Leadership
Once complete, ICON Water Trails will span 150 miles of creeks and rivers across Central Iowa. It’s a transformation that will make our community a better place to live, work, play and visit. Meet the individuals and organizations who are working to make this vision a reality.
ICON Water Trails Staff
Our staff oversees the operations, facilitation, and execution of ICON Water Trail’s mission.
ICON Water Trails Board
Local leaders on the ICON Water Trails Board of Directors represent the public and private sectors. They oversee ICON’s operation and maintenance, which includes its budget and project coordination.
fletcher barry
Councilmember
City of Windsor Heights
Rona Berinobis*
VP Corporate Social Responsibility & Organizational Development
Athene
Pat Boddy
Councilmember
City of Urbandale
Connie Boesen
Mayor
City of Des Moines
Angela Connolly*
Supervisor
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Chris Costa*
President & CEO
Knapp Properties
Paula Dierenfeld
Mayor
City of Johnston
trina flack
President & CEO
Catch Des Moines
Joe Gatto
Councilmember
City of Des Moines
Tom Hockensmith
Supervisor
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Nate Hoogeveen
Director of River Programs
Iowa DNR
Co-Chair: Dan Houston*
Retired President & CEO
Principal Financial Group
Hannah Inman*
CEO
Great Outdoors Foundationup
Kathryn Kunert*
VP Economic Connections and Integration
MidAmerican Energy
Rich Leopold
Director
Polk County Conservation
Partner City Rep: lori lyon
Councilmember
City of Waukee
Angela McKenzie
Councilmember
City of Bondurant
Co-Chair: Matt McKinney*
Councilmember
City of West Des Moines
Dean O’Connor
Mayor
City of Altoona
Jeff Rommel*
Senior Vice President – Property & Casualty Sales
Nationwide
Tiffany Tauscheck
President & CEO
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Rick Tollakson*
President & CEO
Hubbell Realty Company
Ted Weaver
Council Member
City of Clive
*ICON Executive Committee
Board Meeting Schedules
The Board of Directors meets bi-monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.
Please contact our team at [email protected] for agenda information.
Participating Jurisdictions
ICON is a regional initiative with a dozen participating partners. These municipalities, counties and government entities work together to oversee access points, improvements and amenities.
Altoona
Bondurant
Clive
Des Moines
Johnston
Norwalk
Polk County
Polk County Conservation
Urbandale
Waukee
West Des Moines
Windsor Heights
Founding Consortium Members
ICON began in the Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator, with leadership from the following organizations:
