Profiles


  • Joey Held

    Joey Held is a writer and author and the founder of Fun Fact Friyay. He’s regularly planning travel adventures and encourages exploring new places with curiosity and kindness.


  • Kristine Gill

    Kristine Gill is a freelance writer and editor based in Ohio with a background in newspaper journalism and public-sector communications. 


  • Lindsey Giardino

    Lindsey Giardino is a writer based in central Iowa. She’s worked with clients ranging in industries from higher education to healthcare to technology and beyond. She dubs herself a lifelong learner, an avid reader, a sub-par cook, and a tries-her-best mom to three little boys.


  • Aaron Lehman

    President of the Iowa Farmers Union


  • Mike Draper

    Raygun Owner and Main Street Alliance Leader


  • Sarah High

    Sarah High, LMSW, CADC President, Board of Directors Des Moines Pride Center


  • Michael Chameides


  • David McCartney

    David McCartney is University of Iowa Archivist Emeritus.



  • Aastha Chandra

    Aastha Chandra is a fourth-year medical student at the Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa graduate. All opinions are her own.