The Board of Directors for Kids First determines the mission, strategic direction, and future programming of the organization. We thank our board members for helping Kids First be an outstanding organization providing legal representation and services for children and separated families.
Jace Bisgard, JD - Secretary
Attorney: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, PLC
Lynn W. Hartman, JD
Attorney: Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman
Joe Kirby
Community Volunteer
Ann Hammond, JD - President
Community Volunteer
James Klein
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer: Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Valerie Ortberg - Vice President
Community Volunteer
Mindy Sorg - Past President
Senior Interior Designer: OPN Architects, Inc.
Vernon Squires
Attorney: Bradley & Riley PC
Carley Umstead, CPA - Treasurer
Senior Manager: RSM US
Advisory Board for the Greater Des Moines Area
Christy Cownie, JD
Community Volunteer
Mary Pat Gunderson, JD
Judge, Fifth Judicial District of Iowa
Caroline Jones
Consultant: Caroline Jones Social
Media Development
Laura Kelly, JD
Community Volunteer
Kathleen Murrin
Community Volunteer
Tim Pearson, JD
Attorney: Laden & Pearson, PC
Anjela Shutts, JD
Attorney: Whitfield & Eddy Law
Stephanie Pickens, JD
Community Volunteer