Board of Directors

  • David Bares, Chair
    Executive Recruiter, Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Cynthia Lesher, Vice Chair
    Retired, President and CEO, Northern States Power Company-Minnesota, an Xcel Energy company
  • Gregory Keane, Treasurer
    Chief Financial Officer, Bush Foundation
  • Edson Spencer, Jr., Secretary
    Chairman & Founder, Affinity Capital Management
  • Derek Batchlor, Board Member
    Global COE & Sourcing Operations Leader, Cargill
  • Henry Blissenbach, Board Member
    Osprey Enterprises, Inc.
  • Mike Chevrette, Board Member
    Disability Advocate & Consultant
  • John Hetterick, Board Member
    Co-founder, No Place Like Home Communities
  • George Klauser, Board Member
    President & CEO, Opportunity Partners
  • Julie Kline, Board Member
    Platinum Group
  • Jane McCrossan, Board Member
  • George E. Mikiska, Board Member*
    *    Leave of absence
    President, GEM Consulting Services, Inc.
  • Al Mize, Board Member
    YourEncore, Inc.
  • Dave Oswald, Board Member
    Dave Oswald Homes, Inc.
  • Mickey Pajor, Board Member
  • Julia Sorenson, Board Member
    Owner, JS Benefits Consulting
  • Alan C. Thiel, Board Member
    Thiel, Campbell, Gunderson, Anderson and Levine, P.L.L.P.
  • Nancy Wagner, Board Member
    General Mills