Staff Leadership
Board of Directors
Debra Houghtaling
President and CEO
Lisa Swanson
Site Manager, Country Life Center
Farm Programs Manager
Ann Taylor
Vice-President, Marketing & Development
Katie Porter
Food Programs Manager/Chef at the Wallace House
Hans B. Walsh
Food Programs Manager/Chef at the Country Life Center
Deborah Boyer
Admin. Assistant/Civility Programs Coordinator
Mary Kapler
Mickle Center Shared Use Kitchen Manager
Chair: Brian Zachary, Create Creston (2021)
Vice Chair: Jeff Wallace, South Coast Literacy Project (2023)
Secretary: Aubrey Alvarez, Eat Greater Des Moines (2022)
Treasurer: Christine Augustine, Canterbury Enterprises (2022)
Jane Hatfield Anchustegui, retired middle school teacher (2020)
Rachel Binning, Corteva Agriscience (2022)
Sarah Bunch, Granular Ag (2023)
Nicholas Devereux, Wings Aviation (2023)
Christine Halbrook, Legacy Bridge (2021)
Jay Howe, Olesen Law firm, retired (2023)
Amara Huffine, Madison County Chamber of Commerce (2022)
Marion James, James Law Office (2021)
Barb Kalbach, Madison Co. Hospital, retired (2021)
Greg Padget, Practical Farmers of Iowa (2022)
Michelle Wilson, Southwest Iowa Workforce Development (2023)