Leadership

The YSS leadership team represents a diverse array of specialties and expertise, with an overarching commitment to our mission of creating hope and opportunity by putting kids first.

Andrew Allen

President & CEO

Meet Our CEO

Belinda Meis

Chief Operating Officer

Mark VanderLinden

Chief Financial Officer

Lisa Hoffman

Senior Executive Assistant

Aaron Blass

Chief Growth Officer

Andrea Dickerson

VP of Programs

Mike Rodriguez

Facility Director

Terri Johanson

VP of Programs

David Hicks

Director, YSS of Marshall County

Dan King

Director of Information Technology

Anna Andrews

Director of People Development

Reggie St Romain

VP of Programs

Jeannette Flynn

Community Engagement Director,
YSS of Boone County

Brittany Behr

Campus Director,
YSS of North Iowa

Our Boards

Corporate Board of Directors

Matt Aitchison
Mary Greeley Medical Center

Lane Danielsen
TrueNorth Companies

Todd Klindt
Community Rep.

Steve Snyder
Versova, Secretary/Treasurer

Nahla Atroon
Youth Representative

Tim Day
Iowa State University

Christy Krause
Community Rep.

Davonte Townsend
Iowa State University Student

Jim Baker
Retired Business Owner

Meri Edel
Retired School counselor

Allison Ostendorf
YSS Foundation Rep.

Christine Trujillo
Gilbert Community School District

Joe Barrett, Treasurer
Retired from John Deere Financial, Vice Chair

Sharron Evans
Iowa State University

Randi Peters
VenuWorks

William Underwood
Ascension Ag

Jim Black
James R. Black & Associates
Retired from Iowa State University

Laura Jolly
Iowa State University, Chair

Sean Reeder
Iowa State University

Dale Woolery
Retired from Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy

Jeff Brinkley
Police Chief, Mason City Police Department

Foundation Board of Trustees

Marcy Baker
Sammons Financial Group

Tami Goodhue
Community Rep.

Allison Ostendorf
Secretary/Treasurer

Ross Wilburn
State Representative

Dan Culhane
Ames Alliance

Tamim Mahayni
McFarland Clinic

Amy Pieper
ISU Extension of Marshall County

Taylor Williams
Northeast Iowa Workforce Development Board

Jeff Dighton
Fareway Stores, Inc., Vice Chair

Kyle Mertz
TrueNorth Companies, Chair

Pam Sargent
Community Rep.

Community Advisory Boards

Boone County
Ethan Bailey
Brian Bloem
Sam Byriel
Jeff Dighton
Fran Duncan
Sue Gradoville
Maggie Jennings
Jamie Moore

YSS of North Iowa
Jeff Brinkley
Melissa Einertson
Amanda Golden
Julie Tofte
Taylor Williams
Shannon Wooge

Marshall County
Maranda Earley
Meri Edel
Ken Fox
Fred Lembke
Norma Meade
Luisa Ortega
Tom Ogston
Amy Pieper
Michael Tupper
Chris Vaughn

Iowa Homeless Youth Centers
Marcy Baker
Joseph Barrett
Elissa Holman
Laura Jontz
Alison Kanne
Nathan Lentz
Magda Lippold
Anupam Mittra
Elliot Nelson
Amy Peters
Allison Pugh
Terrence Thames
Betty Torgerson
Steve Walters
Amanda Wanke
Jeremy Weiss
Patrick Willer
Libby Zaletel