letters and ceremony details to award recipients
• coordinating all awards ceremony arrangements with the local committee for each site
• preparing the award certificates
• mailing ceremony photos and/or certificate packets to award recipients following the ceremonies
• preparing necessary documentation to properly invoice each agency for its awards