Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Karen Richard, Board Chair
Chief HR and Strategy Officer, Select Comfort Corporation 

Stacey Crosby, Board Chair Elect
Community volunteer 

Sheila Folkestad, chair, Finance and Risk Management Committee 
Community volunteer

Jeryn Konezny, chair, Program Oversight Committee
Community volunteer; attorney 

Rachel Roen, chair, Governance Committee
Vice president, Human Resources, Cargill

Tom Suk, chair, Development Committee
Vice president, Information Technology, Enclarity

Ex Officio member

Julie Sjordal,  executive director

Members at Large

Yasmin Akhtar
Community volunteer

Betsy Collins
Director of sales, United Parcel Services (UPS)

Lars Erdahl
Education director, Minnesota Zoo

 
Jeff Erickson
President/Owner, Master Craft Labels, Inc.

Vee-Musa Fofana
Special education teacher, Minneapolis Public Schools

Julie Hara
Executive director, Marbrook Foundation

Hugh Kirsch
Community volunteer 

Connie Linder
Community volunteer

Sharon McGrann
Community volunteer

Brad Neary
Sr. development officer, St. John's University

Trudie Sprenkle, M.D.
Pediatrician, Partners in Pediatrics

Julz Schwingler
Vice president, BlackRock