Before that he was the administrator of the Soil Conservation Division for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. He became the Director of the Iowa DNR after his predecessor, Roger Lande, resigned on May 25, 2012.
Before that, he was in charge of the Soil Conservation Division for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Management. He then took over as the Director of the Iowa DNR after Roger Lande stepped down on May 25, 2012.