General Board Executive Officers

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

General Board Representatives

  • Chris Bach, Partner and Senior Wealth Manager—Curi Capital
  • James Burroughs, SVP, Government & Community Relations—Children’s MN
  • Laura Cederberg, Director, External Communications—Hormel
  • Lawrence Cho, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer—Allina Health
  • Terry Clark, CEO—PGA of America
  • Ferenc (Frici) Csatlós, Senior Vice President, Operations—Securian Financial
  • Karen Deutsch, Chief Marketing Officer, Government Programs—UHC
  • Rich Dorn (Retired), Community Leader
  • Lisa Erickson,  President and CEO—Medica
  • Bob Ehren (Retired), SVP, Individual Solutions—Securian Financial
  • Patience Ferguson, Chief Human Resources Officer—Ramsey County
  • Marcus Fischer, Chief Brand Officer—Harley Davidson
  • 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, Consultant
  • Clarence Jones, Primary Consultant—Clarence Jones Consulting
  • Reid Larson, Managing Member and Founder—ViaWealth
  • Geoff Martha, Chairman & CEO—Medtronic
  • Bob Martin, Chief Financial Officer—Gavnat & Associates
  • Melissa McAlpine,  Senior Director, Legal – Product Safety and Marine - Polaris Industries, Inc.
  • Sachin Mehta, EVP & Chief Data Product Officer—US Bank
  • Patty Murphy, Community Volunteer
  • Greg Munson, Managing Principal—Transwestern
  • Sean Moore, EVP Chief Revenue Officer—MN Twins
  • Martin Nance, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer—Minnesota Vikings
  • Andrea Nordaune, Chief Legal Officer, SVP & Corporate Secretary—Andersen Corporation
  • Mike Olson, Venture Partner—Deep Water Asset Management
  • Rachel Paulose, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer—Strive Asset Management
  • David Royal, Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer—Thrivent
  • Rachael Scherer, Community Volunteer; (Retired) Medtronic and RBC Capital Markets
  • 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)

Legacy Board

The Legacy Board is a strategic advisory group that serves as an important sounding board for our YMCA of the North leadership team

Our Legacy Board includes:

  • Louise Routhe (Chair)
  • Joan Purrington (Vice Chair)
  • Jack Anderson
  • Dale Blyth
  • Bruce Hutchins
  • Mick Johnson
  • Gary Kallsen
  • Harold Mezile
  • Jim Mitchell
  • Marsha Niebuhr
  • Gary Peterson
  • Brien Slawik
  • Ron Touchette
  • Dick Zehring