IPA Officers

The officers of the Iowa Paralegal Association are the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President , Secretary, Treasurer, Iowa Bar Liaison, NALA Liaison, Public Relations Liaison, and Technology Liaison. These individuals and the Region Directors comprise the Board of Directors of the association. The immediate past president of the Iowa Paralegal Association and the Editor of the Original Notice, IPA’s bi-monthly newsletter, participate at the Board level as non-voting members.

Brenda Kehl

President

Sherry Darnielle

1st Vice President

Vacant

2nd Vice President

Jill Moomey

Secretary

Kristina Swenson

Treasurer

Michelle Hinke

Iowa Bar Liaison

Nicole French

NALA Liaison

Vacant

Public Relations Liaison

Jody Burns, ACP

Technology Liaison

Brenda Kehl

Editor

IPA Region Directors

The Iowa Paralegal Association consists of eight regions which correspond to Iowa’s eight judicial districts. The directors of the individual regions within the Iowa Paralegal Association hold meetings within their regions and also sit on the Board of Directors of the association.

Michelle Hinke

Region 1 Director

Vacant

Region 2 Director

Vacant

Region 3 Director

Vacant

Region 4 Director

Darnisha Ryan

Region 5 Director

Kim Postel

Region 6 Director

Vacant

Region 7 Director

Vacant

Region 8 Director

IPA Additional Committee Chairpersons

All IPA members are encouraged to join committees. The Iowa Paralegal Association's standing committees are the Seminar Committee, Budget & Finance Committee, Official Publication Committee, NALA Certified Paralegal Committee, Student/School Committee, Audit Committee, Ethics Committee, Membership Committee, Nominations & Elections Committee, New Laws & Legislation Committee, Placement Committee, Public Relations Committee, Scholarship Committee, Technology Committee, Historian Committee, Paralegal Regulation Committee, and a recently created HIPAA Compliant Patient Authorization Committee.

Vacant

Scholarship Committee Chairperson

Vacant

Audit Committee Chairperson

Vacant

Iowa Paralegal Certification Chairperson

Vacant

Ethics Committee Chairperson

Vacant

Historian Committee Chairperson

IPA Past Presidents

Thank you for the tremendous initiatives that were undertaken by our previous leaders. Indeed you are an inspiration, a challenge and an avenue for us to continue doing these great works that you began.