General Board Executive Officers

  • Jeanne Crain (Chair) Retired President and CEO—Bremer Financial
  • Greg Munson (Vice Chair) Managing Principal—Transwestern
  • Lica Tomizuka Sanborn (Secretary), Partner—Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • John Naylor (Treasurer), Strategic Advisor—Cibolo Health
  • Carolyn Sakstrup (Past Chair) Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Generosity Officer—Thrivent

General Board Representatives

  • Courtney Baechler, MD,  Preventive Cardiologist—Park Nicollet; Health Innovation Strategy—Rosado Consulting
  • James Burroughs, SVP, Government & Community Relations—Children’s MN
  • Troy Cardinal, Principal Chief Information Officer—RSM US LLP
  • Lawrence Cho, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer—Allina Health
  • Terry Clark, EVP & CMO—UHG; Chief Marketing & Customer Officer—Optum
  • Karen Deutsch, Chief Marketing Officer, Government Programs—UHC
  • Rich Dorn, Community Leader
  • Bob Ehren, SVP, Individual Solutions—Securian Financial
  • Patience Ferguson, Chief Human Resources Officer—Ramsey County
  • Marcus Fischer, Community Leader
  • Anders Folk, Partner—Jones Day 
  • Eric Fotsch, Director of Field Experiences, Licensure Officer, Professor—Metropolitan State University
  • Bob Gardner, CEO—Gardner Builders
  • Darrel German, Managing Partner—German Consulting Group LLC 
  • Bill George, Senior Fellow—Harvard Business School
  • Bjorn Gunnerud, Chief Strategy Officer—North Memorial Health
  • MayKao Hang, VP Strategic Initiatives Founding Dean Morrison College of Health—University of St. Thomas
  • James Hereford, President and CEO—Fairview Health Services
  • Kelly Hyman, Senior Director, Commercial Transformation—ERM
  • Clarence Jones, Primary Consultant—Clarence Jones Consulting
  • Reid Larson, Managing Member and Founder—ViaWealth
  • Bruno Lavandier, Senior Vice President—Ecolab
  • Geoff Martha, Chairman & CEO—Medtronic
  • Mike McKee, Managing Partner—Baker Tilly, US LLP
  • Patty Murphy, Community Volunteer
  • Sean Moore, EVP Chief Revenue Officer—MN Twins
  • Andrea Nordaune, Chief Legal Officer, SVP & Corporate Secretary—Anderson Corporation
  • Mike Olson, Venture Partner—Deep Water Asset Management
  • Rachel Paulose, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer—Strive Asset Management
  • Clifton Ross, President & CEO—Guardian Resources
  • David Royal, Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer—Thrivent
  • Kate Siegrist, Partner—Eisner Advisory Group, LLC 
  • Phil Smith, Operating Partner—Altaris Capital Partners
  • Andrea Walsh, President and CEO—HealthPartners
  • Tim Welsh, President & EVP—CCC Intelligent Solutions
  • Walter White, Independent Director—Allianz Life
  • De’Mon Wiggins, Executive Vice President and President of Industrial & Flow Technologies—Pentair
  • Leslie Wright, President and CEO—Minneapolis Northwest Tourism

Community Board Representatives

  • Leita Walker, Partner—Ballard Spahr, LLP (Douglas Dayton YMCA)