Want to join our amazing team? Check out our careers page to learn more about job openings, talent, and culture.
Our
People
Meet the team members who power our work.
Our Staff
Our Board of Trustees
John G. Taft, Chair
Julie Baker, Co-Vice Chair
Scott Erickson, Treasurer
Khadija Ali
Juliana Batista
Paurvi Bhatt
Maurice Blanks
Laura Bohlander
Colette Campbell
Brenda J. Child
Tom Fisher
Director, Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota
Bill Graves
Judy Halper
Jazz Hampton
Bishop Richard D. Howell, Jr.
Kate Kelly
Christina Le
Kathleen MacLennan
Leni Moore
Daniel Moreno
Becky O’Grady
Tom Pack
Marcia Page
Liz Pangerl
Tim Palmer
Dr. Sharon Pierce
Stephanie Pierce
Paul Reyelts
Lauri Roberts
Meg Rodriguez
Dr. Michael C. Rodriguez
R.T. Rybak
Rajiv Shah
Mark Simenstad
Margie Soran
Kelsey Tyler
Patricia Torres Ray
Alex Ware
Operating Partnerships
RE-AMP Network
Conor Cusack
Program Manager, RE-AMP
conor@reamp.org
Erica Flores
Program Manager, RE-AMP
erica@reamp.org
Gail Francis
Strategic Director, RE-AMP
gail@reamp.org
Melissa Gavin
Chief Network Officer, RE-AMP
melissa@reamp.org
Sarah Shanahan
Community Manager, RE-AMP
sarah@reamp.org
Board Committee (Non-Board Members)
Julie Braun
Retired Partner and COO
Castlelake LP
Drew Smith
CFA, Vice President, and Senior Investment Officer
Advantus Capital Management
Robbie Burkhart
CFA, CEO, and CIO
Blue Rock Advisors
Ron Poole
Vice President, Chief Investment Strategist
Thrivent Asset Management
Tim Manning
Corporate Counsel
SunOpta
Mark Simenstad, CFA
Investment Counselor (retired)
Compass Capital Management
Palisade Asset Management
Mark Thompson
CFA, Co-Founder and Principal
Riverbridge Partners, LLC
Our Advisory Committees
Donor Advisor Committee
Ginna Portman Amis
Carol Brandenburg
Lou Burdick
Ed Cannon
Paula DeCosse
Peter Gabler
Mark Hiemenz
Steve Kumagai
Monica Little
Suzanne Pepin
Cindy Schuneman Piper
Jeff Rivkin
Rajiv Shah
Christi Strauss
Professional Advisor Committee
R.J. Devick
Jason Divine
Courtney Grimsrud
Michael Holsten
Lori Hume
Jennifer Joynes
Andrew King
Becky Krieger
Alex Magner
Michael Metzger
Anne Paape
Geetu Sharma
Chris Schultz
Sara Stern
Daniel Stolfa
Dean Willer
Fourth Generation Advisory Committee
Kelsey Tyler*, Board Chair
Laura Pancoast, Grantmaking Chair
Sam Hills, Education Chair
Vasiliki Papanikolopoulos, Social Media + Public Relations Chair
Grace Rose, Graze 4 Good Co-Chair
Kyle Srivastava, Graze 4 Good Co-Chair
*Member of Board of Trustees