Professional Excellence and Strategic Acumen
Professionally, Dustin is an Area Manager for a global healthcare company, where he works to combat cancer across Iowa. His career highlights illustrate skills directly applicable to health well-being and to managing a rapidly growing city:His career highlights illustrate skills directly applicable to health well being and to managing a rapidly growing city.
Executive Leadership:
He is a high-performing biotechnology professional with over 20 years of sales and management experience. He has won the National Presidents Club award multiple times.
Strategic Planning and Results:
Dustin has developed and implemented strategic plans, driven results, and proactively collaborated with others. He has managed budgets, monitored activities, and projects to maximize business potential.
Team Development:
Recognized as a compassionate leader, coach, and teacher, he excels at developing people and leading teams to exceed goals.
These skills in governance, strategic planning, fiscal management, and compliance make Dustin Graber uniquely qualified to provide the thoughtful leadership required to sustain Ankeny’s success.
A Record of Public Service and Financial Stewardship
City Council Leadership:
As a current City Council Member, Dustin has demonstrated thoughtful leadership. He recently voted to keep Ankeny’s tax rates the lowest in the Des Moines metro, directly supporting the city’s affordability and high "value" ranking. His focus is on responsible spending and strategic growth.
School Board Experience:
Dustin served eight years on the Ankeny School Board, including time as President, Vice President, and Committee Chairman. During this tenure, he applied high-level corporate strategy leadership, helped set the district vision, and led high-stakes board meetings.
Fiscal Management:
On the School Board, Dustin managed and maintained over $500M of capital assets and balanced and led the allocation of a +$150M annual operating budget. This direct experience managing large, complex budgets is crucial for city governance.
Broad Civic Engagement:
Dustin has a history of leadership on various local boards and commissions, such as the Metro Waste Authority and the Human Rights Commission. He also serves at the state level as a Commissioner on the State Judicial Nominating Commission.
Proven Leadership for Ankeny's Future
Dustin Graber is an excellent candidate for Ankeny City Council, bringing a unique blend of deep community dedication, extensive public service, and executive-level business acumen. He is a lifelong Iowan and has been an Ankeny resident since 2009, where he and his wife, Sonya, are proudly raising their four children.