General Board Executive Officers

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

General Board Representatives

  • Peter Bach, Managing Director of Upper Midwest—RMB Capital
  • Courtney Baechler, MD, Medical Director—Minneapolis Heart Institute/Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
  • James Burroughs, SVP, Government & Community Relations—Children’s MN
  • Wendy Dayton, Philanthropist and Community Volunteer
  • Rich Dorn, Senior Vice President, Operational Risk—Wells Fargo
  • Bob Ehren, SVP, Individual Solutions—Securian Financial
  • Damien Fair, Professor/Department of Pediatrics & Neuroscientist—University of MN
  • Patience Ferguson, Community Leader
  • Marcus Fischer, President and CEO—Carmichael Lynch
  • Anders Folk, Partner—Jones Day 
  • Eric Fotsch, Director of Field Experiences, Licensure Officer, Professor—Metropolitan State University
  • Gloria Freeman, Founder & CEO—Olu’s Home
  • Bob Gardner, CEO—Gardner Builders
  • Darrel German, Community Leader
  • Bill George, Senior Fellow—Harvard Business School
  • Bjorn Gunnerud, Chief Strategy Officer—North Memorial Health
  • James Hereford, President and CEO—Fairview Health Services
  • Jasmine Jirele, President & CEO—Allianz Life Insurance Company
  • 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
  • Bruce Mooty, Retired—Gray, Plant, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
  • Patty Murphy, Community Volunteer
  • John Naylor, Strategic Advisor—Cibolo Health
  • Andrea Nordaune, Vice President and General Counsel Renewal Division—Andersen Corporation 
  • Ravi Norman, CEO—Norman Global Enterprises
  • Mike Olson, Venture Partner—Deep Water Asset Management
  • Amit Patel, Founder & CEO—Vios Medical
  • 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
  • Greg Theis, President and Chief Executive Officer—Liberty Diversified International
  • Tim Welsh, Community Leader
  • 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
  • Dick Zehring, Real Estate & Development, Retired, Former YMCA Greater St. Paul Board Chair

Community Board Representatives

  • Kelly Hyman, Senior Director, Commercial Transformation—ERM (Adventure YMCA Community Board)
  • Clarence Jones, Executive Director—Hue-MAN Partnership (North YMCA Community Board)
  • Scott Jones, Vice President Commercial Lending—Royal Credit Union (Hudson YMCA & YMCA Camp St. Croix Community Board)