Subject Matter Experts
On the record or on background, our policy directors are available to the media.
To speak with any of the following experts, email Kathryn Kuckelman, Communications Manager, or call 515-271-1895.
Daniel Van Sant
Director of Disability Policy
As Director of Disability Policy, Daniel Van Sant oversees the Institute’s disability policy work, which covers topics such as inclusive hiring, workforce retention, universal design, workplace accommodations, and other disability employment issues.
In the news:
Rayna Stoycheva
Director of Retirement Security Policy
As Director of Retirement Security, Rayna Stoycheva oversees The Harkin Institute’s retirement security policy work, which covers topics such as public and private retirement programs, retirement savings access and adequacy, financial literacy, and pension wealth inequality.
In the news:
Adam Shriver
Director of Wellness and Nutrition Policy
As Director of Wellness and Nutrition Policy, Adam Shriver regularly conducts work on topics such as sustainable agricultural systems, water and soil quality, environmental risk factors to public health, and the environmental impact of industrial farm animal production.
In the news:
- Des Moines Register: Groups pair up for closer look at relationship between Iowa’s dirty water and cancer rate\
- Sentient Media: In Iowa, Researchers Press for More Scrutiny of the Link Between Big Ag and Cancer Risk
- Iowa Public Radio: Big rains are worsening nutrient pollution in rivers. Experts say solutions start on farms
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