Personnel updates for June 23 to July 6, 2023
Information supplied by the Business Systems Bureau
New Hires
Wayne Ballard, driver & identification service center consultant, Burlington driver’s license service center
Stone Conley, driver & identification service center specialist, Sioux City driver’s license service center
Craig Coon, driver & identification service center specialist, Des Moines driver’s license service center
Chris Cutler, highway technician associate, Altoona garage
Kent De Vries, highway technician associate, Alton garage
Brooke Knudten, human resources associate, Human Resources
Kelby Moose, highway technician associate, Waukon garage
Kelly Recker, driver & identification service center specialist, Dubuque driver’s license service center
John Taylor, driver & identification service center specialist, Ankeny driver’s license service center
John Utsinger, driver & identification service center specialist, Waukee driver’s license service center
Promotions
Michael Belowske, from highway technician associate to highway technician senior, Davenport garage
William Cloninger, from highway technician senior, District 1 paint crew, to garage operations assistant, Fort Dodge garage
William Jacoby, from highway technician associate, Osage garage, to highway technician, Charles City garage
Jacob Keiser, from highway technician, Williamsburg garage, to highway technician senior, Cedar Rapids construction
Kevin LeFleur, from highway technician associate, Des Moines garage, to highway technician senior, District 1 paint crew
Amanda Nisius, from driver & identification service center consultant, Iowa City driver’s license service center, to drivers hearing officer, Customer Service – Customer Experience
Daniel Vallejo, from clerk specialist, Customer Service – Customer Service Processing, to driver & identification service center specialist, Ankeny driver’s license service center
Other personnel actions
Jeffrey Little, highway technician senior, from District 1 bridge crew to Grinnell garage (Intra-agency transfer)
Laura Lutz-Zimmerman, transportation planner 2, Public Transit (Reinstatement to Iowa DOT)
Seth Small, from mechanic, Storm Lake garage, to highway technician senior, Spencer garage (Intra-agency transfer)
Kylie Sturtz, from human resources professional 1 to training specialist 1, Human Resources Bureau (Intra-agency transfer)
Jay West, highway technician associate, Pacific Junction garage (Transfer from other state agency)
Retirements
Darla James, transportation planner 1, Systems Planning
Douglas Knoll, electronic engineer technician, Radio Support
Bradley Liekweg, highway technician associate, Iowa Falls garage
Cheryl Parrish, secretary 2, District 1 Office
Julie Randall, purchasing agent 3, Procurement and Distribution Bureau
E Jon Ranney, public service executive, District 2 Office
Rodney Rosenow, garage operations assistant, Neola garage
Janet Wasteney, training specialist 2, Construction & Materials Bureau
Kendall Wiegand, highway technician associate, Urbana garage
Dennis Witte, highway technician associate, Grinnell garage