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Staff Directory

We welcome your calls and questions. If you're not sure who can help you, simply dial our main phone number and our receptionist can direct your call: (612) 672-3878.

Executive Office  
  Sandra L. Vargas    bio
President and CEO,
(612) 672-3838 -  svargas@mplsfoundation.org
  Jenifer Thompson
Executive Assistant
(612) 672-3838  -  jthompson@mplsfoundation.org
 
Community Philanthropy  
  Karen Kelley-Ariwoola
Vice President, Community Philanthropy
(612) 672-3829  -  kkelley-ariwoola@mplsfoundation.org
 

Devon Gilchrist
Student Resource Coordinator, Destination 2010
(612) 672-3857  -  dgilchrist@mplsfoundation.org
 

Zainab Hassan
Community Philanthropy Officer
(612) 672-3876  -  zhassan@mplsfoundation.org

  Valerie Lee
Community Philanthropy Officer
(612) 672-3849  -  vlee@mplsfoundation.org

Andrea Porter
Grants Administrator   
(612) 672-8663 - aporter@mplsfoundation.org
  Kathleen O'Donnell
Destination 2010 Program Manager
(612) 672-3862  -  kodonnell@mplsfoundation.org
  Lillian Steadman
Senior Administrative Assistant, Community Philanthropy
(612) 672-3875 - lsteadman@mplsfoundation.org
  Paul Verrette
Grants Administrator
(612) 672-3836 - pverrette@mplsfoundation.org
  Joanne Walz
Community Philanthropy Officer
(612) 672-3839  -  jwalz@mplsfoundation.org
  Kimberly Williams
Senior Administrative Assistant, Destination 2010
(612) 672-3850 - kwilliams@mplsfoundation.org
 
Development and Client Services  
 

Don Taylor
Vice President, Development and Client Services
(612) 672-3820 - dtaylor@mplsfoundation.org
  Marigrace Deters
Director of Client Services
(612) 672-3845 - mdeters@mplsfoundation.org
  Eric Anderson
Donor Services Officer
(612) 672-3842  -