Advisory Council and Committees 2025-2026

The OLLI at Iowa State Advisory Council includes the executive team and Advisory Team Coordinators. OLLI at Iowa State staff and Project Team Coordinators serve as ex-officio members of the council.

Executive Team

Beth Larabee, Chair
Denise Vrchota, Chair-elect

Advisory Teams

Community Engagement

Jane Cox, Team Coordinator
Cynthia Gaunt
DeLores Hawkins
Paula Toms

Curriculum

Denise Vrchota, Team Coordinator
Betty Barton
Deanne Brill
Tom Carlson
Mike Coveyou
Andrea Dorn
Janet Gebler
Peter Hallock
Barbara Helland
Jay Hinkhouse
Barbara Martin
Ron McFarland
Mike Meetz
Gale Prince
Ronda Stingley
Sam Wormley

Finance

Jerry Holtan, Team Coordinator
Helen Jensen
LeRoy Kester

Project Teams

Evaluation

Marisue Hartung, Team Coordinator
Robert Bergmann
Jan Lee
Barbara Louis
Diana Shonrock
Kathy Vance

Program Development

Randy Larabee, Team Coordinator
Mary Richards
Mary Wells

Technology

Heather Bristow, Team Coordinator
David Digby
Dean Stickrod
Gail Wiebke

Volunteer

Barbara Faidley, Team Coordinator
Ruth Barnett