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As a child, Angie had dreams of anchoring the nightly news, but after completing a few semesters of journalism classes she took to the open skies and joined the Air Force. Since the Air Force, Angie has earned a B.S. in biology, and M.S. in civil engineering, and a graduate certificate in GIS. Angie worked for both local and state governments, and has over 15 years of transportation industry experience. Angie currently serves as the Director of the Location and Environment Bureau at the Iowa DOT. Angie hopes to make the future brighter and the choices more abundant for future generations that choose a career in the transportation industry.
As a fresh-eyed graduate with her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Janee first worked at the Iowa Department of Transportation as an embedded consultant (a.k.a. Cultural Resources Assistant) for the Cultural Resources Section of the Office of Location and Environment (OLE). She learned the ropes and intricate knots of Section 106 and cultural resource management over the course of four and a half years.
Janee was then pushed off to graduate school in Pennsylvania, where she learned a great deal more and dabbled in some work at the Pennsylvania DOT and a thesis on Wild West Show Performer Camp archaeology. Upon receiving her Master’s degree in Applied Archaeology, Janee worked for a private archaeological consultant in northeast Iowa before her dream position opened up at the Iowa DOT. In the spring/summer of 2022, she became an actual Iowa DOT employee as a Cultural Resources Manager for the renamed Location and Environment Bureau (LEB). She now enjoys long days of project reviews, consultation, and resource management before settling down with a nice walk with her favorite companion Porter (the best dog).
Harris began his career with the Iowa DOT in February 1990, shortly after the internet was invented. He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He traded the beaches and pineapple fields of Hawaii for an Iowa farm girl and cornfields. In his spare time, he enjoys ISU Cyclone sports of all kinds and wading into house projects for himself and the married kids. Grandpa’s his name, and spoiling is his game.
His current responsibilities include leading planning and project studies across Iowa that range from new highway interchanges to Super-2 enhancements in rural areas. He enjoys leading Project Management Teams (PMTs), serving with the Districts and other Bureaus in the DOT to come up with innovative solutions to the transportation challenges we face.
DeeAnn is from a small community in Iowa where the school name is the first letter of each community in the school district. This was her first exposure to the wonders of an acronym. After HS she began her studies at ISU and received a BS in HRIM. After working a few years in the hospitality industry, DeeAnn took an opportunity to work part-time in the ESS in the OF at the DOT. She eventually found a full-time position working for DHS for about a year until she was able to secure a full-time position back in ESS cleaning up LUST sites and developing SPCC Plans. She was so successful in that role that she ran out of work and had to take on other duties such as NEPA. DeeAnn has devoted her 40 hours per week to NEPA compliance for over 22 years. Two things she loves the most about NEPA is that the law requires compliance with other laws such as CAA, CERCLA, CWA, ESA, LWCF, NHPA and working with other agencies such as FHWA, SHPO, USFWS, USEPA, USACE…
Valerie has worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation for 12 years in the Public Involvement Section and is the PI representative for Districts 1, 2, and 3 in the state. She has been a part of the Public Information Management Application (PIMA) since it’s conception in 2013. Prior to working with the Iowa DOT she was the Marketing Coordinator for a healthcare clinic. She and her husband, Derek, own an acreage north of Boone, Iowa and have two girls, Keilah and Linnea. Valerie graduated from Buena Vista University with a B.S. in Clinical Psychology.
With two years of experience in public relations and strategic communication, Joshua Studer will graduate in May of 2026 with a B.A. in Political Science and Journalism from the University of Iowa. Along with his endeavors as a student, Josh has also held various leadership positions on campus. Currently, Josh is working as Public Involvement Intern for the Iowa DOT. In the future, Josh looks forward to attending law school after his graduation in 2026.
Brandon grew up in Dyersville, IA and graduated from Iowa State University in 2017 with degrees in agronomy and environmental science. He began working at IDOT in 2015 as a summer intern in the Water Resources Section assisting project managers with field work.
After graduation, he was employed by Jacobs Engineering where he worked as an environmental scientist for three years (of which all three years was contracted out to IDOT in the Water Resources Section). In 2021, Brandon was brought on board as an IDOT Water Resources Project Manager, which is his current position. In his free time, Brandon enjoys camping, kayaking, fishing, and skiing, or pretty much any outdoor activity.
Mark started his career at the Iowa DOT in the Photogrammetry Section of the Office of Design in January 2006. Shortly after that, he began working in the Water Resources Section of the Office of Location and Environment. He has been working as a Water Resources Project Manager ever since. Prior to the Iowa DOT, Mark worked for the Iowa DNR, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Stewardship, Polk County Conservation Board, and National Park Service. Mark owns a small farm south of Marshalltown, where he bales small square grass hay, hunts, fishes, hikes, go on walks, works, bleeds, sweats, thinks, shed hunts, takes pictures, plants trees, scatters milkweed (and other good plants) seeds into the wind, and enjoys relaxing.
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