Des Moines, Iowa — The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is pleased to announce that six new board members have been installed on its statewide Board of Directors.
They are:
- Marlú Abarca of Des Moines
- Jazmin Newton-Butt of Davenport
- Caitlin Peterson of West Des Moines and Ames
- Sonia Reyes-Snyder of Clive
- Wallas Wiggins of Bettendorf
- Jonathan Wilson of Des Moines
Steven J. Drahozal of Dubuque, Mark Kende of Des Moines, and Mark Rosenbury of West Des Moines have previously served on the board and were re-elected.
The directors each have three-year terms. The 22-member board meets several times a year to establish policy and program direction for the ACLU of Iowa.
Head shots of the new and re-elected board members can be found here.
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The ACLU of Iowa was founded in 1935 as a private, non-partisan organization that fights to advance civil liberties for all. It is the state affiliate of the national American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU prides itself in upholding everyone’s civil liberties, no matter who they are or what they believe. We work to assure the rights of all Iowans—from atheists to devout Christians, from labor unions to businesspeople and more—to make sure the constitutional rights of all are preserved.