Meet Our Board
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Kiyrie Abernethy
Investment AnalystThrivent
Jonah Barstad
Investment AnalystTravelers
Joel Coleman
High School TeacherMinnetonka High School
Timothy Devaney
Senior Vice President and General Auditor Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Emanuel Ekstrom
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transformation U.S. Bank
Kristin M. Ferguson
Senior Vice President, Individual SolutionsSecurian Financial
Jeanna Fifer
Financial Planner/PartnerCordis Financial
Elba Guille Garza
Licensed Real EstateSaint Paul Area Association of Realtors
Johnathan Gast
Director, Merchant BankingPiper Sandler Co.
Chelle Gonzo
Retired - Wells FargoAccredited Financial Counselor (AFC)
Peter Hunter-Hanson
Sr. ManagerTransamerica Financial
Terrance Hurley
Division Head, Department of Applied EconomicsUniversity of Minnesota
Bradley R. Hutter
Litigation Attorney Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A
Amy Kamenick
Founder & PresidentThe Formula Marketing & Communications
Jason Kley
Director/Financial AdvisorCarlson Capital Management
Nancy Lambert
Senior Vice President and General Counsel dormakaba Americas
Steve Lear
Founding Partner, Financial Planner
Affiance Financial
Andrew Maas
Design Intent MangerAndersen Corporation
Lynn MacDonald
Co-Director, Center for Economic EducationAssociate Professor of EconomicsSt. Cloud State University
Judy Mares
PresidentMares Financial Consulting LLC
Kelly McClellan
Sr. Associate Director & Program ManagerUniversity Of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
Jennifer McGarry
Head, Risk Analytics, Surveillance, and ReportingRBC Wealth Management
Brian Muench
Vice President
Allianz Life
Kotchi Prosper
Director of Investment & Retirement ServicesAffinity Plus Investment Center
Todd Schnell
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary St. Catherine University
Julie Sweitzer
RetiredUniversity of Minnesota
Tracy Yue Wang
Finance Professor and Department ChairCarlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Kristine West
Director, MN Ctr for Diversity in Economics Professor, Econ. & Political Science Dpt.
St. Catherine University
Emeriti
Richard H. Berge – Berge Education Management & Consulting
V.V. Chari - Professor, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
Paul G. Christ – Retired Officer, Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Gregory W. Drehmel – Retired, Chief of Credit and Risk Management & Executive Vice President, Minnwest Bank
Steve Gathje -- Retired Senior Vice President & Chief Actuary, Ameriprise
Anne Knapp – Formerly, GMAC ResCap
Kathryn (Kae) Jewell – Formerly, St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.
Cheryl M. Mills – Plant Controller, RR Donnelley
Peter Mitchelson - Retired Officer, Sit Investment Associates, Inc. Michael A. Mulder - Executive VP/CEO, Farmers State Bank of Trimont
Julie Olson – Retired Officer, Virchow, Krause & Company
Claudia Parliament – Professor Emerita, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Arthur Rolnick – Sr Fellow & Co-Dir, Human Capital Research Collaborative, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Glen Skovholt – President, Government and Community Strategies