Alicia Vermeer

Alicia Vermeer serves as the Executive Director and Director of Operations at Community Youth Concepts since June 2016, overseeing daily operations, staff support, HR, and community engagement, along with grant writing and fundraising efforts. Prior experience includes roles as Office Manager and Children's Director at Heartland Community Church from April 2014 to May 2016, where responsibilities encompassed curriculum preparation and event management, and as Program Coordinator for Geneva Campus Ministry, facilitating the Geneva CORE Program for University of Iowa students from June 2014 to April 2015. Additionally, Alicia held a position as Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa in 2013, focusing on a course about women in Islam and the Middle East. Alicia holds a Master’s Degree in Religion/Religious Studies from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Sociology from Luther College, with study abroad experience at Trinity College Dublin.