The Dream Team

DSM Office Staff

  • Izaah Knox, Executive Director
  • Dwight Jackson, Associate Executive Director
  • Rachel Manna, Executive Admin, Office Manager, and Prime For Life certified instructor
  • Diane Zeigler, OWI School Program Coordinator and Prime For Life certified instructor
  • Jay Krogh, Food & Student Driver
  • Rochean Cofield, LMSW, Mental Health Counselor
  • Felica Chumley, CADC, OWI Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluator

If you would like to contact any of our staff or learn about specific programs, please feel free to email the above staff by clicking on their names or calling them at 515-288-4742.


Board of Directors

  • Ahmed Ageyman, Ph.D., Chair
  • Dennis Zachary, M.D., MercyOne, Physician, Vice Chair
  • Matt Juffer, Partner, Anderson CPA, Treasurer
  • Rona Berinobis, Vice President, Athene, Secretary
  • Mary Chapman, Ed.D, Retired Provost, DMACC
  • Ben Graeber, Principal, Capitol View Elementary
  • Jeffrey Klein, GM, Creative Choice Solutions
  • Beatriz Mate-Kodjo, Attorney, BMK Law Firm
  • Paul Stageberg, Ph.D., Retired, State of Iowa
  • Elizabeth Huebsch, Mobile Crisis Counselor, UnityPoint Health
  • Chris Conetzkey, Publisher, Business Record
  • Sara Hopkins, Realtor, Sara Hopkins Real Estate
  • Erin Knupp, Director of Business Development, Boyd Jones
  • Craig Owens, Professor of English and Dean, The John Dee Bright College