The Iowa State Elections Administrators Training (SEAT) program is a partnership between Iowa State University Extension and ISACA, Iowa Sec of State, and The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. This election training and certification program was initiated in 2001.

Program Goals

SEAT has been established to provide professional training for Iowa's election administrators.

The specific goals of the training:

• Enhance the trust of Iowans in the state electoral process by certifying the professional competence of Iowa's election administrators.

• Provide a forum in which Iowa election administrators can share and learn from their counterparts about best practices in the administration of elections.

• Provide an educational curriculum that will increase the knowledge of election administrators about laws and rules affecting the administration of elections in Iowa.

• Provide an educational curriculum that will build the skills of election administrators to effectively engage the voting public and media in the pursuit of conducting well-run elections.

For more background on SEAT, visit:

http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/iseat/level2.html

Here are current numbers of SEAT graduates, as of January 28, 2008:

• 280 election administrators and election staff have completed SEAT certification training

• 89 county auditors/election commissioners are SEAT certified

• 89 counties have at least one person who is SEAT certified

• 99 counties have had someone attend SEAT continuing education training

2008 SEAT Graduates

Name, County

Row 1 (L to R facing)
Julie Holliday, Muscatine
Jane Geerdes, Hardin
Stephanie Burke, Montgomery
Laurie Shanks, Lucas
Jake Grandia, Marion
Dale Cole, Secretary of State
Carol Morrison, Lucas
Laurie Burgason, Van Buren
Carolyn Schlotter, Linn
Pam Majewski, Floyd
Laura Moore, Poweshiek
Rosemary Moody, Polk
Nancy Higgins, Bremer
Karen Squiers, Marshall
Mary Lendt, Boone
Becky Hager, Grundy
Virgnia Gelms, Johnson
Joleen Carpenter, Cedar
Tina Mulgrew, Jasper
Joel Miller, Linn

Row 2 (L to R facing)
Jeannie Bettis, Monroe
Rhonda Kness, Monroe
Tammy Paxson, Ringgold
Tina Eldal, Webster
Pamela Benjegerdes, Allamakee
Diana Dawley, Poweshiek
Judy Henry, Taylor
LaVonne Feller, Pottawattamie
Lois Huitink, Sioux
Lorie Patrick, Wright
Sarah Little, Linn
Dixie Willman, Delaware
Kelly Seward, Monona
Debby Corkrean, Madison
Kristi Brunk, Cass
Kim Gezel, Secretary of State
Nichole Tucker, Adams
John Chiodo, Polk
Patti McAndrews, Guthrie
Julie Hackbarth, Delaware
Diane Owen, Fremont
Anne Borts, Story
Tim Box, Linn
Mary Clock, Hardin
Julie Ahrens, Franklin

Row 3 (L to R facing) 
Sandy Sunde, Winnebago
Sue Gauer, Dubuque
Steve Mauro, Polk
Judith Lowe, Secretary of State
Karen McKilligan, Story
Linda Wynia, Sioux
Kimberly Grieve, Woodbury
Rosalie J. Ahrendsen, Jones
Sarah Reisetter, Johnson
Klint Belz, Secretary of State
Wayne Grooters, Lyon
Joell Deppe, Jackson
Heidi Strang, Grundy
Heidi Kokemiller, Boone
Julie Fridolfson, Humboldt
Janet Otten, Boone
Chris Freund, Humboldt
Tony Lemmo, Polk

Graduates not pictured:  Kelly Collins, Hardin County; Kris Glienke, Cherokee County; Barb Rohwer; O’Brien County; and Shelley Wolf, Bremer County