Blake Willadsen has been named the new marketing and communications manager at the Des Moines Area Religious Council. He moves into the position as Luke Elzinga transitions to a new policy and advocacy manager position with DMARC. Willadsen comes to DMARC after serving as the development coordinator at the Iowa Homeless Youth Centers, a role he held since October 2019. “We are very excited to have Blake bring his experience and perspective to our team and for Luke to expand his role around the important advocacy work DMARC engages in around solving root causes of food insecurity,” said DMARC CEO Matt Unger in a release announcing the move. Elzinga joined DMARC in 2014 as communications manager and became communications and advocacy manager in 2018. The marketing and communications manager was created when DMARC split Elzinga’s position, allowing him to focus on policy and advocacy, the release stated.