
Meet Our Team
Leadership



Carissa Shoemaker
Director of Land Stewardship
cshoemaker@whiterockconservancy.org
712-790-8221 Ext. 4

Marketing Director
Guest Experience

Misty Conrad
Guest Experience Manager
712-790-8221 Ext. 1

Jeff Sorenson
Housekeeping

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Lee Roy Wagner
Rentals and Campgrounds
712-790-8221 Ext. 5

Debbie Davis
Housekeeping
Land Stewardship

Matt Reiling
Operations Manager

Rich Webb
Facilities Maintenance

Dave Burmeister
Land Facilities Staff

Tyler Bruck
Land Programs Manager
712-790-8221 Ext. 7

Darwin Pierce
Farm Manager
712-684-2697

Jim Ure
Land Facilities Staff
Administration

LuAnn Carlson
Accountant

Jan Brower
Office Assistant
Board of Directors
Butch Niebuhr, President
Perry, Iowa
Nicholas Ludwig,
Vice President
Des Moines, Iowa
Liz Garst, Treasurer
Coon Rapids, Iowa
Jennifer Garst, Secretary
Ames, Iowa
Duane Sand, Past President
Norwalk, Iowa
Todd Coffelt
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Sarah Garst
West Des Moines, Iowa
Chris Eddy
Coon Rapids, Iowa
Lisa Hein
Ames, Iowa
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Nate Reagen
Des Moines, Iowa
Robert G. Riley, Jr.
Des Moines, Iowa
Hallie Still Caris
Des Moines, Iowa
Andrew Henken
Windsor Heights
Nadilia Gomez
Ankeny, IA