IAMU welcomed a new staff member on November 16, Sandra Jordan, (Sandy), is a Safety Professional with over 15 years of experience in construction and manufacturing. She grew up in Iowa and attended the University of Iowa, graduating with a BA in English accompanied by a Teaching Certification for secondary education. She also attended Kirkwood Community College in their Agricultural department, and then earned her COSS (Certified Occupational Safety Specialist) through the same educational institution. She is currently working on her MBA, which will have a concentration in Human Resources when she finishes in 2021. Sandra is also an Outreach Trainer for OSHA in Construction, facilitating both 10 & 30 hour courses. She holds extensive experience in writing and implementing safety programs, classroom and hands-on safety training, performing on-site risk assessments and behavioral safety audits, as well as safety data and accident investigation/root cause analysis in her passionate endeavor to reduce accidents and injuries for Iowa’s workers. Sandy met her husband at 13 years of age and they have been married for almost 35 years. They have no children of their own, but love and spoil 3 large dogs and “about” 6 cats! Sandy is committed to the safety profession and to excellent customer service. The excitement of being part of creating successful safety cultures and beginning a new chapter in her career is evident in her positive attitude.

IAMU's Electric Services Department has two new additions, Dan Llewellyn and Meredith Hibbs.

Dan joined the association on February 16^th as the new Electric Services Coordinator. Dan has extensive experience as a journeyperson and is a graduate of the IAMU apprentice program.  Dan has worked for the past 8 years at the Indianola Municipal Utilities, with duties including: distribution, transmission, and substations.  Born and raised in St. Charles and currently living in Norwalk, Dan enjoys watching all kinds of sports.  Dan is looking forward to getting out and visiting with our membership.  He may be contacted at dllewellyn@iamu.org, his office number 515-289-1999, or his cell number 515-971-8481.

Meredith joined the association on February 22^nd as the new Apprenticeship Assistant. Meredith comes to IAMU after working for 9 years at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA in membership services and as a retention coordinator.  Her proven people oriented and organizational skills will be very beneficial in her new role here at IAMU.  She also worked for many years at Des Moines University working on syllabi and exams which will be useful in the day to day operation of the apprenticeship program and also assisting with the gas OQ testing and database.  Meredith is a graduate of Creighton University where she majored in psychology with an emphasis in English.  Born and raised in Altoona, and currently living in Marshalltown, Meredith enjoys watching college football.  Meredith is looking to forward to getting to know our members. She may be contacted at mhibbs@iamu.org or the office number 515-289-1999.

Many of you might be wondering about Chris Pham who has been an integral part of the apprenticeship program for many years.  Chris has accepted another position here at IAMU as our Administrative Assistant.  He will be providing administrative support to senior management and department coordinators.  He will be finishing up and then help roll out the new updated apprenticeship standards and program in the next few weeks, as well as training Meredith to fill his former duties.  Congratulations Chris.