Board of Directors


Officers

Chair

Paul Donovan
Senior Vice President
Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq

Vice Chair

Lisa Helminiak
Principal / Strategist
Azul7

Secretary

Jill Davis
Chair
Minneapolis Board of Education

Treasurer

Peter Lancaster
Attorney and Partner
Dorsey & Whitney LLP


Members

Maureen Bazinet
Director
The Bazinet Foundation


Karen Kelley-Ariwoola
Vice President of Community Philanthropy
The Minneapolis Foundation

Carol Carrier
Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President
University of Minnesota


Elmer A. Koch, Jr.
Minneapolis Retired Teachers

Pam Costain
President & CEO
AchieveMpls


Mark Murphy
Executive Director
Cargill Foundation

Mary Ann Dorsher
President
ACT Ready


Betsy A. Ordal
Vice President of Field Development
Thrivent Financial

Jeremy Hanson
Partner in Charge, Minneapolis
Heidrick & Struggles


Franklin J. Parisi
Director of Strategic Partnerships
City of Minneapolis

Tom Holman
Principal
The Morning Foundation


Leo Raudys
Director, Environmental Affairs
Best Buy

Karen Hynick
System Director
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities


R.T. Rybak, Ex Officio
Mayor
City of Minneapolis

Bernadeia Johnson, Ex Officio
Superintendent
Minneapolis Public Schools


Elaine J. Salinas
President
MIGIZI Communications

Linda Keene
CEO
Girl Scouts MN / WI River Valley


Robbie Soskin
CEO
Compass Marketing

 


Christopher Stevens
Chief of Finance & Development
Walker Art Center