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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.
John G. Taft, Chair
Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird
Julie Baker, Co-Vice Chair
Community Volunteer
Scott Erickson, Treasurer
Partner in Charge, Audit Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Khadija Ali
President and CEO, Global Language Connections
Juliana Batista
Vice President, Human Resources, International, General Mills
Paurvi Bhatt
Community Volunteer
Maurice Blanks
Design Executive, Blu Dot
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
Tom Fisher
Professor, School of Architecture,
Director, Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota
Director, Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota
Bill Graves
President, John and Denise Graves Family Foundation
Judy Halper
CEO, Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis
Jazz Hampton
CEO and General Counsel, TurnSignl
Bishop Richard D. Howell, Jr.
Pastor, Shiloh Temple International Ministries
Kate Kelly
Former Executive Vice President & Regional President, PNC Bank, Minneapolis-St. Paul
Christina Le
Partner, Pacific Square USA
Kathleen MacLennan
Community Volunteer
Leni Moore
Retired Investment Banker and Community Volunteer
Daniel Moreno
Judge, Hennepin County
Becky O’Grady
Retired President General Mills and Community Volunteer
Tom Pack
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Marcia Page
Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Värde Partners
Liz Pangerl
Founder and Owner, Casa Valencia, LLC
Tim Palmer
Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, PMA Asset Management
Dr. Sharon Pierce
President and CEO, Minneapolis College
Stephanie Pierce
Founder & CEO, KJP Consulting Services
Lauri Roberts
Partner, Wipfli
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
Margie Soran
Executive Director, Soran Foundation
Kelsey Tyler
Fourth Generation Representative
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
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
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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 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
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