2013 Board of Trustees

Officers

Board Chair:
Tanya Lea Bell, Director of Acquisitions and Development – Wellington Management, Inc.
Also Minnesota Book Awards Committee Chair

Chair Emeritus:
George Latimer, Professor of Urban Studies – Macalester College; Former Mayor of the City of Saint Paul

Vice Chair for Advocacy:
Ann D. Cieslak, Executive Director, Retired – University of Minnesota, Office of the Board of Regents

Vice Chair for Development:
Heidi Gesell, President and CEO – BankCherokee

Vice Chair for Public Awareness:
Annette Whaley, Community Volunteer

Board Secretary:
Phyllis Karasov, Attorney – Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd

Board Treasurer:
Paul Hirschboeck, Second Vice President and Actuary, Retirement Plans – Securian

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Trustees

Robert A. Awsumb, Judge – Ramsey County District Court

Joe Bagnoli, Attorney and Lobbyist – McGrann Shea Law Firm
Ad Hoc State & National Advocacy Committee Chair

Gregory N. Blees, Community Volunteer; Fiscal Policy Director, Retired – City of Saint Paul

Jim Bradshaw, Owner & CEO – Bradshaw Funeral and Cremation Services

Douglas J. Bruce, Vice President, Investments – UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Scott Burns, CEO and Co-founder – GovDelivery, Inc.

Kathleen Callahan, Managing Director, Retired – Voyageur Asset Management
Library Strategies Consulting Group Advisory Committee Chair

Richard Carlbom, Campaign Manager, Minnesotans United for All Families

Michael Connelly, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Planning – Xcel Energy

Jay Cowles, President – Unity Avenue Associates

Harold Crump, Vice President for Broadcasting – Hubbard Broadcasting

Paul Dadlez, Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor, The Private Client Reserve – U.S. Bank

Anne Hazelroth Field, Writer and Community Volunteer
Individual Giving Committee Chair

Jeanette Frederickson, Partner – Frederickson & Associates

Christopher P. Georgacas, President – Goff Public

Guy Gilmore, Publisher and President – Pioneer Press

Robyn Hansen, Senior Counsel – Leonard, Street and Deinard

Pat Harris, Vice President – RBC Global Asset Management

Courtney Henry, Owner/Operator – McDonalds Corp.

John Huss, Banker, Retired

Thomas C. Kayser, Attorney – Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP

Shar Knutson, President – Minnesota AFL-CIO

Jack Lanners, President – FTL Corporation
Opus & Olives Committee Co-Chair

Diana Lewis, Community Volunteer; Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Retired – Ecolab
Human Resources Committee Chair

John I. Marshall, Manager, Community and Local Government Relations – Xcel Energy

Nancy W. McKillips, Fundraising Consultant; Director, Retired – Metropolitan State University Foundation

Eileen McMahon, Community Volunteer; President & CEO, Retired – Saint Paul Convention & Visitors Bureau
Institutional Giving Committee Chair

Todd Nicholson, President – PAN, Inc.

Kevin Olson, Director of Public Affairs – Minnesota National Guard; Adjunct Professor – Concordia University, Masters of Strategic Communication Management Program

Jennifer Ford Reedy, President, The Bush Foundation

Mark J. Richards, President – Vallon Finance

Mary Rothchild, Assistant Director for Strategic Partnerships – Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Wendy Rubin, President – Wendy Rubin, Ltd.
Committee on Trustees Chair

Terrance K. Russell, Executive Vice President – Guy Carpenter & Co., LLC

James A. Scannell, Senior Vice President, Administrative Services – Travelers

Stephanie Shimp, Co-owner & President – Blue Plate Restaurant Company

Elona Street-Stewart, Chair – Saint Paul Public Schools Board of Education; Associate for Racial Ethnic Ministries & Community – Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Teacher and Community Volunteer

Matt Tempelis, Business Manager, 3M Cloud Library – 3M

Patrick Thiele, Senior Vice President, Retired – The Saint Paul Companies

James V. Toscano, Principal – Toscano Advisors, LLC

Paul David "Dave" Wellstone, Co-founder –Wellstone Action; Founding Partner – Family Place Home Builders

Charles H. Williams, Jr., Judge, Retired – Ramsey County District Court

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