Board of Trustees

The Iowa State University Agricultural Endowment Board of Trustees gathered for a photo during their Dec.11, 2024, meeting in Curtiss Hall.
The Iowa State University Agricultural Endowment Board of Trustees gathered for a photo during their Dec.11, 2024, meeting in Curtiss Hall.

Board of Trustees Leadership

President

Brittany Holland (20-27)
38040 130th Avenue
Forest City, IA 50436
319-471-5932
blweaver08@gmail.com

Vice President

Kellie Blair (21-28)
3531 Paragon Avenue
Dayton, IA 50530
515-351-1271
kellie@blairfarmllc.com

Secretary/Treasurer

Carmen Bain (20-27)
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
20A Curtiss Hall
513 Farm House Lane
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-9895
cbain@iastate.edu

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer

Heidi Vittetoe (22-25)
2504 Quince Avenue
Washington, IA 52353
319-461-1160
info@jwvpork.com
hvittetoe@jwvpork.com 


Trustees

Sam Cogdill (23-26)
Cogdill Farm Supply Inc.
108 North 6th Street
Dunlap, IA 51529
scogdill@windstream.net 

Theressa Cooper (21-28)
Assistant Dean for Collaborative Initiatives
138C Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-8564
tmcooper@iastate.edu 

Stephen Dinsmore (23-26)
Department Chair, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
209 Science II
Ames IA 50011
515-294-1348
cootjr@iastate.edu 

John Fischer (18-25)
30306 270th Street
Neola, IA 51559
402-740-2354
johnfischerfarm@yahoo.com 

Bill Foell (19-26)
1963 Gard Avenue
Schaller, IA 51053
712-371-3266
blfoell@schallertel.net 

April Hemmes (20-27)
879 Mallard Avenue
Hampton, IA 50441-7586
515-689-1645
a.hemmes@hotmail.com

Brian Meyer
(designee for ISU President)
Associate Director, Strategic Relations and Communications
2420 Lincoln Way, Suite 201
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-0706
bmeyer@iastate.edu 

Mark Hargrove (25-28)
Morrill Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
1210 Molecular Biology Building
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-0528
msh@iastate.edu

Sarah Roelfs (23-26)
Executive Director Development, ISU Foundation
513 Farm House Lane
310B Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-1031
sroelfs@iastate.edu 

Corby Fichter
1600 Maple Street
Shenandoah, IA 51601
712-621-2386
corby.fichter@fcsamerica.com

Heidi Vittetoe (22-25)
2504 Quince Avenue
Washington, IA 52353
319-461-1160
info@jwvpork.com
hvittetoe@jwvpork.com 

Daniel Robison
Endowed Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
138 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-3830
robisond@iastate.edu


Executive Director

Carmen Bain
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
20A Curtiss Hall
513 Farm House Lane
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-9895
cbain@iastate.edu


Committee Assignments

Executive

  • Brittany Holland, Chair
  • Carmen Bain
  • Daniel Robison

Finance & Policy

  • Brittany Holland, chair
  • Carmen Bain
  • Stephen Dinsmore
  • Bill Foell
  • Brittany Holland, ex officio 

Scholarships and Programs

  • Kellie Blair, chair
  • Sam Cogdill
  • Mike Retallick  
  • Heidi Vittetoe
  • Brittany Holland, ex officio 

Nominations

  • April Hemmes, chair
  • Theressa Cooper
  • Brian Meyer
  • Sarah Roelfs
  • Brittany Holland, ex officio 

External Relations

  • Sarah Roelfs, chair
  • Carmen Bain
  • Brittany Holland
  • John Fischer