Board of Directors

Steve Ovel, President
Executive Director
Governmental Relations
Kirkwood Community College

Scott Friauf, Vice President
President, Merit Construction
Executive Vice President,
Rinderknecht Associates Inc.

Nancy Evans, Treasurer
Faculty
Coe College

W. Fred Mims, Secretary
Associate Athletic Director
University of Iowa

Gloria J. Frost,
IMMEDIATE PAST President
Vice President, SPHR (Retired)
Shive-Hattery, Inc.

John Brandt
Executive Director
Linn County Community Services

Robert E. Dvorsky
State Senator

Wally Horn
State Senator

Richard Heft
Special Agent (Retired)
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Gerald R. Hinzman
Director, Sixth Judicial District
Department of Correctional Services

Robert Kazimour
C.E.O.
RFK Transportation, Inc.

Charles Krogmeier
Simmons, Perrine, Moyer, Bergman, PLC

Vicki Lensing
State Representative

T. A. Parks
Director
K.W. Products, Inc.

Daryl Spivey
President (Retired)
KSF Associates Inc.

Allan Thoms
Director (Retired)
Iowa Dept of Economic Development

Community Corrections Improvement Association (CCIA) is a 501(c)(3) foundation established in 1991 to build solutions for safer communities in the state of Iowa.

CCIA's Mission

To support community based corrections with community involvement, acceptance, and financial resources to establish and embrace pro-active programs that break the cycle of dysfunction for the family.

Over the past fifteen years CCIA has become a local, state, and national leader and continues to redefine the critical issues and provide solutions for safer communities. CCIA remains at the fore-front as a powerful and innovative organization by:

CCIA’s goal as a working foundation is to provide critical services now and to provide visionary leadership for the future.