IOWA DEC CONTACT INFORMATION
To obtain more information about the Iowa Drug Endangered Children Program or to obtain contact information for any of the DEC programs in Iowa, you may contact the following:
Richard Early
Iowa Department of Justice
Office of the Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator
Hoover State Office Building - 1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 281-5428
Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy
Becky Swift
Lucas State Office Building - 1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 242-6391
IOWA DEC PROGRAMS
The number of Iowa communities implementing DEC Programs is growing. Currently, the following communities have formed multi-disciplinary teams for the benefit of drug-exposed children.
Appanoose County DEC
Robert Bozwell, Appanoose County Attorney
Boone County DEC
Julie Nash, Boone County DECAT and Empowerment
Buena Vista County DEC
Sally Bonnensen, BV County Public Health and Homecare
Cherokee County DEC
Nola Aalbert, Northwest Iowa Community Empowerment
Clay County DEC
Barbara Wilkerson, Child Health Specialty Clinics
Clinton County DEC
Kristin Huisenga, Clinton Substance Abuse Council
Dubuque County DEC
Sgt. Bob Lynn, Dubuque Drug Task Force
Des Moines County DEC
Pat Jackson, Des Moines County Attorney
Linn County DEC
Sheriff Donald Zeller, Linn County Sheriff
Diane Wyckoff, St. Lukes Child Protection Center Advisory Council
Marshall County DEC
Jana Enfield, Child Abuse Prevention Services
Stephanie Whitmore, Child Abuse Prevention Services
Mills County DEC
Helen Travis, Iowa Department of Human Services
Polk County DEC
Steve Palmer, Polk County Attorney Investigator
Pottawattamie County DEC
Katie Bolie, Iowa Department of Human Services
Story County DEC
Jeff Dodds, Story County Sheriff's Office
Wapello County DEC (Community Task Force for Drug Endangered Children)
Kathy Hasley, Ottumwa Substance Abuse Task Force
Woodbury County DEC
Barb Small, Woodbury County DEC Team
