Prevent Child Abuse Iowa Staff
Prevent Child Abuse has a small staff of employees with diverse backgrounds and various skill sets, which are each essential to bringing awareness and education to Iowans in order to prevent child abuse in the state.
- Stephen Scott
- Executive Director
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Responsibilities:
Provides overall leadership of the organization, manages finances, and conducts legislative advocacy to advance the state’s child abuse prevention efforts.

- Helen Benker
- CBCAP Program Manager
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Responsibilities:
Manages the Community Based Child Abuse Prevention program and provides technical assistance and guidance for grantees providing services to families in their respective communities.

- Deann Cook
- AmeriCorps Director
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Responsibilities:
Directs Prevent Child Abuse Iowa’s AmeriCorps program to expand the program throughout the state while recruiting new members and managing member’s child abuse prevention activities.

- Amber Russell
- ICAPP Director
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Responsibilities:
Manages the Iowa Child Abuse Prevention Program and provides technical assistance and guidance for grantees providing services to families in their respective communities.

- Tina Wierschke
- Program Assistant
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Responsibilities:
Manages essential office functions and provides additional support as needed to Prevent Child Abuse Iowa’s programs.

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