(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced Denison’s hiring Iowa native Taryn Frideres to serve as her new Chief Operating Officer. Taryn is joining the Governor’s team from the United States Department of State.
Frideres is a graduate of Drake University and holds a law degree, with high distinction, from the University Of Iowa College Of Law. She has served as a Taryn Frideres has served as a trusted senior policy advisor for more than a decade as a private-sector lawyer, Senate staffer, and U.S. State Department official. Since October 2019, Taryn has served as Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, leading the Ambassador’s Washington DC office and serving as a liaison to the White House, State Department Congress. Before her current role, Taryn served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of State and Special Advisor to the Office of Policy Planning Director.
Gov. Reynolds also announced Paul Trombino’s appointment as Director of the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Paul was serving as interim director of the Department of Administrative Services and the Governor’s Chief Operating Officer. His appointment is effective January 22, 2021.
