Leadership
Meet Our Directors
Mid-Iowa Community News, Inc. is managed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. Directors serve a total of three years per term, and can serve in three consecutive terms. Unless the Director formally resigns or is removed from office, they will remain in office until their successors are properly elected by the seated Directors.
Lynne Carey | Founding Director
A lifelong Story County resident. Former director of the Ames Public Library. A committed volunteer with a strong passion for community building through collaboration.
Carolyn Klaus | Founding Director
A resident of Ames since 1972. She has served on many local non-profit organizations and is presently serving as President of the League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County.
Charlie Weaver | Founding Director
The Minnesota Daily’s Executive Director & Co-Publisher. Graduate of Iowa State University and the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. Former Iowa State Daily student and professional staff.
Al Weber | Founding Director
Ames resident since 1990. Former president of the Ames Tribune. Served as the President of the Ames Chamber of Commerce, and of the United Way of Story County, board member of the Ames Noon Rotary, the Story County Conservation Board, and the Ames Education Foundation.
Meet Our Community Council
The MICN Community Council is a group of a passionate volunteers made up of local leaders, business professionals and engaged community members.
Eric Abbott
Founding Community Council member, and former Iowa State University, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, professor.
Cornelia Butler-Flora
Founding Community Council member, and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Iowa State.
Ann Campbell
Founding Community Council member, and former Ames mayor. She is the publisher of the Ames Bulletin Board magazine.
Anthony Capps
Founding Community Council member, an ISU graduate of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, and a former reporter at the Ames Tribune.
Jan Flora
Founding Community Council member, and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Iowa State.
Susan Gwiasda
Founding Community Council member, and a former reporter for the Dubuque Telegraph Herald and current Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames.
Anne Kinzel
Founding Community Council member, and healthcare policy specialist and local community advocate.
Mike Krapfl
Founding Community Council member, and former reporter for the Ames Tribune and current Strategic Relations and Communications at Iowa State University.
Warren Madden
Founding Community Council member, and former Vice President of Finance for Iowa State University.
Bill Monroe
Founding Community Council member, and former Director of the Iowa Newspaper Association.
Mark Witherspoon
Founding Community Council member, and former professor at Iowa State University in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Editorial Adviser at the Iowa State Daily.