Board of Directors

The Academy is governed by a board of directors that meets quarterly to oversee the organization’s educational programming, board certification, membership, finances and other matters. The officers are elected for two-year terms. Directors are elected annually. 

The officers and directors are:      

Director Craig Nierman

President

Craig Nierman​
Phelan Tucker Law LLP
321 East Market Street, P.O. Box 2150
Iowa City, IA 52244-2150
319-354-1104 (Office Phone)

Dick Calkins

Treasurer

Dick Calkins
Calkins Mediation
13002 Oak Brook Drive
Urbandale, IA 50323
Office Phone: 515.283.0331
Email: r.calkins.law@gmail.com

Director Jeffrey Conen

Secretary

Jeffrey Conen
Hansen Reynolds LLC
301 N Broadway, Suite 400
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Office Phone: 414.455.0056
Email: jconen@hansenreynolds.com

Denise Hill

Director

Denise Hill
Whitfield & Eddy Law
699 Walnut Street, Suite 2000
Des Moines, IA 50309
Office Phone: 515.288.6041
Email: dhill@whitfieldlaw.com

KELSEY KNOWLES

Director

Kelsey Knowles
Belin McCormick, P.C.
666 Walnut Street, Suite 2000
Des Moines, IA 50309
Office Phone: 515.588.0631
Email: kjknowles@belinmccormick.com