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| Name | Rod Sullivan |
| Address | 2326 E. Court St
Iowa City, Iowa 52245, United States |
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| Info | Rod Sullivan of Iowa City was elected to Johnson County Supervisor in 2004 at the age of 38.
Rod grew up on a Heritage farm near Sutliff, and attended K-12 in the Lisbon school system. He attended the University of Iowa, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988. He has held several positions in the field of human services, including six years with the Department of Human Services and five years as Executive Director of the Arc of Johnson County.
He is married to Dr. Melissa Fath, a research scientist at the UI and a volunteer pharmacist at the Free Medical Clinic. They have three adult children—Rachel, Jordan, and BJ, and have also served as foster parents for more than 50 children.
Rod has been an active volunteer for the emergency homeless shelter, United Way, Community Foundation of Johnson County, Affordable Homes Coalition, Coalition for Racial Justice, UI Center for Disabilities and Development, City High Little Hawks Club, and the Batterer’s Education Program.
He is a member of several community organizations, including St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association, Sierra Club, Johnson County Ag Association, Center for Worker Justice, ACLU Hawkeye Chapter, AFT Local 716, and NAMI. He also served four years as Chair of the Johnson County Democratic Party. Rod was recognized as the Heritage Area Agency on Aging Elected Official of the year for 2009.
Rod is proud of a number of accomplishments during his tenure as County Supervisor: Passage of several ordinances, including Human Rights, Sensitive Areas, Storm Water Management, and Minimum Wage; passage of the Conservation Bond; kick-starting the 1105 Project; restoration of Sutliff Bridge; starting the Livable Community for Successful Aging and Local Foods Policy Boards and the County’s first Trails Committee. Rod also points to the Community ID program, rural warning sirens, Free Tax Help program, and investments in sustainability as major accomplishments.
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