Board of Trustees

Officers

Jessica J. Hellmann, Ph.D. - Chair
University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment

Kenneth W. Smith - Vice Chair
Ever-Green Energy

Funlola Otukoya - Secretary
McKnight Foundation

Sri Koneru - Treasurer
Winnebago Ind.

Suzanne M. Rivera, Ph.D. - Equity & Inclusion Champion
Macalester College

Virginia Arthur - Equity & Inclusion Champion
Metropolitan State University

Melissa A. Leick - Past Chair
Cargill

Alison Rempel Brown - ex-officio
President & CEO, Science Museum of Minnesota

Committee Chairs

Kelly Aronson - Mission Advancement
Andersen Corporation

Meghan H. Brown - Human Resources
Bremer Financial Corporation

Mercedes M. Jackson - Governance & Nominating
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Sri Koneru - Audit & Finance
Winnebago Ind.

Trustees

Virginia Arthur
Metropolitan State University

John P. Banovetz, Ph.D.
3M Company

Melvin W. Carter III
City of Saint Paul

Rassoul Dastmozd, Ph.D.
PIVOT4Change Consulting

Brett E. Edelson
UnitedHealthcare

Drinal Foster
Wells Fargo

Adam Freeman
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Bret Haake, M.D.
Regions Hospital

Cheryl Hadaway
Hadaway Partners LLC; Mayo Clinic, Emeritus

Mitch Helgerson
Minnesota Wild

Jennifer Hellman
Goff Public

Jennifer Lastine
Securian Financial

Adam Mishler
Best Buy

David W. Molin
Trane Technologies

Holly J. Morris, Ph.D
CoForge Limited and FINCA Impact Finance

Timothy O'Brien
Ecolab

Tim G. Peterson
Xcel Energy

Phillip M. Rolchigo
Pentair

Claudine Rydstrand
Delta Air Lines

Jayshree Seth
3M Company

Arvind Sharma
Ameriprise Financial

Don Shelby
CBS News - WCCO (retired)

Susan Rundell Singer
St. Olaf College

Kirsten K. Stone
H.B. Fuller

Sharon Sund
We Go High

May yer Thao
Hmong American Partnership

Alene G. Tchourumoff
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis