Jonny Stax has served as an EyesOpenIowa board member since 2016. He is also a founder of Jonny Stax Presents, Inc, where he works with clients to help them adapt to the changing world around them and realize their vision. This can include board development coaching, strategic planning, and speaking on diversity and the inclusion process.

 

Jonny is from the west coast, and has lived in numerous locations, such as Seattle and Washington DC, before he ended up in Iowa. He graduated from the University of Washington.  In Jonny's spare time, he loves to read, play the piano, play with his nieces & nephews, wander his farm, and overall just make himself useful.

 

Jonny considers one of his most outstanding accomplishments to be producing a rock opera at a venue in Chicago, that drew a crowd of over 800 people with 100 collaborators.

 

When asked as to why he was interested in being involved with EyesOpenIowa, Jonny discussed how he believes that liberation is the most important value, and that our society hasn't fully achieved that. We generally repress sexual health and sexuality, so he was excited about getting involved with EyesOpenIowa because we take on the hard task of getting people to talk about things that may be uncomfortable. He is really excited about helping more people learn about EyesOpenIowa.

 

Thank you, Jonny, for your dedication to EyesOpenIowa, as well as all that you have done and will continue to do to help provide Iowa youth with the tools that they need to make informed decisions! We are so fortunate to have you as a part of our team!