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Together we drive positive change
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Meet the team members who power our work.

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.

Maurice Blanks, Co-chair

Retired Design Executive, Blu Dot

Dr. Sharon Pierce, Co-chair

President and CEO, Minneapolis College

Lauri Roberts, Treasurer

Retired Partner, Wipfli

Julie Baker

Community Volunteer

Juliana Batista

Vice President, Human Resources, International, General Mills

Paurvi Bhatt

Community Volunteer

Laura Bohlander

Former Elementary Educator

Colette Campbell

Chief Talent Acquisition and Diversity Officer, Bremer Financial Corporation

Brenda J. Child

Northrop Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesota

Christopher Ferguson

President and CEO, Bywater Business Solutions

Tom Fisher

Professor, School of Architecture,
Director, Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota

Bill Graves

President, John and Denise Graves Family Foundation

Mary Grove

Managing Partner, Bread & Butter Ventures

Kate Kelly

Retired Executive Vice President & Regional President, PNC Bank, Minneapolis-St. Paul

Christina Le

Partner, Pacific Square USA

Elda Macias

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, MidWestOne Bank

Kathleen MacLennan

Community Volunteer

Gwen Vincent

President and Managing Partner, Risk Management Consulting Services

Daniel Moreno

Judge, Hennepin County

Becky O’Grady

Retired President General Mills and Community Volunteer

Tom Pack

Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Marcia Page

Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Värde Partners

Tim Palmer

Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, PMA Asset Management

Stephanie Pierce

Founder & CEO, KJP Consulting Services

David Piper

Retired Senior Judge

Meg Rodriguez

Community Volunteer

Dr. Michael C. Rodriguez

Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

R.T. Rybak

President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation

Rajiv Shah

Founder and CEO, MyMeds

Mark Simenstad

Principal SMPL Strategies, LLC

John G. Taft

Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird

Alene Tchourumoff

Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President of the Learning Management Support Office and Community Development and Engagement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Patricia Torres Ray

Former Minnesota Senator

Alex Ware

Community Volunteer
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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

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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

Drew Smith
CFA, Vice President, and Senior Investment Officer
Advantus Capital Management

Angie Gorder
CEO
Samfilippo & Co.

Mike Lee
CFA, Retired President & CEO
RBC Global Asset Management

Colin Smith

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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

Annie Smithmier
Bonnie Padilla
Christopher Jones
Cindy Piper

Ed Cannon
Hilary Smedsrud
Jeff Rivkin
Mike Eyerly

Peter Gabler
Rachael Scherer
Sally Blanks

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Career Opportunities

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