MCF Board of Directors

The Minnesota Council on Foundations is governed by a board of directors elected by the membership. Each director is elected for a three-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms.

2012 Board of Directors

Officers

Kevin Walker, Chair; President and CEO, Northwest Area Foundation

Carolyn Roby, Vice Chair; Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota

Kari Suzuki, Secretary; Director of Operations, Otto Bremer Foundation

Nancy Nelson, Treasurer; Vice President & Chief Actuary, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation

Directors

• Kim Embretson, Vice President – Fund Development, West Central Initiative
• Julie Hara, Executive Director, Marbrook Foundation
• Mark Hiemenz, Partner Relations Officer, The Saint Paul Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation
• Steve Joul, President, Central Minnesota Community Foundation
• Brad Kruse, Program Director, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
• LaVon Lee, Program Officer, Grotto Foundation
• Mark Lindberg, Director, Relief, Recovery, and Development, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
• Gary Nan Tie, Trustee, Jerome Foundation
• Mike Newman, Vice President, Travelers Foundation
• June Noronha, Senior Manager – Native Nations Team, Bush Foundation
• Timothy M. Ober, President, Mardag Foundation
• Sherry Ristau, President, Southwest Initiative Foundation
• LaTresse Snead, Community Relations Team Lead, Tastefully Simple
• Kris Taylor, Vice President, Community Relations and Foundation, Ecolab
• Tim Thorpe, President, James R. Thorpe Foundation
• Kate Wolford, President, The McKnight Foundation
• Kayla Yang-Best, Director, Cargill Foundation & Cargill, Inc.