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EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES
Ex officio, nonvoting members from the General Assembly:
Senate
David
Hartsuch...............................................Bettendorf .............................................January 10, 2011
Rich Olive.......................................................Story City..............................................January 10, 2011
House
Doris
Kelley ...................................................Waterloo ...............................................January
10, 2011
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION BUREAU
OF THE BANKING DIVISION
§546.10
1920 Southeast Hulsizer Road, Ankeny 50021; (515)281-7393
The Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau administers and coordinates the licensing
and regulation of several professions by bringing together the following licensing boards: Ac-
countancy Examining Board, Architectural Examining Board, Engineering and Land Surveying
Examining Board, Landscape Architectural Examining Board, Real Estate Appraiser Examining
Board, the Real Estate Commission, and the Interior Design Examining Board.
The Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau is a part of the Division of Banking and is
headed by the Superintendent of Banking, who is appointed by the Governor subject to confirma-
tion by the Senate and serves a four-year term.
The licensing and regulation boards and commission included in the bureau retain the powers
granted them pursuant to the Iowa Code chapters under which they are created, except for budget-
ary and personnel matters, which are handled by the bureau chief.
ACCOUNTANCY EXAMINING BOARD
§542.4
Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau,
1920 Southeast Hulsizer Road, Ankeny 50021; (515)281-7387
Jodi Adams, Executive Officer
Name
City
Term
Ending
Thomas
Engelmann........................................Davenport .................................................April 30, 2011
Telford
Lodden...............................................West Des Moines......................................April 30, 2012
Marianne
Mickelson.......................................West Des Moines......................................April 30, 2011
Evelyn
Rank ...................................................Clarinda.....................................................April 30, 2012
Linda
Schmitt .................................................Lohrville ...................................................April 30, 2010
Carol
Schuster ................................................DeWitt.......................................................April 30, 2010
Tommy
Thompson .........................................Fairfield.....................................................April
30, 2012
Donald
Timmins.............................................Altoona .....................................................April 30, 2010
The purpose of the Accountancy Examining Board is to administer and enforce the provisions
of Iowa Code chapter 542 (Iowa Accountancy Act of 2001) with regard to the practice of accoun-
tancy. This includes the examining of candidates, issuing of certificates and licenses, granting
permits to practice accountancy, investigating violations and infractions of the accountancy law,
and revoking, suspending, or refusing to renew certificates, licenses, or permits.
The board consists of eight members, five of whom must be practicing certified public accoun-
tants, two members representing the general public, and one licensed public accountant. Members
are appointed to three-year staggered terms by the Governor.
ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINING BOARD
§544A.1
Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau,
1920 Southeast Hulsizer Road, Ankeny 50021; (515)281-7362
Glenda Loving, Executive Officer
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IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER
Name
City
Term
Ending
Susan
McKinney,
Chair .................................Colo...........................................................April 30, 2010
Terry
Allers ....................................................Fort Dodge................................................April 30, 2011
Bruce
Bassler..................................................Ames .........................................................April 30, 2012
Thomas
Clause ...............................................Winterset...................................................April
30, 2011
Martha Green..................................................Des Moines ...............................................April 30, 2012
Sue
Jarboe.......................................................Urbandale..................................................April 30, 2011
Dale
McKinney ..............................................Sioux City .................................................April 30, 2010
The law for the registration of architects and appointment of the Architectural Examining
Board was enacted in 1927. The General Assembly in 1965 amended the law to be a practice Act.
The board also administers appropriate portions of the Continuing Education and Regulation Pro-
gram, Iowa Code chapter 272C. The board consists of seven members, two of whom must be
public members and five who possess a certificate of architect registration and have been in active
practice for not less than five years. The board meets every other month on the second Tuesday of
the month.
The Architectural Registration Examination is administered via computer through a national
testing service. The board is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards and collaborates closely with the council.
ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING EXAMINING BOARD
§542B.3
Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau,
1920 Southeast Hulsizer Road, Ankeny 50021; (515)281-7360
Robert Lampe, Executive Officer
Name
City
Term
Ending
Craig Johnstone, Chair ...................................Grinnell .....................................................April 30, 2010
Gary
Benjamin ...............................................Clive..........................................................April 30, 2011
Ruth
Ohde.......................................................Manning....................................................April 30, 2011
Jerry Shellberg................................................Red Oak ....................................................April 30, 2011
Christy VanBuskirk........................................Hedrick .....................................................April 30, 2012
Marlee
Walton................................................Ames .........................................................April 30, 2012
The Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board was created by the General Assembly
in 1919. A person cannot practice professional engineering or land surveying without first being
registered with the board. The board meets regularly and conducts examinations of applicants for
licensure twice each year.
The law provides that the membership of the board consists of seven members appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Four of these members must be professional engineers,
one must be a land surveyor, and two must represent the general public.
INTERIOR DESIGN EXAMINING BOARD
§544C.2
Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau,
1920 Southeast Hulsizer Road, Ankeny 50021; (515)281-7397
David Batts, Executive Officer
Name
City
Term
Ending
Jennifer
Voorhees,
Chair................................West Des Moines......................................April 30, 2012
Cigdem
Akkurt...............................................Ames .........................................................April 30, 2010
Dorothy Fowles ..............................................Iowa City ..................................................April 30, 2011
Frederic
Malven .............................................Nevada ......................................................April
30, 2011
H.
Scott
Sankey ..............................................Ankeny......................................................April 30, 2010
Sara Swaim Herman.......................................Des Moines ...............................................April 30, 2012
Tom
Triplett ...................................................Urbandale..................................................April 30, 2012