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People
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Our Staff
Our Board of Trustees
Our all-volunteer Board of Trustees is drawn from citizens of the greater Minneapolis area who are actively engaged in our community.
Margie Soran, Vice Chair
Executive Director, Soran Foundation
Michael Stork, Treasurer
Assurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kathleen MacLennan, Secretary
Community Volunteer
Khadija Ali
President and CEO, Global Language Connections
Julie M. Baker
Community Volunteer
Tim Baylor
Chief Manager, JADT Companies
Maureen Bazinet Beck
Retired Educator and Fund Manager
Andrew Dayton
Co-founder
North Corp, Founder and CEO
Constellation Fund
North Corp, Founder and CEO
Constellation Fund
Scott Erickson
Partner in Charge, Audit Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Al Fan
Retired Nonprofit Education Leader
Bill Graves
President, John and Denise Graves Family Foundation
Judy Halper
CEO, Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis
Tonya Jackman Hampton, Ed.D
Chief People and Culture Officer, Hennepin Healthcare
Bishop Richard D. Howell, Jr.
Pastor, Shiloh Temple International Ministries
Binh Le
Owner, Aero Service Group
Sara Lueben (Fourth Generation Representative)
Community Engagement Coordinator, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.
Todd J. Lifson
Partner, Lurie LLP
Leni Moore
Retired Investment Banker and Community Volunteer
Patty Murphy
Community Volunteer
Alysen Nesse (Fourth Generation Representative)
Senior Resource Coordinator, Intergovernmental Relations, City of Minneapolis
Becky O’Grady
Retired President General Mills and Community Volunteer
Liz Pangerl
Founder and Owner, Casa Valencia, LLC
Dr. Sharon Pierce
President and CEO, Minneapolis College
Justin Persuitti
Senior Investment Analyst, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Paul Reyelts
Chairman, Friends of The Falls
Dr. Michael C. Rodriguez
Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
R.T. Rybak
President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
Phil Smith
Managing Director, Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions, Duff & Phelps, LLC
John G. Taft
Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird
Bo Thao-Urabe
Co-founder and Network Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Operating Partnerships
RE-AMP Network
Melissa Gavin
Chief Network Officer, RE-AMP
melissa@reamp.org
Sean Carroll
Organizing Hub Director, RE-AMP
sean@reamp.org
Gail Francis
Strategic Director, RE-AMP
gail@reamp.org
Sarah Shanahan
Community Manager, RE-AMP
sarah@reamp.org
Northside Funders Group
Sarah Clyne
Director, Northside Funders Group
sclyne@northsidefundersgroup.org
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Board Committee (Non-Board Members)
Thanks to all the community leaders who have donated their time and talents in support of the Minneapolis Foundation!
Julie Braun
Retired Partner and COO
Castlelake LP
Marcia Page
Co-Founder and Executive Chair
Varde Partners
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
Michael Stork
Minneapolis Market Assurance Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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
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Our Advisory Committees
Thank you to the following volunteers for sharing their time, insights and expertise to help guide our activities and services:
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 Board
Sam Rosenbaum* Chair
Alysen Nesse, Grantmaking Chair
Risikat Adesaogun
Desiree Culpitt
DeAndre Cunningham
Clare Eisenberg
Kelsey Gantzer
Anne Haaland
Jenna Temte
*Member of Board of Trustees
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