Executive Profiles

George Klauser, President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in April 2010
  • Formerly Vice President, Xiotech Corporation
  • Joined Opportunity Partners Board of Directors in 1998, serving as Board Chairman,
    Vice Chairman and Secretary
  • Permanent Fellow of The Walter Mondale policy forum at the University of Minnesota/Carlson School of Management

Bruce Bester, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 1974, overseeing the growth in annual revenues from $1.8 million to $28 million and an increase in the balance sheet from less than $1 million to $20 million
  • Awarded the 2008 “CFO of the Year Life Achievement Award” by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal

Brenda Goral, Chief Service Officer

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 2007
  • Formerly, Vice President of Program Services Dakota Communities, Inc.
  • Minnesota Life College Board Member
  • 2004 recipient of Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal “Woman Change Maker Award”

Sue Hayes, Vice President, Development

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 2008
  • Formerly, Director of Advancement Services, College of St. Catherine and Campaign Director of the College of St. Catherine’s Leadership in Mind fundraising campaign
  • Founder of the Basilica Block Party in 1995

Brian Pederson, Vice President, Operations and Business Services

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 1997
  • Started as a Supported Employment Team instructor
  • Built Opportunity Partners’ contract employment teams to more than 50 community sites.

Sean Kinsella, Vice President, Quality and Security

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 2008
  • Has more than 20 years experience in the social service industry
  • Past experienced working with state and national trade organization, such as Association of Residential Resource in Minnesota (ARRM) and American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR). 

Gregg Murray, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 2010
  • Has worked as Sales Manager at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and Sales Consultant for D.R. Horton, Inc.
  • Former Director of Sales and General Merchandise Manager, Salt Lake Olympic Committee

Nathan Tyler, Director of Information Technology

  • Joined Opportunity Partners in 2011.
  • Involved in healthcare IT for almost a decade, providing consultation and project management.
  • Has classification of Project Management Professional and Certified Professional of Health Information Management Systems.