PRESIDENT/FOUNDER

Rushing a Kansas City native and senior editor at Iowa Starting Line serves as the president of IABJ. For his portfolio and social medias click here

VICE PRESIDENT

Benitez a graduate from the University of Northern Iowa is based in Des Moines. He loves food and art. To follow him and to see more of his work you may visit his portfolio

SECRETARY

James is the founder, editor and writer for Iowa Black News and will soon be releasing a quarterly paper in mid-june. To visit Iowa Black News click here

TREASURER

Oakland, California native and graduate from DePaul University in Chicago. Simmons with an extensive background is a reporter at WHO 13 as a reporter and multimedia journalist. He is a proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Bradley, also the Executive Director of Iowa Juneteenth and owner of Iowa Urban Media, a community-focused publishing company. Serves as parliamentarian for the chapter.