Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the appointment of several southwest and western Iowa residents to various State Boards and Commissions. They include:

• Alexis Fleener, of Atlantic, to the Iowa Great Places Advisory Board.
• Dale Behrends, of Panora, and Lori Goetzinger of Carroll, to the Iowa Grain Indemnity Board.
• Daryl Olsen, of Audubon, to the Racing and Gaming Commission.
• Janet DeMott, of Bedford, to the Real Estate Commission.
• Quentin Stanerson, of Audubon, to the State Judicial Nominating Commission.
• S. James Smith, of Earlham, to the Accountancy Examining Board.
• Ryan Crawford, of Stuart, to the Board of Massage Therapy.
• Tami Kloewer, of Harlan, to the Board of Cosmetology.
• Jillian Travis, of Sidney, to the Board of Dentistry.
• Marty Rieken, of Oakland, and Mollie Pawlosky, of Earlham, to the Board of Mortuary Science.
• Lane Plugge, of Council Bluffs, to the Board of Social Work.
• Ann Werner, of Diagonal, to the Board of Veterinary Medicine.
• And Geneva Jacobsen, of Avoca, to the Commission for the Blind.

Each of the appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.