Staff

VACANT – Executive Director

Judy Brimm – Interim Director & Finance Director

Judy Brimm is the Finance Director of SICOG and is responsible for all the financials of SICOG and SICOG Affiliates. In addition to her financial duties, she assists with RLF programs, reporting, and assists with most of SICOG’s programs.

Jeremy Rounds – Senior Planner

An employee of SICOG since 1998, Jeremy Rounds has a Bachelors of Science in Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University.  Jeremy is a Regional Planner at SICOG that does a little bit of everything, including: comprehensive plans, hazard mitigation plans, housing projects, water and sewer projects, and numerous grant applications.  His passion is community and housing development, focusing on making the region as prosperous and viable as possible.  He works to find new funding avenues to solve the region’s problems and to introduce ideas that will improve quality of life and community design. In his time at SICOG, he has worked on hundreds of projects, from housing grants and large planning documents to administration of CDBG and FEMA grants

Paul Johnston – Transportation Planner

Paul joined SICOG in October 2024. A native of Creston, he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Northern Iowa. As the Transportation Planner, Paul provides technical assistance and develops transportation plans for the ATURA region, which includes Adair, Adams, Ringgold, Union, and Taylor counties. 

Nick Rasmussen – Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Photo & Bio coming soon…

Lilly Watkins – Planning Tech

Photo & Bio coming soon… 

Terry Niestadt – Regional Planner

Terry joined SICOG July 2022. Terry was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He has a Bachelors of Science in Geography, Sustainability, and Environmental Studies and a Minor in Tourism and Events from Western Kentucky University. Terry is a Regional Planner at SICOG, and works diligently on different regional and community projects.