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.
2013 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

Brad Kruse, Treasurer; Program Director, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
Directors
- Kathleen Annette, President and CEO, Blandin Foundation
- Susan Bass Roberts, Community Relations Director, Best Buy Children's Foundation
- JoAnn Birkholz, Manager, Medica Foundation
- Kim Embretson, Vice President – Fund Development, West Central Initiative
- Julie Hara, Executive Director, Marbrook Foundation
- Mark Hiemenz, Partner Relations Officer, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
- Steve Joul, President, Central Minnesota Community Foundation
- Mark Lindberg, Director, Relief, Recovery, and Development, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
- Gary Nan Tie, Trustee, Jerome Foundation
- Nancy Nelson, Vice President & Chief Actuary, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
- Mike Newman, Vice President & Director of Community Relations, Travelers Foundation
- June Noronha, Senior Manager – Native Nations Team, Bush Foundation
- Timothy M. Ober, President, Mardag Foundation
- Sherry Ristau, President, Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Tim Thorpe, Trustee, James R. Thorpe Foundation
- Kate Wolford, President, The McKnight Foundation
- Kayla Yang-Best, Director, Cargill Foundation & Cargill, Inc.