Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder

Sarah Reisetter

Deputy Director, Chief Operating Officer, Iowa Health and Human Services

Sarah Reisetter serves as the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sarah earned her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law and is a member of the Iowa bar. She has experience working in local county government and nearly 20 years of experience in a variety of state government roles, serving as deputy director of the state health department from 2016 – 2022 and in her current role as deputy director and Chief Operating Officer for Iowa HHS since July of 2022. In her current role, she oversees agency wide finance, procurement, IT strategy, human resources, internal audit, appeals, rulemaking, data privacy and strategy, legal services, access to health services and cannabis regulation functions.