SAI Executive Leaders

Membership is open to any Iowa school superintendent who is an SAI member. Contact the SAI office to join. The purpose of SAI Executive Leaders is to provide strategic leadership for system improvements that will result in quality educational outcomes for Iowa’s youth.
 
The group was formed in recognition of the unique contributions all superintendents can make to systems improvements and will focus on four strategies:
 
Strategy 1 – Collective Advocacy
Strategy 2 – Collective Growth
Strategy 3 – Collective Celebrations
Strategy 4 – Collective Partnerships 
 
There will be at least two meetings annually, one to occur in the fall and the other in January. A user fee of $60 will be assessed to each superintendent who wishes to be a member to offset meeting costs.  
 
If you have questions, please contact members of SAI Executive Leaders Steering Committee or SAI staff members.

2024-25 Steering Committee members:

Chair Dan Butler, Western Dubuque CSD, representing Keystone AEA superintendents
Vice Chair John Cain, South Tama County CSD, representing Central Rivers AEA

One-Year Terms

  • Jenny Barnett, Harlan CSD, representing Green Hills AEA superintendents
  • Marty Jimmerson, West Branch CSD, representing Green Wood AEA superintendents
  • TJ Schneckloth, Davenport CSD, representing 4A Schools superintendents
  • Mike VanSickle, Louisa-Muscatine CSD, representing Mississippi Bend superintendents

Two-Year Terms

  • Dirk Halupnik, Southeast Polk CSD, representing UEN superintendents
  • Rich Powers, Bondurant-Farrar CSD, representing Heartland AEA superintendents 
  • Dan Mart, Prairie Lakes AEA, representing AEA chief administrators
  • Joe Stutting, North Scott CSD, representing SAI Executive Committee
  • Brent Jorth, Central Lyon CSD, representing Northwest AEA superintendents
  • Kerri Nelson, Shenandoah CSD, representing 3A school superintendents

Three-Year Terms

  • Heather Holm, South Hamilton, representing 1A school superintendents
  • Erin Slater, Fort Madison CSD, representing Great Prairie AEA superintendents
  • Mike Kruger, West Fork CSD, representing 2A school superintendents
  • Justin Daggett, Manson-NW Webster CSD, representing Prairie Lakes AEA superintendents

SAI staff:

Lisa Remy, SAI executive director