Advisory Group

• Implementing the Center’s mission and programs
• Identifying and developing financial resources necessary for the Center’s work
• Representing and helping to identify the needs of public, nonprofit, and philanthropic leaders and institutions
• Promoting public understanding of the Center’s work 
• Evaluation and critical reflection on the Center’s performance in improving capacities among public affairs professionals

Members of the PNLC Advisory Group:

• Michael Anderson, Loan Office and Trainer, Nonprofits Assistance Fund
• Babak Armajani, Chair, Public Strategies Group, Inc.
• Ellis Bullock, Executive Director, Grotto Foundation, Inc.
• Dan Cramer, Co-founder, Grassroots Solutions
• Susan Hill Gross, retired history teacher and Director of the Upper Midwest Women's History Center
• John Gunyou, City Manager, City of Minnetonka
• Pham Thi Hoa, Program Officer, Anne Ray Charitable Trust
• Bernadine Joselyn, Director of Public Policy and Engagement, Blandin Foundation
• Joseph Kelly, Deputy Director, Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• Diane Krizan, President, Minnesota Children's Museum
• Lars Leafblad, Principal, Keystone Search
• Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Steve Rothschild, Founder and President, Invest in Outcomes, and Founder, Twin Cities RISE!
• David Senjem, Senator, Minnesota Senate
• Steve Struthers, Executive Director, Global Citizens Network and Intercultural Student Experiences
• Patricia Torres Ray, Senator, Minnesota Senate