2012 Fellowship Selection Committee

The selection of Bush Fellows involves the work of members of the community who serve on preliminary and final selection committees. Below is a list of committee members.

Preliminary Selection Committee

Martha Lee
Manager, Advancing Solutions, Bush Foundation
Saint Paul, MN

Linda Salmonson
Economic Development Manager, East River Electric
Madison, SD

Joe Satrum
Director of Public Policy, Ducks Unlimited
Bismarck, ND

Final Selection Committee (Round One)

Peter Anderson (Bush Fellow 2010)
President, MAC Construction
Rapid City, SD

Joe Bartmann
Rural and Sustainability Consultant
Howard, SD

Malcom Chapman
Business Trainer/Independent Consultant
Rapid City, South Dakota

DeAnna Cummings (Bush Fellow 2007)
Director and Co-Founder, Juxtaposition Arts
Saint Paul, MN

Beth Davis
President, Dakota Resources
Renner, SD

Jennifer Dobrowski Rogers
Special Projects Assistant, Vice President of Finance and Operations, University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Thomas Gilliam, RN
Administrative Director, Master's in Healthcare Administration Program, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Shalini Gupta (Bush Fellow 2008)
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy
Minneapolis, MN

Josè González
Director, Office of the Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
Saint Paul, MN

Trista Harris
Executive Director, Headwaters Foundation for Justice
Minneapolis, MN

Lars Leafblad
Principal, Keystone Search
Roseville, MN

Valerie Lee
Independent Philanthropy Consultant
Minneapolis, MN

Rebecca Petersen (Bush Fellow 1997)
Executive Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Duluth, MN

J. Patrick Traynor, J.D.
President, Dakota Medical Foundation
Fargo, ND

Jennifer Waltman
Strategic Innovation Executive, Invitation Health and Wellness, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN

Marcus Young (Bush Fellow 2000)
Artist in Residence, City of Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

Final Selection Committee (Round Two)

Ta-Coumba T. Aiken (Bush Fellow 1992)
Painter
St. Paul, MN

Daniel Bergin (Bush Fellow 2001)
Senior Producer & Partnership Manager, Twin Cities Public Television
St. Paul, MN

Dr. Greg Gagnon
Research Associate, Loyola University of New Orleans; Professor Emeritus, University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Julie Garreau
Executive Director, Cheyenne River Youth Project
Eagle Butte, SD

Thomas Gilliam, RN
Administrative Director, Master's in Healthcare Administration Program, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN  

Julie Johnson
Executive Director, Absolutely Aberdeen
Aberdeen, SD

Jonathan Kahle (Bush Fellows 2007)
Secondary Literacy Specialist, Eden Prairie School District
Minnetonka, MN

Phyllis May-Machunda (Bush Fellow 2007)
Professor of American Mulitcultural Studies, Minnesota State University
Moorhead, MN  

Chingwell Mutombu
Founder and Executive Director, First Step Initiative
Golden Valley, MN  

Margarita (Magui) Rubalcava Shulman
Director of Immigration, Public Interest Projects
Minneapolis, MN  

Lois Schmidt
Southern MN Area Nonprofit Resource Specialist, Bremer
Marshall, MN  

Robert Stevens
President & CEO, Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia, MN

Dr. Larry Swain
Entrepreneurship and Rural Business Management Extension Specialist, South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD  

Terri Thao
Program Officer, Nexus Community Partners
St. Paul, MN

Kathleen Tweeten
Director, NDSU Extension Center for Community Vitality; Extension Specialist, Community Economic Development, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Bismarck, ND

Ben Winchester
Research Fellow, University of Minnesota Extension Center For Community Vitality
Hancock, MN

Final Selection Committee (Round Three)

Vickie Allen (Bush Fellow 2004)
Executive Director, Twin Cities Jeremiah Program
Apple Valley, MN

Rebecca Best
Dean of Workforce, Economic & Regional Development, Small Business Development Center
Central Lakes College
Brainerd, MN

Jodi Bruns
Extension Agent, North Dakota State University Extension Service
Ellendale, ND

Yolanda Cotterall
Greater Minnesota Program Director, Latino Economic Development Center
Minneapolis, MN

Dr. Elizabeth Faust
Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota
Fargo, ND

Troyd Geist
State Folklorist, North Dakota Council on the Arts
Fargo, ND

Shannon Gibney (Bush Fellow 2005)
Chair of the English Division, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

John Grayson
Executive Director, South Dakota Nonprofit Association
Vermillion, SD

Ethleen Iron Cloud-Two Dogs (Bush Fellows 1996)
Tribal Specialist, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Porcupine, SD

Laura Kinkead
Leadership Development Consultant, The Collabrium
Minneapolis, MN

Matt Kramer
President, Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
St. Paul, MN

Abdirizak Mahboub (Bush Fellow 2010)
Community Activist and Small Business Owner
Willmar, MN

Repa Mekha (Bush Fellow 2005)
Executive Director, Nexus Community Partners
Minneapolis, MN

Erik Takeshita (Bush Fellow 2005)
Senior Program Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Minneapolis, MN

Paul Williams
Deputy Mayor of Saint Paul
St. Paul, MN

Mike Zipko
Vice President of Strategic Development, Goff Public Relations
St. Paul, MN