Feb 06, 2025
Karla Twedt-Ball
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Karla Twedt-Ball has served the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation for 17 years, assuming the role of President & CEO in 2023. Karla’s career has been defined by fostering connected communities through cultivating relationships, supporting healthy community systems that work for everyone, and nurturing collaborative community efforts. Karla loves the role of community foundations in helping communities flourish. Karla is on the board of the Funders Network, a national philanthropic serving organization. She recently served on the Iowa Council of Foundations Board of Directors. Karla just finished teaching a graduate class on management and strategic planning for the School of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Iowa. In her free time, Karla loves spending time with friends and family, especially with her husband Clint and her two adult children, Isaac and Annika.