Board Members

The College Community School Board of Education is made up of seven community members that have been elected into office every two years by the Prairie community. Each member brings their own unique life experiences and feedback from our community to help guide the district to “Success for All”.

District Director Map

Randy Bauer, Board President
District #3
Term Expires: 2027
rbauer@crprairie.org

Randy Bauer has served on the College Community School Board since 2000. Randy and his wife Julie live in Walford and have two daughters who graduated from Prairie, Stephanie in 2003 and Elizabeth in 2011. They have four grandsons who currently attend Prairie. Randy is Director of Operational Resources for Alliant Energy. Randy also serves as President of the Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors and is a member of the Walford City Council.

Angie Ehle
District #4
Term Expires: 2027
angieehle@crprairie.org

Angie Ehle has two children; Faith attends Prairie High School and Grace attends the University of Iowa. Angie is the WRAP Board Liaison and Coordinator for the Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program (WRAP), and the Director of Youth Ministries at the First Presbyterian Church near Ely. In addition, Angie serves on the Collins Retiree Volunteers in Iowa (CRVI) Board of Directors, and is actively involved in Girl Scouts leadership, Prairie Music Association, and other service and charitable organizations.

Todd Hahlen, Board Vice President
District #5
Term Expires: 2025
toddhahlen@crprairie.org

Todd is currently an Area Director in commercial operations for Johnson and Johnson Company. He has three children, Brooklyn Thea and Cade, who are graduates of Prairie. His wife Laura is a second grade teacher at Prairie Ridge. Todd has had the privilege to serve as a member on the School Facilities committee, the Transportation committee, and as a member of the SIAC committee.

In addition, Todd has 9 years of educational experiences as a teacher, administrative facilitator and coach with the Cedar Rapids Community School District. He has a Teaching degree from Coe College, a BA from the University of Iowa, and a Masters in Education Administration from the University of Northern Iowa.

Tobey Harrison
At Large
Term Expires: 2025
tharrison@crprairie.org

Tobey is a 1983 graduate of Prairie High School. He served in the US Marine Core from 1984-91 and served in Desert Storm. For 32 years, he was with the Cedar Rapids Police Department and retired as a Lieutenant in January of 2020. He has many years of experience listening to and resolving community issues. He has a BA in Public Administration from Upper Iowa University. I also and has a son who graduated from Prairie High School.

Mark Cannon
At Large
Term Expires: 2027
mcannon@crprairie.org

Mark and his wife Lauren have two children, Sya and Anna who attend Prairie schools. Mark is a co-owner of Chalupsky Nursery and his wife Lauren owns the Secret Cellar. This is Mark’s first term on the College Community School Board.

Dawn Kousheh
District #1
Term Expires: 2027
dawnkousheh@crprairie.org

Dawn and her husband Ibrahim have two children, Hannah and Aliyah. Hannah is a 2015 graduate of Prairie High School and is a graduate of The University of Iowa. Aliyah is a 2020 graduate of Prairie High School as well, and attends University of Iowa. Dawn graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and holds a Certificate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Dawn is a Clinical Laboratory Scientist at the University of Iowa.

Jed Peterson
District #2
Term Expires: 2025
jedpeterson@crprairie.org

Born and raised in Ames, Iowa, Jed graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and later earned Master’s Degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa. He has taught at Kirkwood Community College as a Professor of History since 2003, has served on the College Community School Board since 2009, is a member of Prairie’s Equity Advisory Committee, a DEI Fellow at Kirkwood, a member of Leadership for Five Seasons, and is active in our community, serving on numerous boards, committees and foundations. Jed loves spending time with his wife Shawnacy and their children, including Hannah, a 2017 Prairie graduate and second year med student at Kansas City University, Jaeden, a 2018 Prairie graduate teaching 7th grade Math at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Owen, serving in the US Army, Annika, a 2021 Prairie graduate finishing her degree at UNI in May, Max, in the welding program at Kirkwood, Liam and Logan who are graduating from Prairie in 2024, Annika, also graduating from Washington HS this year, and Seven, a Freshman.