SERGEANT BEHIND DMPD DATA Des Moines police Sgt. Bryan O’Donnell is quick to acknowledge he loves data and organization. That’s a good thing: When I visited Sgt. O’Donnell, in his tidy second-floor office at police headquarters, I counted 54 tasks on the whiteboard behind his desk. Yes, this sergeant has a boatload of duties. Sgt. O’Donnell manages the department’s tasks to achieve Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation while overseeing

QUEEN OF PARKS & REC VOLUNTEERS April is a busy month for Des Moines Parks and Recreation staff: Open park restrooms and water bubblers for the new year; hire seasonal staff for cemeteries, parks, and pools; and prepare athletic fields for baseball, softball, and soccer games. And it’s all hands on deck to organize more than 1,000 volunteers for the mid-April Trash Bash to clean up at 100 locations around the metro, including 55 in Des Moines. Since 2008, volunteers have pick