SBDC Iowa State Office Staff
Our State Office staff oversee and coordinate operations of the 15 regional centers throughout Iowa. The America’s SBDC Iowa State Office is located in the Economic Development Core Facility of the Iowa State University Research Park.Ā
SBDC State Office Staff

Lisa Shimkat
State Director
515-294-2030
lshimkat@iastate.edu
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Austin Strawhacker
Associate State Director
515-294-3771
astraw@iastate.edu

Alicia Smith
Chief Accountant

Leah Pitts
Regulatory Data Coordinator

Victor Oyervides
Outreach Business Counselor

Mitchell Kearns
Technology and Commercialization Director

Audra Fisher
Manager of Customer Relations

Tricia Rivas
Customer Relations Coordinator

Useful Links
Contact Us
- 515-294-2030
- iowasbdc@iastate.edu
- 1805 Collaboration Place, Suite 1331 Ames, IA 50010
America’s SBDC Iowa is an outreach program of Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business and the Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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