Jennifer Terry
External Affairs Manager at Des Moines Water Works- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Volunteer IOWATER Water Monitor
Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Some tenets of the IOWATER program: • citizen-based • focuses on solutions, not just documenting problems. • committed to partnerships. • concentrates on a watershed approach.Jun, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Clinical Intern
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Certified Prosecutor Intern
Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 13.2(13) in connection with Supreme Court Rule 31.15 allowing for supervised law practice
Experience
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Des Moines Water Works
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United States
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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External Affairs Manager
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Oct 2020 - Present
Collaborating with watershed stakeholders to improve water quality and ensure safe, affordable drinking water for Central Iowans through outreach, advocacy, and advancement of effective legislative and regulatory policy. Collaborating with watershed stakeholders to improve water quality and ensure safe, affordable drinking water for Central Iowans through outreach, advocacy, and advancement of effective legislative and regulatory policy.
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Iowa Environmental Council
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Sep 2017 - Oct 2020
The Iowa Environmental Council amplifies the voices of Iowans and leverages our collective influence. We advocate for a cleaner, healthier Iowa at the legislature, rule-making agencies and when necessary, in the courts. Join our nonpartisan alliance of diverse organizations and individuals working together to protect and preserve Iowa's environment. Together, we unify Iowans to powerfully advocate for clean water and land stewardship, clean energy, and a healthy climate. The Iowa Environmental Council amplifies the voices of Iowans and leverages our collective influence. We advocate for a cleaner, healthier Iowa at the legislature, rule-making agencies and when necessary, in the courts. Join our nonpartisan alliance of diverse organizations and individuals working together to protect and preserve Iowa's environment. Together, we unify Iowans to powerfully advocate for clean water and land stewardship, clean energy, and a healthy climate.
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Des Moines Water Works
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United States
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Environmental Advocacy Leader
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Sep 2015 - Sep 2017
Focus on advocating for policy that appropriately manages pollution which significantly affects the utility’s ability to provide safe drinking water; lobbying for appropriate laws and rules that ensure safe drinking water to the utility’s 500,000 water customers; and collaborating with stakeholders interested in restoring and protecting public waterways in the Des Moines and Raccoon River watersheds. Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) is a regional utility that protects public health by delivering outstanding quality water in reliable quantities. Operating with fiscal discipline, DMWW offers dynamic and responsive services that provide high value to our customers. Additionally,Des Moines Water Works maintains Water Works Park and Maffitt Reservoir Park. Water Works Park is approximately 1,500 acres of land near downtown Des Moines and is one of the largest urban parks. Maffitt Reservoir includes 1,300 acres of land, including wooded areas and a 200 acre lake popular for fishing. Show less
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Iowa Environmental Council
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Attorney / Agriculture Policy Specialist
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Dec 2013 - Sep 2015
The Iowa Environmental Council's vision is to give Iowans a voice on environmental issues and to protect Iowa's natural resources, The Council actively works in public policy to provide a safe, healthy environment for all Iowans with a focus on public education and coalition building. The Iowa Environmental Council's vision is to give Iowans a voice on environmental issues and to protect Iowa's natural resources, The Council actively works in public policy to provide a safe, healthy environment for all Iowans with a focus on public education and coalition building.
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Legal Intern / Family Representation
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Aug 2012 - May 2013
Primary responsibility for the representation of parents whose children were the subject of Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) proceedings; advocating for parents at Removal, Adjudicatory, Dispositional hearings and DHS staffings; removing barriers for clients to access mental health and substance abuse treatment, social services, and parent support services; advocating for parental visitation rights; ensuring that parents understand the process and outcomes of CINA proceedings. Primary responsibility for the representation of parents whose children were the subject of Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) proceedings; advocating for parents at Removal, Adjudicatory, Dispositional hearings and DHS staffings; removing barriers for clients to access mental health and substance abuse treatment, social services, and parent support services; advocating for parental visitation rights; ensuring that parents understand the process and outcomes of CINA proceedings.
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Scott County Attorney's Office
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Davenport, Iowa
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Certified Prosecutor Intern
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
Prosecuted simple misdemeanors in magistrate court including negotiating plea agreements and trying cases before a magistrate judge; conducted voir dire, direct, cross, and closing in Associate Court; represented the state in suppression hearings on issues of constructive possession and probable cause; conducted research on speedy trial and search and seizure issues and briefed probable cause and exigent circumstance issues. Prosecuted simple misdemeanors in magistrate court including negotiating plea agreements and trying cases before a magistrate judge; conducted voir dire, direct, cross, and closing in Associate Court; represented the state in suppression hearings on issues of constructive possession and probable cause; conducted research on speedy trial and search and seizure issues and briefed probable cause and exigent circumstance issues.
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Iowa Attorney General, Area Prosecutions Division
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Des Moines, Iowa
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Legal Intern
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Assisted with research and preparation for first degree murder and kidnapping trials. Assisted with research and preparation for first degree murder and kidnapping trials.
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NuCara Pharmacy
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Vice-President, Business Development
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Mar 1995 - Aug 2008
Directed the marketing and business development activities for the residential care facility division of the company. Directed the marketing and business development activities for the residential care facility division of the company.
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Education
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2010 - 2013
University of Iowa College of Law
Juris Doctor with Distinction -
2008 - 2010
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Arts, Highest Distinction; GPA 4.0, Communication Studies, Philosophy
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