Justice Advisory Board

Background

The Justice Advisory Board was established by HF634, signed by Governor Reynolds on May 17, 2019, and was effective July 1, 2019. (Please reference Iowa Code section 216A.132.) The legislation established the 28-member Justice Advisory Board and eliminated the Criminal & Juvenile Justice Planning Advisory Council, the Public Safety Advisory Board, and the Sex Offender Research Council.

Board Members

Agency/Member Representation	Name
Attorney General	Sherri Soich
Board of Parole	Andrea Muelhaupt
Department of Corrections	Sarah Fineran
Department of Correctional Services	Bruce Vander Sanden
Department of Human Rights, Office on the Status of African Americans	Kim Cheeks
Department of Human Services	Vacant
Department of Public Safety	Sarah Jennings
Department of Public Health	Oliviah Walker
Gov. Office of Drug Control Policy	Dale Woolery
State Public Defender	Kurt Swaim
ACLU of Iowa	Pete McRoberts
Iowa CASA	Beth Barnhill
Governor Appointment-Mayor	John Haila, Ames, Vice Chair
Governor Appointment-County Sheriff	Sheriff Tim Lane, Scott County
Governor Appointment-County Supervisor	Dee Sandquist
Governor Appointment-General Public (not employed in any law enforcement, judicial, or corrections capacity)	Shad Clayton
Governor Appointment-General Public (crime victim or represent a crime victim organization)	Eileen Meier
Governor Appointment-Juvenile Justice Expert	Cody Samec
Governor Appointment-Juvenile Justice Expert	Ardyth Slight
Governor Appointment-Civil rights organization minority advocate	Monique Scarlett
Governor Appointment-former juvenile delinquent, correctional supervision, or advocate for either	Maria Valdez Guerrero
Iowa County Attorney's Assn. Designee	Tina Meth Farrington
+Supreme Court Chief Justice Designee-District Judge	Hon. Jeffrey Neary, Chair
+Supreme Court Chief Justice Designee-District Associate Judge or Associate Juvenile Judge	Hon. Romonda Belcher
+Senate - Judiciary Committee - (1/22/2023 - 1/12/2025) - Chair	Senator Brad Zaun
+Senate - Judiciary Committee - (1/22/2023 - 1/12/2025) - Ranking Member	Senator Nate Boulton
**House - Public Safety Committee (1/22/2023 - 1/12/2025) - Chair
**House - Public Safety Committee (1/22/2023 - 1/12/2025) - Ranking Member

Background

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