Iowa Farm Succession Coordinators

Joseph Allwood – Attorney, Law Office of Joseph C. Allwood, 2059 Vermont St., Quincy, IL 62301. Coordinates Statewide (as well as IL). Contact at 573-560-0606 or joe.allwood@gmail.com

Dave Baker – Farm Transition Specialist, Beginning Farmer Center, Iowa State University Extension. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 515-252-7801 or baker@iastate.edu

John Baker – Attorney at Law, Beginning Farmer Center, Iowa State University Extension; and Founder & Chair, International Farm Transition Network. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 515-252-7815 or jrbaker@iastate.edu

Charles Brown – Farm Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, 212 N I St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. Coordinates throughout Southeastern IA. Contact at 515-240-9214 or crbrown@iastate.edu

Beth Dooley – Attorney; PhD Candidate, University of Exeter, UK. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at farmtransition@gmail.com

Mike Downey – Certified Farm Succession Coordinator and Land Consultant, Farm Financial Strategies, 940 W Highway 30, Lisbon, IA 52253. Coordinates Statewide (as well as IL). Contact at 1-800-375-4180 or Downey@farmestate.com

Kiley Fleming – Executive Director, Iowa Mediation Service; Founder, outSIGHTin LLC; and PhD Candidate, Creighton University. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 515-331-8081 or kiley@iowamediationservice.com

Patrick Hatting -Farm Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, Armstrong Research Farm, 53020 Hitchcock Avenue, Lewis, IA 51544. Coordinates throughout Southwestern IA. Contact at 712-769-2650 or hatting@iastate.edu

David Hellstern – Attorney, Sullivan & Ward, 6601 Westown Parkway, Ste. 200, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 515-244-3500 or dhellstern@sullivan-ward.com

Jessica Henry – Attorney. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 515-382-5431.

Steve Henry – Farmer, LongView Farms, 20965 650th Ave., Nevada, IA 50201. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 515-382-1891 or steve.r.henry@gmail.com

Sheila Knoploh-Odole – Attorney, Planner, Mediator, Sustainability Consultant; Knoploh Law Firm, 2518 Kenway Dr., Des Moines, IA 50310. Coordinates throughout Central and Northeastern Iowa. Contact at 515-339-7939 or sknodole@hotmail.com

Kelvin Leibold – Farm Management Field Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, 524 Lawler St., Iowa Falls, IA 50126. Coordinates throughout North Central IA. Contact at 641-648-4850 or kleibold@iastate.edu

Melissa Burken Mommsen – Melissa Burken Mommsen, Attorney At Law, P.C., 131 W. Gillet Street, PO Box 69, Preston, IA 52069. Contact by telephone at 563-689-3456 or by fax at 563-689-3457.

Melissa O’Rourke – Attorney; Farm & Agribusiness Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, 325 Washington Ave, Decorah, IA 52101. Coordinates Statewide (as well as MN, WI, & IL). Contact at 712-395-0006 or morourke@iastate.edu

Deborah Petersen – Attorney at Law, Petersen Law PLLC, 215 South Main Street, Suite 301, Council Bluffs, IA 51503. Coordinates Statewide, particularly Central & Western IA. Contact at 712-328-8808 ext 301 or deborah@petersenlawcb.com

Chris Polking – Attorney & Mediator, Polking Law Office, PLLC, P.O. Box 882, Carroll, IA 51401. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 712-792-1548 or cpolking@polkinglaw.com

Haylee Pontier – Attorney, Iowa Soybean Association, 1255 SW Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, IA 50023. Coordinates Statewide, particularly Central and Southern IA. Contact at hpontier@iasoybeans.com

Sara Preston – Coordinates throughout Northern IA (as well as Southern MN). Contact at 712-209-7498 or sara.preston34@gmail.com

Britney Rosburg – Program Director, ISU Extension and Outreach, Emmet County, 26 South 17th St., Estherville, IA 51334. Contact at 712-362-3434 (office), 563-568-7135 (cell), or britneyr@iastate.edu

Micah Schreurs – Attorney, Woods Fuller, Shultz & Smith, P.O. Box 469, Sheldon, IA 51201. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 712-631-4056 or micah.schreurs@woodsfuller.com

Derk Schwieger – Attorney, LLM & part-owner family farm business in IA. Schwieger Law Firm, PLLC, 7101 York Avenue South, Suite 309, Edina, MN 55435. Coordinates throughout North Central IA (as well as MN). Contact at 952-854-2900 oderk@lawslf.com

Angie Strohman – Program Educator, Palo Alto Extension, 2008 10th St., Emmetsburg, IA 50536. Contact at 712-852-2865 (office), 712-298-1648 (cell), or angies@iastate.edu

Kraig Tweed – Regional Director, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, 325 Washington St., STE B, Decorah, IA 52101. Coordinates Statewide (as well as MN, SD, & ND). Contact at 563-380-9131 or ktweed@iastate.edu

Carolyn Van Meter – Enrolled Agent / Iowa Landowner & Farmer, Tax Practice, 5415 Chimra Road, Panora, IA 50216. Coordinates Statewide (as well as FL, NC, NY, MN, & MO). Contact at 561-676-9502 or carolyn.vanmeter@gmail.com

Carol LaFaver Waters – Regional Extension Education Director, Iowa State University, 500 E. Taylor St., Creston, IA 50801. Coordinates Statewide (open to other states as well). Contact at 641-278-6277 or clafaver@iastate.edu

Josiah Wearin – Attorney / Farmer, Stamets & Wearin, P.C. / Wearin Farm, LLC, 508 N. 4th St., Red Oak, IA 51566. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 712-623-5484 or josiah.wearin@stametswearinlaw.com

Teresa Wiemerslage – Program Coordinator, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach. Coordinates throughout Northeastern IA. Contact at 563-794-0599 or wiemer@iastate.edu

Daniel Woods – Owner, Tripoli Tax Service, PO Box 231, Tripoli, IA 50676. Coordinates within a 200-250 mile radius of Tripoli. Contact at 319-882-3595 or dan@tripolitaxservice.com

Gary D. Wright – Farm Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, 4728 Southern Hills Drive, Sioux City, IA 51106. Coordinates throughout Northern, Western, and Central Iowa. Contact at 712-223-1574 or gdwright@iastate.edu

Sam Wright – Attorney, 15019 Northview Dr., Urbandale, IA 50323. Coordinates Statewide. Contact at 712-269-9154 or slwright23@yahoo.com

Jennifer Zahradnik – Attorney, Kollmergen, Schlue & Zahradnik PC, 920 12th St., Belle Plaine, IA 52200. Coordinates throughout the Midwest. Contact at 319-444-3285 or Jennifer@kszlaw.net