Staff Members
| Executive Director - Jessica Hyland | ||
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Jessica Hyland joined IowaBio as the Executive Director in 2019. Hyland worked as a legislative lobbyist for 11 years: first, as Government Affairs Counsel and the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Iowa League of Cities, then as an associate at Davis Brown Law Firm, and through her own business, Harder Government Relations, advocating for a variety of clients from businesses and associations to local governments. Hyland joined IowaBio from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), an organization representing 1,500 member companies, where she was the Director of Public Policy. Hyland graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law in 2005 where she also received a Certificate in Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program of Concentrated Study, with a particular focus on water law. As an Honors Scholar, she earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Technical Journalism and Political Science from Colorado State University. Jessica can be reached at jessica@iowabio.org or 515-327-9156. |
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| Associate Director | ||
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Melissa Moyer has been the Associate Director of IowaBio since 2011. Prior to this position she was employed at Integrated DNA Technologies from 2006-2011, first as a Customer Care Representative and then as a key account and project manager for diagnostic-grade researchers. Moyer graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in Communications in 2006. During the length of her educational career, she worked for the Anatomy Department where she spent several years assisting with morphometric research on lung tissue. Melissa can be reached at melissa@iowabio.org or 515-327-9156. |
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| Lobbyist - Mike St. Clair | ||
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Mike St. Clair has been IowaBio's trusted and valuable lobbyist for many years. He works for Capitol Edge and has been a great partner and resource to our association and members. Mike is a veteran of three Iowa Caucus campaigns and spent three years as a policy analyst for the Iowa Senate Republicans prior to entering the lobby. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Iowa State University. Mike can be reached at mikestclair@mac.com or 515-778-7631 |
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