Lana Shope

Lana Shope has been the Executive Director of Iowa Community Action Association since November 2004. She has more than fifteen years of senior level executive experience leading statewide nonprofit organizations, and has been a registered lobbyist for twenty years, advocating for issues relating to children and families with a low income. 

Lana is a strong community collaborator, skilled at working with multiple agencies and organizations to develop and maintain strong, productive partnerships that achieve positive outcomes. She has twenty five years experienc developing new programs initiatives that improve the lives of low income children and families, twenty five years  of training at the local, state and national levels, and thirteen years leading a small business.