2012–2013 Humphrey School
Dean's Advisory Council

Karen Anderson
Former Mayor
City of Minnetonka
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Peter Bell
Former Chair,
Metropolitan Council
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kjell Bergh
Chairman and CEO
Borton Volvo, Borton Overseas
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Peg Birk
President and CEO
Interim Solutions
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michael Ciresi
Partner
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jay Cowles
President
Unity Avenue Associates
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Deborah Cundy
Vice President
Office of the Chair, Carlson
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Gary Cunningham
Vice President and Chief Program Officer
Northwest Area Foundation
St. Paul, Minnesota

Charles M. Denny, Jr., (Chair Emeritus)
Former Chairman and CEO
ADC Telecommunications
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Caren Dewar
Executive Director
Urban Land Institute - Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Susan Engeleiter
President and CEO
Data Recognition Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Marion Etzwiler (Honorary)
Former President and CEO
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michael O. Freeman
County Attorney
Hennepin County
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. Bill Frenzel (Honorary)
Guest Scholar
Brookings Institute
Washington D.C.

Joan Anderson Growe (Honorary)
Former Secretary of State
State of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Keith Halleland
Founder and Shareholder
Halleland, Habicht, P.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. William Howard (Honorary)
Judge
Hennepin County District Court
Minneapolis, Minnesota

James E. Jernberg
Professor Emeritus
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

James A. Johnson
Vice Chairman
Perseus, LLC
Washington, D.C.

Eric Jolly
President
Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota

Geri M. Joseph, Chair Emerita (Honorary)
Former Ambassador to the Netherlands
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rick King
Chief Operating Officer for Technology
Thomson Reuters
Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Peggy Leppik
Former Member
Metropolitan Council
Golden Valley, Minnesota

Cyndi Lesher
Former CEO
Northern States Power
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Peggy Lucas
Founding Partner
Brighton Development Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kyle Makarios
Director of Government Affairs
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
St. Paul, Minnesota

Ted Mondale
CEO and Executive Director
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. Walter F. Mondale
Senior Counsel
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kiyoshi Nakasaka
President and CEO
Washington CORE, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland

Kim Nelson
Senior Vice President of External Relations
General Mills
Golden Valley, Minnesota

Kathleen O'Brien
Former Vice President
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Roger Parkinson
Former President and Publisher
StarTribune
Former Publisher, CEO, and Chairman
Toronto Globe and Mail
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mitch Pearlstein, Ph.D.
Founder and President
Center of the American Experiment
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dean Phillips
Chairman
Talenti Gelato
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Paula Prahl
St. Paul, Minnesota

Judy Poferl
President and CEO
Northern States Power Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Irene Quarshie
Director of Government Affairs
Target
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dave Richardson
Partner
Artemis Strategy Group
Fairfax, Virginia

Dr. Sheila Riggs
Chair
Department of Primary Dental Care
School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Steve Rothschild
Founder and Chairman
Twin Cities RISE!
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kate Rubin
Vice President of Social Responsibility
UnitedHealth Group
Executive Director
UnitedHealth Foundation
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Eric Schwartz
Dean
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jim Seifert
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Ecolab
St. Paul, Minnesota

Ed Spencer, Jr.
Founder and Chairman
Affinity Capital Management
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tom Swain
Mayor, City of Lilydale
Former Executive Vice President
The St. Paul Companies/Travelers, Inc.
Lilydale, Minnesota

Hon. John R. Tunheim (Chair)
U.S. District Judge
District of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ruth Usem
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Charlie Weaver
Executive Director
Minnesota Business Partnership
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dan Whalen
Philanthropist
Whalen Family Foundation
Oakland, California

Benson Whitney
Former Ambassador
to the Kingdom of Norway
Washington, D.C.

Wilhelmina (Mimi) Wright
Judge
Minnesota Supreme Court
St. Paul, Minnesota