Fred Mims is a former Associate Director of Athletics with the University of Iowa Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Before his retirement he also served as the Interim Director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Diversity and Enrichment. Fred was first elected to the GreenState board in 2001 and currently serves as the Board Chairperson. He has been involved in numerous civic activities including the boards of Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, MECCA, Hawkeye Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce, the Community Corrections Improvement Association, and the Iowa City Human Rights Committee. Fred is a former judicial appointee to the Iowa Sixth Judicial District of Correctional Services. On the national scene he has served on the boards of the National Association of Athletic Academic Advisors, the Big Ten Conference Sports Management Committee, and the NCAA Division 1A Certification Committee. Fred has received numerous recognitions for his service including being the recipient of the University of Iowa’s Distinguished Catalyst Award, recipient of the NCAA Division 1A Athletic Directors Association’s Dr. Gene Hooks Award, recognized by the African American Museum of Iowa, inducted into the University of Iowa Athletic Hall of Fame, and a recent recipient of Iowa Credit Union League’s Cooperative Spirit Volunteer Award. Fred and his wife Susan have four children.

Laurel Day is a retired Administrator from the Cedar Rapids Community School District. She served in that capacity for the past 28 years and thoroughly enjoyed the rewards that come with serving as a public-school advocate. She is a former Human Resource Generalist for the United States Department of Justice/U.S. Trustees and Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Coe College. Laurel has served on the boards of United Way of East Central Iowa, the Rotary West Club of Cedar Rapids, the UICCU Linn County Advisory Board, the Cedar Rapids School Foundation, the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival, and is a proud alum of the Leadership for Five Seasons. Laurel was elected to the GreenState Board of Directors in 2011 and currently serves on the GreenState Executive Committee as Secretary. Laurel’s family include her husband, Tom, also a retired CRCSD school administrator, and their adult twin daughters. Together their family enjoys the arts, travel, gardening, and supporting local music and school activities.

MJ DOLAN is a licensed attorney recently retired from the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees where she served for thirteen years as its Executive Director, advocating for Iowa’s Community Colleges. Dolan has held a wide range of other leadership roles for prominent Iowa companies, such as Risk Manager for Mercy Medical Center and Vice President Corporate Trust for Wells Fargo. Dolan served in the office of Governor Terry Branstad before moving to the Iowa Association of School Boards where, over a period of twenty years, she served the Iowa school boards in various capacities. Dolan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Finance degree as well as her Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Iowa. Dolan has three children and enjoys visiting them in her free time as well as engaging in philanthropic work, particularly through her Rotary.

Tiffany joined Iowa Women Lead Change in 2015 as its first Chief Operating Officer. In 2017, she became the Chief Executive Officer. The organization is focused on workforce development through a gender lens, dedicated to advancing women leaders at all levels. Now called Women Lead Change, Tiffany has led the organization through tremendous growth, tripling its revenue and expanding its scope and reach well beyond Iowa’s borders onto a global scale. Tiffany is currently the co-chair of the statewide public/private EPIC Corporate Challenge. More than 400 individuals and Iowa companies have signed on to take the Challenge which asks Iowa companies to measure their progress in advancing women leaders. Tiffany is currently the mayor of Cedar Rapids. Prior to her time at Women Lead Change, Tiffany was an Emmy-award winning news reporter/anchor at WHO-TV and CBS2/Fox 28. Tiffany has been a dedicated Cedar Rapids volunteer for the past 20 years serving in leadership for non-profits including Kids First Law Center, Revival Theatre Company and the Alzheimer’s Association. She was also Vice Chair of the founding board and member of the capital campaign for the NewBo City Market. She’s been a part of the recent Waypoint renovation, ConnectCR trail project, HallMar Village by Mercy Medical Center and the recent capital campaign at First Lutheran Church. In her spare time, Tiffany enjoys flying, having received her private pilot’s certificate in December. She and her husband, Michael, have been married 29 years and have two daughters, Devon and Lucci.