The Transformation Team

Leaders Invest in Transformational Change

Transformation Team Members

The Transformation Team is a steering group of six Project Leaders who recognize the need for change while mobilizing stakeholders and leveraging resources to ensure success

Matt Anderson

Deputy City Manager

City of Des Moines

Sarah Boese

Polk County Board of Supervisors

Polk County

Deb Madison-Levi

Secretary

Downtown Neighborhood Association

Larry James Jr.

Attorney

Conveyance Law

Sam Summers

Owner/ Representative

Wooly’s, First Fleet Concerts, Ricochet, Hinterland Festival

John Han

Operator

Beer Can Alley

Garth House

Sergeant

Des Moines Police Department

Transformation Team Perspectives

The Transformation Team is representative of diverse stakeholder
perspectives to ensure broad input in the process.

 Transformation, by definition, is focused on developing a culture where individuals can move beyond old ways of thinking to evolve and develop new attitudes and actions for a sociable city.