Board of Directors

Board members are listed alphabetically.

Mary K. BrainerdMary K. Brainerd

President and CEO
HealthPartners

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Capital City Partnership; Hamline University; Itasca Project; Minnesota Life/Securian; Regions Hospital
Dr. Iris CorneliusIris Cornelius, Ph. D.

President
IaM Resources
Cornelius & Associates

Elected: 2007

Jay CowlesJay Cowles

President
Unity Avenue Associates

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Itasca Project; Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation; Unity Avenue Foundation

Jacqueline A. DorseyJacqueline A. Dorsey

Partner
Hvistendahl, Moersch
   & Dorsey, P. A.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Minnesota State Bar Association Committee on Judicial Elections; WINGS (Women in Northfield Giving Support)

Robert A. EngebretsenRobert A. Engebretsen

Senior Vice President
Family Wealth Advisor
U. S. Bank Private Client
   Group

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities; Education Foundation of Bloomington; Greater Twin Cities United Way

James R. FreyJames R. Frey

President and CEO
Frey Foundation

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Blue Lake Trust Company; Frey Foundation; Heading Home Minnesota; Minnesota Council on Foundations; Saint John's University

Joan A. GrzywinksiJoan A. Grzywinski

Retired President
   and District Manager
   Saint Paul/South Metro

   Minneapolis
Wells Fargo Bank
   Minnesota, N. A.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Central Corridor Partnership; HealthEast; Saint Paul Port Authority 

Ann HuntrodsAnn Huntrods
Chair

Attorney
Briggs and Morgan, P. A.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Campaign for Legal Aid of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services; Labor and Employment Governing Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association; Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth; Saint John's University

R. Scott JonesR. Scott Jones
Vice Chair

Chairman
Jones Consulting Group,
   Inc.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Jones Family Foundation; Red Wing Area Fund; Red Wing Family YMCA; Wayland Academy

Thomas W. KingstonThomas W. Kingston

President and CEO
Amherst H. Wilder
   Foundation

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Capital City Partnership; Neighborhood Development Center; Opportunity Housing Investment Fund; Regions Hospital

Cynthia LesherCynthia L. Lesher

President and CEO
Northern States Power
   Company-Minnesota
   (an Xcel Energy
   company)*

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Alliant Techsystems; Governor's Workforce Development Council; Minnesota Chamber of Commerce; Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation; Twin Cities Area Red Cross; Regent Emeritus, University of Minnesota

* On loan as President of the Host Committee for the 2008 Republican National Convention

Nancy E. LindahlNancy E. Lindahl

Co-Owner
Creative Strategies Plus,
   Inc.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches; Greater Twin Cities United Way; The Minnesota Orchestral Association; The University of Minnesota Athletic Advisory Board; University of Minnesota Foundation

Dr. Manuel Mariano LopezManuel Mariano Lopez,
Ph. D.

Associate Vice Chancellor
   for Continuous
   Improvement

Office of the Chancellor,
   Minnesota State Colleges and
   Universities

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Neighborhood House; Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Committee

Wendy H. RubinWendy H. Rubin

Event Planner
Wendy Rubin, Ltd.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Como Zoo and Conservatory Society; Friends of the Saint Paul Library; United Hospital Foundation

John R. Ryan, Jr.John (Jack) R. Ryan, Jr.

Partner
Ryan-Kasner-Bialke, LLC

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Central Mesabi Medical Foundation; Chisholm-Hibbing Airport Authority; Diocese of Duluth; Hibbing Foundation; Industrial Rubber Products, Inc; Iron Range Resources; Security State Bank of Hibbing, Minnesota

Cris E. StainbrookCris E. Stainbrook

President
Indian Land Tenure
   Foundation

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: American Civil Liberties Union Minnesota; Grotto Foundation; Indian Land Capital Company, LLC

Louise K. ThoresonLouise K. Thoreson

President and CEO
Contributions
   Management, Inc.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: The Children's Theatre Company; Lutheran Community Foundation

Judith L. TitcombJudith L. Titcomb

Principal
Pulse Innovation

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Citizens League of Minnesota; KTCA; Vocal Essence

Elsa Vega-PerezElsa Vega-Perez

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Metropolitan State University Foundation; The National Urban Fellows

Mark L. WilsonMark L. Wilson

Of Counsel
Henson & Efron, P. A.

Elected: 2007

Board Memberships: Intergenerational Living and Health Care; Minnesota Center for Photography; Northern Arizona Senior Living Community, LLC; Winmark Corporation