The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission is created under Iowa Code
section 123.5 and is comprised of five members appointed by the
governor subject to confirmation by the senate. Commissioners are
appointed for 5-year staggered terms and are chosen on the basis
of managerial ability and experience as business executives. Commissioners
are eligible for one 5-year reappointment.
The commission is required by law to meet on July 1 of each year
and at the call of the commission chairman or chairwoman or when
any three members file a written request for hearing with the chairman
or chairwoman. The commission acts as a policy-making body and serves
in an advisory capacity to the Division administrator. Commissioners
may review, affirm, reverse or amend all actions of the administrator
in the wholesaling of liquor and intoxicating liquor, and in the
licensing and regulating of Iowa’s alcoholic beverages industry.
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Jim Clayton was appointed to
the Alcoholic Beverages Commission February 14, 2005, and was recently elected Chair of the Alcoholic Beverages Commission. Commissioner Clayton is a graduate of Beloit College with B.A. degree and is the owner of The Soap Opera, a retail specialty store in Iowa City. He is the co-chairperson of The Stepping Up Coalition, a campus community initiative to reduce the harmful effects of high risk drinking by students at the University of Iowa, and served as the project coordinator from December 2002 until July of 2005. Commissioner Clayton serves on the board of the ARC of Johnson County and is an active volunteer with Big Brothers-Big Sisters. Commissioner Clayton lives in rural Iowa City. |
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Gayle Collins served as the Chairperson of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission for Fiscal Year 2005. She has also served as Vice-Chairperson and Secretary of the Commission. Commissioner Collins was appointed to the Alcoholic Beverages Commission by Governor Tom Vilsack in May 2001 and reappointed to another 5-year-term in 2005.
Commissioner Collins graduated from the University of Iowa with both Bachelors and Masters degrees. She also received a Masters degree in counseling from Drake University. Commissioner Collins is currently a commercial real estate agent with Iowa Reality Commercial in Des Moines. In addition to her duties with the Commission, Ms. Collins has served as President of the Des Moines Park and Recreation board and has been involved in many community organizations including the 2004 and 1995 AAU Junior Olympics. Ms. Collins has also been politically active in city, county, state and national projects, and she resides in Des Moines, Iowa. |
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| Rick Hunsaker is currently the Secretary and was appointed to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission by Governor Tom Vilsack on May 1, 2006. Commissioner Hunsaker is a graduate of Drake University, receiving a B.A. in 1988 and a Masters of Public Administration in 1990. He is the Executive Director of Region XII Council of Governments in Carroll, a regional agency serving 6 counties and 58 cities in west central Iowa. Commissioner Hunsaker serves on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Association of Regional Councils (past chair), the Association of Iowa Workforce Partners, Carroll Area Development Cooperation, and Western Iowa Advantage, an eight county cooperative marketing group. Mr. Hunsaker is a member of the American Planning Association and the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance. He is the current treasurer of Depot Center, Ltd., a local non-profit historic preservation organization. Commissioner Hunsaker resides in Carroll. |
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| Mary Hunter was appointed to the Alcoholic Beverages Commission May 1, 2002, and assumed the duties of Chairperson July 1, 2006. She has also served as Secretary and Vice-Chairperson of the Commission. Commissioner Hunter is a graduate of Drake University with a Business Management and Marketing degree and is currently employed at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as an Executive Director. In addition to her duties on the Commission and at work, Commissioner Hunter is a school volunteer and is involved with Variety Club, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Business Women's Association. She holds a leadership position as President of the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) since January 2007. Commissioner Hunter resides in Clive.
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| Greg Nashleanas was appointed to the Alcoholic Beverages Division Commission May 1, 2008. Currently Commissioner Nashleanas is employed at L & L Distributing Co. in Sioux City, and has been since 1979 as a General Manager. Prior to his current position at L & L Distributing Commissioner Nashleanas owned Northwest Iowa Beer Distribution. In addition to his duties with the Commission Mr. Nashleanas has served on the Board of Directors of the War Eagle Council of the Area Boy Scouts of America and Telco Credit Union, and has also been involved with community including the support and mission of treatment centers and the recovering community in the Siouxland area. Commissioner Nashleanas is a lifelong resident of Sioux City where he currently resides. |
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