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Addressing racial wealth gaps

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Staff & Board

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Farhiya Abdulkarim
Grantmaking Coordinator
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Kassira Absar
Learning and Evaluation Manager
Jackie Statum Allen
Jackie Statum Allen
Grantmaking Director
Amy Anderson
Amy Anderson
Program Operations Officer
Stephanie Andrews
Stephanie Andrews
Talent, Learning and Evaluation Director
Ramla Bile
Ramla Bile
Grantmaking Officer
Eileen Briggs
Eileen Briggs
Grantmaking Director
Kevin Bruins
Kevin Bruins
IT Administrator
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Malcom Chapman
Grantmaking Officer
Justin Christy
Justin Christy
Learning and Evaluation Manager
Mattie Harper DeCarlo
Mattie Harper DeCarlo
Grantmaking Officer
Tina Emerfoll
Tina Emerfoll
Senior Accountant
Rudy Guglielmo, Jr.
Rudy Guglielmo Jr.
Grantmaking Officer
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Amanda Rios Heintz
Grants Administrator
Greg Keane
Greg Keane
Chief Financial Officer
Gao Lee
Gao Lee
Talent & Learning Associate
Kent Linder
Kent Linder
Finance and Facilities Associate
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Tony LookingElk
Grantmaking Director
Molly Matheson Gruen
Molly Matheson Gruen
Program Operations Director
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Tammy Nolen
Communications Officer
Kallie O'Hara
Kallie O'Hara
Program Operations Officer
John Otterlei
John Otterlei
Chief Investment Officer
Anita Patel
Anita Patel
Vice President, Grantmaking
Tyra Payer
Tyra Payer
Communications Associate
Jennifer Ford Reedy
Jennifer Ford Reedy
President
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Christopher Romano
Chief Operating Officer
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Kari Ruth
Communications Director
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Damon Shoholm
Grantmaking Director
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Lyndsay Ulrickson
Grantmaking Officer
Kia Vang
Kia Vang
Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Directors
Nhia Vang
Nhia Vang
Program Operations Coordinator
Beth Villaume
Beth Villaume
Controller
Kristina Ward
Kristina Ward
Program Operations Officer

Board Members

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Ro Adebiyi
Senior Counsel, Insurance Law & Compliance - Thrivent Financial
Kathy Annette
Kathy Annette, Board Vice Chair
President, Blandin Foundation (retired)
Jodi Archambault
Strategic Advisor
Paul Batcheller
Paul Batcheller
Partner, PrairieGold Venture Partners
Mary Brainerd
Mary Brainerd
President and CEO, HealthPartners (retired)
Armando Camacho
Armando Camacho
President and CEO, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
DeAnna Cummings
DeAnna Cummings
Program Director of Arts, McKnight Foundation
Kevin Goodno
Kevin Goodno
Shareholder and Chair of the Board, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
Mary Grove
Mary Grove
Managing Partner, Bread and Butter Ventures
Tony Heredia
Tony Heredia, Board Chair
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Ethics, Target Corporation
Matt Kilian
Matt Kilian
President, Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce
Tracey Zephier
Tracey Zephier
Attorney General, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Non-Board Investment Committee Members

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Pam Moret
President and CEO brightpeak financial; Senior Vice President Strategic Development, Thrivent Financial (retired)
Marie C. Pillai
Marie C. Pillai
Vice President: Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, General Mills (Retired)
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Nii-Ayite Quaye
Principal, Vermilion Group, M.A. Mortenson Companies, Inc.
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Tom S. Schreier, Jr.
Founding Director of the Inspired Leadership Initiative at the University of Notre Dame