The Iowa Humane Alliance Board:
Stacy Dykema
Joined IHA: January 2013
Executive Director of IHA
During Stacy’s career in animal welfare, she has worked at two municipal shelters and seen the full spectrum of animal care. She held the role of veterinarian technician, volunteer coordinator, humane investigations officer, adoption counselor, natural disaster rescuer, and has cared for thousands of cats and dogs. Stacy is the Director of Operations at Iowa Humane Alliance as well as an active member of the Board. Read more about her on Our Team Members page here.
Patti Rogers-Engelby
Joined IHA: 2014
Current Board President
Patti has been volunteering with IHA since 2012 and on our board since 2014. She comes from a long line of animal-lovers, and her family hosts an annual golf tournament benefiting IHA. Patti’s compassion for animals extends to all animals through her plant-based diet and lifestyle. She and her husband currently share their home with two cats, and are fortunate to have had many wonderful animals in their lives over the years. Professionally, Patti is a Project Manager.
Spencer Shaw
Joined IHA: 2021
Current Board Vice President
Professionally, Spencer is a Mortgage Lending Officer at Hills Bank. He has been with Hills Bank for 7+ years. Originally, Spencer is from Manchester, and grew up with pets. He recently purchased his first home in Cedar Rapids, and got his first dog, Odin. In his free time he likes to play ice hockey, golf, and spend time with family and friends. Spencer and his girlfriend are expecting their first baby coming in December of 2022. He is a big Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild, and Iowa Hawkeyes fan. Spencer was a “Big” in the program Big Brothers Big Sisters, and still keeps in contact with his “Little”.
Alexandra Doner
Joined IHA: 2022
Current Board Secretary
Alexandra is a lifelong eastern Iowan and currently resides in Cedar Rapids. She first learned about IHA when she began volunteering to transport Last Hope Animal Rescue dogs to and from their spay/neuter appointments. She shares her home with her shepherd/heeler mix, Maxine, who was rescued from a farm and adopted from the Dubuque Regional Humane Society.
Professionally, Alexandra is a family law attorney at Arenson Law Group in Cedar Rapids. Outside of work, Alexandra enjoys cheering for the Hawkeyes and traveling to see friends and family.
Teresa Fleming
Joined IHA: 2022
Current Board Treasurer
Teresa Fleming lives in Kalona where she and her husband owned and operated a plumbing and heating business for over 20 years, where she served as bookkeeper and office manager until their retirement. Teresa has been a volunteer at IHA since 2013 on various projects including painting and remodeling in the wellness clinic and document scanning. She has served on the board of the Kalona Historical Society and the Kalona Public Library.
George Hospodarsky
Joined IHA: July 2016
George has been a volunteer for IHA since 2014. He has over 16 years’ experience in volunteering and fostering for animal organizations, and received the Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award for his work at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center.
Professionally, George is a Research Scientist at the University of Iowa where he helps build instruments for NASA spacecraft and then studies the scientific results. He has served on a number of University of Iowa Committees and Councils, and is currently the President of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Science Staff Council. George and his wife Calista currently have six cats and are active foster parents (over 500 animals over the last 16 years) for the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center.
Pamela Agan
Joined IHA: May 2018
Pamela has been active with Iowa Humane Alliance since 2016 and joined the board in early 2018. Pamela was born and raised in southern California. In 2012 she moved to an acreage near Central City with her family. Living in the country has allowed her to fulfill her lifelong dream of having pet goats. Along with her goats, she has two dogs and cats, two ducks, 12 chickens, a rescue donkey named Omar, and she is a beekeeper. Her family loves to garden and kayak. Professionally, Pamela has a master’s degree in social work and after working in hospice care for 20 years now does PRN social work for Regional Medical Center Home Care in Manchester.
Bill Satkamp
Joined IHA: April 2015
Bill Satkamp has been a member of the board since April of 2015 and a volunteer since 2014. He is a retired machinist with a passion for helping any creature that needs help getting by in our world. He is an active supporter of Iowa Humane Alliance, Cedar Valley Humane Society, Paws and Effect and Animal Resource Foundation. He also supports the following nonprofits for bipeds; Mission of Hope, Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity and Eastern Iowa Honor flight.
He has two adult children and a granddaughter here in Iowa. At home they have two cats, an Australian Shepherd mix and a Belgian Malinois—all rescues. He takes the dogs to a care center in town, which has been great at getting them socialized. He previously taught Tae Kwon Do, and has been a student of Fu Shih Tao for 20 years.
