New Board Members
Bring Talent and Diversity
to INHF Board of Directors

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Four of INHF's most dedicated supporters were recently named to volunteer leadership positions with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.

Jan Lovell of Clear Lake, who had been serving as an INHF advisor, is joining the Board of Directors. Steve Ballenger of Ankeny, Katherine Linder of Rockwell City and Kelly Roberson of Des Moines will serve as new advisers.

Jan Lovell is the vice president and assistant manager of Clear Lake Telephone Company (CL Tel). She first became acquainted with INHF in 1992, when she and her family donated a conservation easement on family property now known as the Woodford-Ashland Lone Tree Point Nature Area.

"INHF is a wonderful organization," Lovell said. "Our family had been looking for years for the right way to preserve our woods. A conservation easement with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation was the perfect fit. It allowed us to retain ownership of the property, and we know it will be preserved forever."

Steve Ballenger is the Research Planning Coordinator at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., in Des Moines. He has served as a board member of Generations Incorporated and is currently a board member of Children and Families of Iowa.

"I've always been interested in environmental issues," Ballenger said. "I think it's important to protect what we have for our children and future generations to enjoy."

Katherine A. (KAP) Linder works as a pharmacist at Medicap Pharmacy in Manson, as well as Community Pharmacies in the area. She serves as a board member of the Twin Lakes Restoration Association. One of her major projects is an effort to create a bike trail around Twin Lakes.

"I'm just going to be a ready solider," Linder said. "Whatever needs to be done, I am willing to help. This is something I genuinely believe in."

Kelly Roberson is the editor of The Iowan magazine, which is headquartered in Des Moines. She was an INHF communications intern in 1991 and will bring a youthful perspective to the INHF board.

"I don't think anyone else in the state is doing the kind of work that the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation does," Roberson said. "Without INHF, we would live in a much different state than we do."

For more information, e-mail Cathy Engstrom, Director of Communications, or call (515) 288-1846.