Board of Directors

Cindy Dietz is Director, Corporate Communications for Rockwell Collins. She was named to the position in September 2011. Her team is responsible for public relations/media, employee communications and community relations.

Prior to her most recent role, Cindy served 13 years as Rockwell Collins’ Manager of Community Relations and Executive Director of the Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation. During this time she developed and lead the company’s global charitable giving and employee volunteer programs, and created the company’s first strategic plan for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education outreach.

She continues to lead Rockwell Collins STEM education initiatives and has been named to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s newly created STEM Advisory Council. She was also instrumental in the development of Iowa’s STEM Education Roadmap, which was completed in early 2011.

Cindy participates on a number of state, regional and national boards, including the Aviation Industry Association’s (AIA) STEM Education Workforce Steering Committee, the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) state steering committee for Iowa, and the United Way of East Central Iowa, to name just a few.

She was one of nine to be named a Corridor Business Journal Woman of Influence in 2009. Cindy was recognized for her work helping Cedar Rapids nonprofit organizations recover from the devastating flood that hit the center of the community in 2008. Also in 2009, she was named as a Waypoint Services “Tribute to Women” Outstanding Honoree for Achievements in Her Field.

Cindy was born and raised in Iowa and holds a Journalism/Mass Communications degree from Iowa State University. She enjoys running, biking, hiking and camping with her husband KC and two daughters.