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Meet Our Team
*Denotes member of The Friends Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guiding Team
Current Board Members
Board Chair
Erin Bailey, Executive Director, Governor's Children's Cabinet, MN Management and Budget - State of Minnesota
Chair Emeritus
George Latimer (dec.), Professor of Urban Studies – Macalester College; Former Mayor of the City of Saint Paul
Immediate Past Chair
Bridget Manahan, Director, Commercial Banking, American National Bank - Retired
Board Secretary
Sean Kershaw, Director for the Department of Public Works – City of Saint Paul
Board Treasurer
Scott Zastoupil, Chief Financial Officer – Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations
Trustees
Heather Anfang, Senior Vice President, US Dairy Foods – Land O'Lakes
Carol Bagnoli, Consultant – CB Consulting
JP Bond, Model e Field Development Specialist (Regional Electric Vehicle Expert) - Ford Motor Company
Jason Bradshaw, President and CEO – Bradshaw Funeral & Cremation Services
Tetra Constantino, President – Elsa’s House of Sleep
Loren Danielson, Actuary
Kim Ditter, Vice President, Wound & Skin Care – Coloplast Corp.
Ann Dixon, Engineering Sr. Manager – Securian Financial
Duchess Harris, Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Professor – Macalester College
Laura Harris, Founder and Principal - Fusion Consulting, LLC
Tina Hoye, President – NTH, Inc.
Peter Jandric, Financial Advisor – Baird
Greg Johnson, Senior Director of Human Resources, Talent & Strategy - Children’s Minnesota
Christine Kain, Partner - Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Patricia Lopez, Opinion Columnist – Bloomberg
Greg Mazanec, Regional Publisher – Pioneer Press|TwinCities.com
Beth McCray, Nonprofit Strategies Manager - Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Melanie McMahon, Executive Project Lead for Redevelopment – City of Saint Paul
Bryce Miller, Partner - Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh PLLP
Ahna Minge, State Budget Director, Minnesota Department of Budget and Management – State of Minnesota
Joanne Mullen, Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer – Ecolab
Deepa Rathnam Nirmal, Associate Vice President, Senior Training and Development Consultant – RBC Wealth Management US
Kim O'Brien, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives – Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
Mario G. Paez, National Cyber Risk Leader – Marsh McLellan Agency
Mark Price, Professor – University of St. Thomas
Catherine Reid Day, Owner – Storyslices LLC.
Christine Rider, Executive Associate and Board Liaison - Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
Krystel Russo, Social Investments Representative - Xcel Energy
Ty R. Silberhorn, President & CEO – Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
Toccara Stark, EdD, Senior Consultant – Fathom Consulting
Dan Stoltz, President/CEO – Blaze Credit Union
Mark Taylor, F. S. Fitzgerald Tour Guide
Chris Tolbert, Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office
Jennifer Wolf, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer – Securian Asset Management
Carolyn Wollan, Faculty – St. Catherine University
Der Yang, Attorney/Founder – Village Lawyer, LLC