Our staff and board members

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Visit our Contact Hub for inquiries about our programs or other questions. We work in a hybrid environment with a mix of virtual and in-person options to balance connections and flexibility. Our Twin Cities-based staff work onsite every Wednesday, with an additional connection and learning onsite day once a month.

Our thanks to ©Caroline Yang for providing professional staff photography.

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Learning and Evaluation Manager
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Program Operations Officer
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Talent, Learning and Evaluation Director
Ramla Bile
Grantmaking Officer
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Talent and Human Resources Manager
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Learning and Evaluation Manager
Tharangi Cumarantunge
Finance Director and Treasurer
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Talent, Learning, and Evaluation Coordinator
Sophie Forest
Investment Officer
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Finance and Facilities Associate
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Communications Officer
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Program Operations Officer
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Vice President, Grantmaking
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Managing Director of Investments
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Program Operations Director
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Communications Director
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Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Directors
Nhia Vang
Program Operations Coordinator
Kristina Ward
Program Operations Officer

Board Members

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Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Insurance, Thrivent Financial
Kathy Annette
President, Blandin Foundation (retired)
Jodi Archambault
Strategic Advisor
Paul Batcheller
Partner, PrairieGold Venture Partners
Mary Brainerd
President and CEO, HealthPartners (retired)
Armando Camacho
President and CEO, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
DeAnna Cummings
Program Director of Arts & Culture, McKnight Foundation
Kevin Goodno
Shareholder and Chair of the Board, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
Mary Grove
Managing Partner, Bread and Butter Ventures
Tony Heredia
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Ethics, Target Corporation
Matt Kilian
President, Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Cynthia Lindquist
President of the Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Alan Solano
President and CEO of the John T. Vucurevich Foundation
Malini Srivastava
Associate Dean for Research, Creative Scholarship and Engagement, College of Design, University of Minnesota
Tracey Zephier
Legal Counsel, NDN Collective

Non-Board Investment Committee Members

Marie C. Pillai
Vice President: Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, General Mills (Retired)
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Managing Director of Vermilion Group, M.A. Mortenson Companies, Inc.
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Founding Director of the Inspired Leadership Initiative at the University of Notre Dame