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Black Hawk County Office Buchanan County     Office Grundy County        Office
1535 Lafayette
Waterloo, IA 50704
(319) 291-2065
105 2nd Ave. NE
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-6081
1606 G Ave
Grundy Center, IA 50638
(319) 824-3460

*Weather Related or Other Closings: For latest announcements concerning weather-related or other office closings, please check our Facebook page. 

 

Staff Contact Information

Administration

Barbara Grant
Executive Director
bgrant@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1877

Human Resources

Craig Boche
Human Resources Director / DHS Volunteer Coordinator 
cboche@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1879
(employment, volunteer, intern opportunities)

Stefanie Barker
Administrative Coordinator
sbarker@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1880

Planning & Compliance 

Clarissa Nicholson
Planning & Compliance Director
cnicholson@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1878
(Grants, Reports)

Fiscal

Joel Dirks
Acting Fiscal Director
jdirks@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1860

Vacant
Fiscal Manager
@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1861

Tammy Byvank
Staff Accountant
tbyvank@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1866

Edina VanGorder
Fiscal Specialist
evangorder@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1867

 

Family & Community Services

Madeline Schomer
Grundy County Coordinator
mschomer@operationthreshold.org
(319) 824-3460, ext. 1911

Gerald Anderson
Grundy County Community Resources Specialist
ganderson@operationthresold.org
(319) 824-3460, ext. 1909

Donna Boos
Buchanan County Coordinator
dboos@operationthreshold.org
(319) 334-6081, ext. 1952

Enisa Salihovic
Community Services Manager
esalihovic@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1824

Liberata Aung
CV Newcomer Case Advocate/Burmese Interpreter
laung@operationthreshold.org

Leanne Corwin
Family Development Manager
lcorwin@operationthreshold.org
(319)292-1806

Angela Orr
Family Development Specialist/FaDSS (Black Hawk)
aorr@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1809

Teresa Dane (Black Hawk)
Family Development Specialist/FaDSS
tdane@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1808

Shanice Duff (Black Hawk)
Family Development Specialist/FaDSS
sduff@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1818

Chateela Johnson (Black Hawk)
Family Development Specialist/FaDSS
cjohnson@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1818

Jennifer Gibbs 
Family Services Manager
jgibbs@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1813

Jane Arthur (Buchanan)
Home Visiting Parent Educator
jarthur@operationthreshold.org
(319) 334-6081, ext. 1953

Katherine Sager (Grundy, Bremer, Butler Franklin)
Home Visiting Parent Educator
ksager@operationthreshold.org
(319) 824-3460, ext. 1912

Season Eichhorn
Home Visiting Parent Educator
seichhorn@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1813

Lacie Gardner (Black Hawk)
Lead Home Visiting Parent Educator
lgardner@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1804

Rachel Oberhauser (Black Hawk)
Home Visiting Parent Educaotr
roberhauser@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1805

Kathy Wood (Grundy, Bremer, Butler, Franklin)
Home Visiting Parent Educaotr
kwood@operationthreshold.org

Stephanie Shavers (Black Hawk)
Home Visiting Parent Educaotr
sshavers@operationthreshold.org

HOUSING & WEATHERIZATION

Brad Bergmeier
Housing Director
bbergmeier@operationthreshold.org
(Affordable Housing, Weatherization)
(319) 292-1869

Gary Lies
Weatherization Energy Auditor/Quality Control Inspector
glies@operationthreshold.org
319-292-1864

Preston Biemann
Weatherization Energy Auditor/Evaluator
pbiemann@operationthreshold.org

Lindsay Pinter
Housing Program Specialist
lpinter@operationthreshold.org
319-292-1863

WIC

Amanda Kirchhoff
WIC Director/Registered Nurse
akirchhoff@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1827

Angela Becker
Registered Dietitian
abecker@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1829

Alexis Cornelius
Registered Dietitian
asmith@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1837

Emily Shaver
Registered Dietitian
eshaver@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1837

Deloy Rainey
Registered Nurse
drainey@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1852

Deb Dalluge
Registered Nurse
ddalluge@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1834

Amanda Akkerman
Registered Nurse
aakkerman@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1835

Arielle Burnett
Registered Dietitian
aburnett@operationthreshold.org

Deb Dalluge
Registered Nurse
ddalluge@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1834

Ann Jacobi
Support Specialist
ajacobi@operationthreshold.org

Brandy Schmitt
Support Specialist
bschmitt@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1852

Louella Ambrose
Support Specialist
lambrose@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1852

Tanasia Moore
Support Specialist
tmoore@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1852

Carrie Evans
Certified Lactation Consultant
cevans@operationthreshold.org
(319) 292-1857

Kayla Swartz
Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
kswartz@operationthreshold.org
(319) 939-7488

Madison Young
Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
myoung@operationthreshold.org

Zoe Dallenbach
Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
zdallenbach@operationthreshold.org

Arianna McVeigh
Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
kmcveigh@operationthreshold.org
(319) 939-7457