Cindy Fiester Re-Elected to Iowa Cancer Consortium Board of Directors

Since January 2017, Cindy Fiester, MSN, has been involved with the Iowa Cancer Consortium's Board of Directors. Her tenure on the board will continue, as she has been re-elected to the Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 term.

Fiester currently serves as the Chronic Disease Services Coordinator at Linn County Public Health, and she has been in this role since 2011.

"I have a passion for working in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment," Fiester said. "Breast cancer runs in my family and in recent years claimed the life of my aunt. I hope that my work through the Iowa Cancer Consortium will help change the way we address social and structural determinants of health and ensure health equity among our general population."

During her time at Linn County Public Health, Fiester has been an instrumental part in the development and implementation of My Care Community, Partners for Better Care©. My Care Community is a collaborative network of social service and health providers throughout Linn County and East Central Iowa that bridges the gap between individuals and vital services, such as transportation, health insurance, food, and healthcare. In addition to this work, Fiester also serves as a Certified Application Counselor for the Affordable Care Act and as a Certified Clinical Health Coach.

Fiester's educational background includes an MSN degree and BSN degree from Mount Mercy University in 2020 and 2010, respectively. She also has a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in Journalism and Mass Communication and Sociology.

She lives in Cedar Rapids with her husband and two children.

The Iowa Cancer Consortium is Iowa's statewide comprehensive cancer coalition. As a leader in cancer control, the Iowa Cancer Consortium offers the state's cancer stakeholders access to resources, expertise, and non-competitive collaboration across traditional boundaries for a bigger impact in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and quality of life.

With Iowa second-in-the-nation for cancer incidence rates for the second year in a row (behind only Kentucky), the Iowa Cancer Consortium has seen unprecedented growth in the number of passionate survivors, caregivers, researchers, healthcare professionals, and others joining together to reduce the burden of cancer in the state. Membership in the Iowa Cancer Consortium, funded in part by the state and the CDC, has increased 39% in the last three years.