Mayor
and City Council
You may send any correspondence to the Mayor
and/or City Council members
to their individual addresses listed below, or to:
PO Box 811, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, IA 50010.
To email the Mayor, City Council and City Clerk in one group email, click here.
Inclusive
Community Task Force
Mayor Ann Campbell has established a 15-member community group,
named the Inclusive Community Task Force, to address emerging
challenges of cultural diversity in Ames. The task force is
being co-chaired by Jane
Acker and Barbara Woods.
Mayor Ann Campbell
"Ames has been my home for many years, and it is a community filled with good people, great hope, and tremendous promise. It is my privilege to give back to this city by serving as mayor because I believe in its future." - Ann
Mayor Campbell's State of the City Address 2008
Mayor Campbell was inaugurated on January 3, 2006. She has lived in Ames since 1967.
Community service includes:
| Education: |
B.A. Grinnell
College M.A. Brown University |
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Day Job: |
Former publisher/owner of The Ames Bulletin Board; former teacher at Des Moines Area Community College; former teacher in Boston and Chiengmai, Thailand |
| Family: |
Widow of Bob
Campbell Children: Brian Campbell of Washington, DC, and Alison Campbell of Minneapolis Three granddaughters |
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Address: |
428 Pearson Avenue, Ames, IA 50014 |
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Phone: |
515-292-9464 (home) |
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E-mail: |
bobanncamp@aol.com |
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1st Term |
January 3, 2006 |
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Term Expires |
December 31, 2009 |
City Council Members
Dan Rice
"I
simply love Ames. I want to continue to live in a great city we
can all be proud of now and well into the future." - Dan
Dan Rice
has represented
the 1st Ward since January 3, 2006.
Community service includes:
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Education: |
B.A. from Iowa State
University in Distributive Studies, 1988 |
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Day Job: |
Administrative Adviser for Outreach, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University |
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Family: |
Life
Partner: Penny Rice, Director of the Margaret Sloss Women's |
| Community Service: | Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Member |
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Special Interests: |
Fishing, golf, tinkering with home projects, community activities, keeping up with current events, and cheering on the Cyclones! |
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Favorite Book: |
Flatland: A Romance
of Many Dimensions By Edwin Abbott, 1884 |
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Address: |
827 Burnett Avenue, Ames, IA 50010 |
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Phone: |
515-460-2326 (cell) |
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E-mail: |
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1st Term |
January 3, 2006 |
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Term Expires |
December 31, 2009 |
Jami Larson
Jami
Larson represents the
2nd ward. He was elected to office in November, 2006.
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Education: |
Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting (Industrial Administration) from Iowa State University |
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Day Job: |
Current
occupation: Vice-President and Administrator for the Ames Seed Capital Fund, helping technology-focused businesses wishing to locate and grow in Story County Previous
occupation: |
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Address: |
3321 Ridgetop Road |
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Family: |
Married to Teresa Beer Larson; daughter Jill Larson, of Baltimore, Maryland |
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Community Service: |
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Special Interests: |
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Phone: |
(515) 292-9083 |
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e-mail: |
jlarson101@aol.com |
| 1st Term | November 14, 2006 |
| Term Expires |
December 31, 2011 |
Ryan Doll
"Ames originally was to be a four-year destination. Ames has a way of growing on people, though. I am excited to be part of such a great community and even more excited to call this community my home." - Ryan
Ryan Doll represents the
3rd ward.
He has been a resident of Ames since 1997.
Community service
includes:
American
Red Cross Disaster Action Team, CFARI Advisory Board
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Education: |
Iowa State University |
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Hobbies: |
Movies, theater, small concerts and reading |
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Address: |
3218 Lettie Street |
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Phone: |
515-460-8897 (cell) |
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e-mail: |
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1st Term |
January 3, 2006 |
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Term Expires |
December 31, 2009 |
Riad G. Mahayni
"The people of
Ames make Ames one of the
most livable cities
in the country." - Riad
Riad Mahayni represents the 4th Ward. He has lived in Ames since January 1979.
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Education: |
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Day Job: |
Professor, Department of Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University |
| Family |
Wife: Fatina Children: Basil and Tamim (Both are graduates of Ames Community Schools) |
| Professional Accomplishments |
December 2002: Appointed by
the King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia, to serve on an
international jury team to evaluate thirteen planning and design
projects for the new campus of the University in Abha, Saudi Arabia. January 1997-December 2002: Served as the Principal Investigator for a major grant funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. July 1995-June 2002 and January 1979-June 1983 (interim chair from July 1995-June 1996): Professor and Chair, Department of Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University. January 1994-July 1994: Senior Fulbright Research Fellow, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria, and Amman University, Amman, Jordan. July 1983-December 1985: Technical Coordinator, Makkah (Mecca) Regional Planning and Development Project, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Dar Al Handasah Consultants. |
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Address: |
1617 Amherst Drive, Ames, 50014-3925 |
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Phone: |
515-294-8524 (day) |
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e-mail: |
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1st Term |
January 14, 2003 |
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Term Expires |
December 31, 2011 |
Matthew Goodman
"I have lived in Ames since my freshman year at Iowa State University in 1991. I came to ISU because of its great science reputation and the beauty of the Iowa State campus; I stay in Ames because of this community's willingness to value the great diversity of its citizens, and continually challenge itself to be a greater place." - Matthew
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Education: |
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Day Job: |
Owner of Smiles & Gyros, and Co-Owner of The Flying Burrito |
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Family: |
Wife: Neysa
Goodman |
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| Community Service: | Octagon Membership Committee, Wheatsfield Grocery Board of Directors | |
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Favorite Movie: |
The Insider |
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| Favorite Book: |
The Fountainhead
By Ayn Rand |
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| Favorite President: | Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Favorite Quote: |
"He, who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that." -John Stuart Mill |
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Address: |
2019 Friley Road, Ames, IA 50014 |
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Phone: |
515-441-0460 |
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e-mail: |
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1st Term |
January 1, 2004 |
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Term Expires |
December 31, 2011 |
Jim Popken
Jim took office as one of the City's At-Large representatives on January 3, 2006.
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Address: |
920 Clark Avenue, Ames, IA 50010 |
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Phone: |
515-232-6508 (home) or 515-233-0855 (work) |
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E-mail: |
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| Website: | www.jimpopken.org |
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1st Term |
January 3, 2006 |
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Term Expires |
December 31, 2009 |
Mike Beals
Mike took office in April 2008 and serves as the Ex-officio ISU Student Council Representative.
| Education: | Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree |
| Day Job: |
Iowa State University student |
| E-mail: | beals@iastate.edu |