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, | 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 | Vacant |
Governor Appointment-General Public | 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 - (1/11/2021 - 1/8/2023) - Chair | Senator Brad Zaun |
+Senate - Judiciary Committee - (1/11/2021 - 1/8/2023) - Ranking Member | Senator Kevin Kinney |
| **House - Judiciary Committee (1/11/2021 - 1/8/2023) - Chair | Representative Steven Holt |
**House - Judiciary Committee (1/11/2021 - 1/8/2023) - Ranking Member | Representative Mary Lynn Wolfe |