Personnel updates for Aug. 18 to Aug. 31, 2023
New Hires
Lyle Andresen, highway technician associate, Osceola garage
Codee Bunting, human resources associate, Human Resources Bureau
Mohamad Dokmak, transportation engineer associate, Bridges and Structures
Michael Dorothy, highway technician, Waterloo garage
Zachary Edmonds, highway technician associate, Coralville garage
Theron Gale, program planner 1, Systems Planning
Jacob Herriott, highway technician, Grimes garage
Frayne Johnson, highway technician associate, Spencer garage
Jacob Kamerling, highway technician associate, Coralville garage
Kevin Kipp, engineering technician senior, District 5 Office
Steven Mestad, transport driver, Procurement and Distribution
Allan Nunemaker, highway technician associate, Urbana garage
Michael Parker, clerk specialist, Vehicle and Motor Carrier Service - Motor Carrier Customer Service
Kaylie Smallman, clerk specialist, Vehicle and Motor Carrier Service - Motor Carrier Customer Service
Kurt Smith, highway technician, Cedar Rapids garage
Jill Struve, executive officer 2, Director's Office
Rebecca Zimmerman, human resources professional 1, Human Resources
Promotions
Hillary Courter, from accounting technician 2 to accountant 2, Accounting
Amin Daghighi, from transportation engineer associate, District 1 materials inspection, to information technology specialist 4, Research and Analytics
William Golden, from materials technician 3 to materials technician 4, Construction & Materials
Angelica Roman Gomez, from accounting technician 2 to Accountant 2, Accounting
Bryan Gramlich, from highway technician associate to garage operations assistant, Coralville Garage
Traci Keel, from driver & identification service center consultant, Davenport driver’s license service center, to driver’s license hearing officer, Driver & Identification Services
Brooke Knudten, from human resources associate to human resources professional 1, Human Resources Bureau
Larissa Murdock, from driver & identification service center specialist to driver & identification service center consultant, Iowa City driver’s license service center
Matthew Oetker, from compliance officer 1, Highway Beautification, to transportation planner 2, Public Transit
Christina Williams, from engineering office assistant 2, District 1 Office, to human resources professional 1, Human Resources Bureau
Other personnel actions
Benjamin Allen, highway technician associate, from Alton garage to Le Mars garage (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Desiree Burrows, clerk specialist, Customer Service - Customer Service Processing (Transfer from other state agency)
Retirements
Mitchell Dillavou, highway division administrator, Field Operations Division