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.