Clarissa Thompson -Times Republican photo

MARSHALLTOWN The Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) Board of Directors has selected Clarissa Thompson as the agency’s next executive director. Thompson was chosen after a national search process with the assistance of the Iowa Community Action Association.

Thompson joined MICA in 1995 as an AmeriCorps member, and has served the agency in multiple capacities including youth development coordinator, Early Childhood Programs professional development coordinator, community liaison, and most recently, family development director, a position she has held since 2012.

Thompson has a wide-range of experiences from providing direct services to leading major federal, state, andlocal initiatives designed to improve outcomes for children and families. Her most recent work has been focused on MICA’s two-generation approach to addressing rural childhood poverty through the White House Rural Council’s Rural IMPACT initiative as well as the scaling up of MICA’s premier summer learning program, Bobcat University, which Thompson co-designed. She lead MICA’s disaster recovery efforts serving over 750 families after the F3 Tornado.

“MICA has a long history of success, and we will continue to build on our past success to address the challenges and barriers those we serve experience every day,” Thompson said. “I am very excited to be serving alongside our dedicated community partners, staff, and volunteers in our work of helping people, changing lives, and building stronger communities.”

For more information, please contact MICA at 641-752-7162 or:

info@micaonline.org.