Staff
The CCCB employs four full-time staff, as well as up to four summer aides. Staff are chosen based on their experience and education, their ability to work with the public, and their desire to keep Cherokee County's parks in excellent condition. The staff makes environmental education a priority, and has the knowledge and experience to answer many questions about the parks, local wildlife, plants and natural history.

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Laura Jones, Director/Naturalist cccblaura@gmail.com

Laura is a native Cherokee resident who graduated from Washington High School in 2002 and received her B.S. in Zoology and Animal Ecology from Iowa State University in 2006.

She previously worked with HawkWatch International in Salt Lake City, UT and as a Naturalist at two state parks in ND. Laura began working as CCCB's full-time Naturalist in April 2012 and became Director in May 2021.

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Brett James, Operations Supervisor, cccbbrett@gmail.com

Brett worked for Accura Healthcare before coming to the CCCB. He graduated from Washington High School, then went to Northwest Iowa Community College to obtain a degree in Auto Body Repair.  Previous job experience includes construction, heating and cooling, and general maintenance.

Brett has been employed full-time with the CCCB since April 2021.

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Hannah Nelson, Office/Naturalist Assistant, cherokeeccb@gmail.com

Hannah graduated from Alta-Aurelia  in 2016 and is working on her A.A. in Business Administration at Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Prior to joining us in September 2021, she worked for Cherokee State Bank in Accounting/Operations.

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Kyle Van Der Stoep, Conservation Technician, cccbkyle@gmail.com

Kyle is originally from Maurice, IA, located in Sioux County. He graduated from University of South Dakota with a B.S. in Conservation Biology.

Before becoming our Conservation Technician in February 2022, he gained experience in county conservation working with with Plymouth County Conservation Board.

Cherokee County Conservation Board
629 River Rd
Cherokee, IA 51012
Office Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:30pm
Phone: 712-225-6709
E-mail: cherokeeccb@gmail.com
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