Peter Bell
Advisory Council Chair
Retired, Federal Reserve, Met Council
Edina, Minnesota
Retired, Federal Reserve, Met Council
Edina, Minnesota
Mike Christenson
Advisory Council Vice Chair
Recovering Attorney and Public Servant
St. Paul, Minnesota
Recovering Attorney and Public Servant
St. Paul, Minnesota
Nisha Botchwey
Dean, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Osahan (Osa) Akpata-Tanious
President, Public Affairs Student Association (PASA)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Laura Bishop
Founder, Purpose Strategies; Senior Fellow, Sustainability
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Robin Caufman
Planning Project Manager, Bolton & Menk
Richmond, Minnesota
Richmond, Minnesota
Adam Chelseth
Director, Government Affairs and Policy, Mastercard
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Gary Cunningham
Senior Advisor for the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy, New School for Social Research
Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring, MD
Arnoldo Curiel
Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), University of Minnesota Physicians
Oakdale, Minnesota
Oakdale, Minnesota
Devin Driscoll
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.; University of Minnesota Law School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lorie Gildea
Former Chief Justice, MN Supreme Court; Previous Legal Counsel for UMN
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Shep Harris
Senior Government Relations Specialist, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Mike Hiltner
VP Government Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, Best Buy Co., Inc.
Waconia, Minnesota
Waconia, Minnesota
The Honorable William Howard
Retired
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Lorie Humphrey
HR Lead for Asset Management Division, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Thrivent
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Angelica Klebsch
Director of Community Partnerships and Investment, Second Harvest Heartland
Woodbury, Minnesota
Woodbury, Minnesota
Charles Marohn
President and Co-Founder, Strong Towns
Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd, Minnesota
Kiyoshi Nakasaka
CEO, Washington CORE, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Noel Nix
Counselor, Vibrant Life Therapy Clinic
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lois Quam
President and CEO, Board and Advisory Services
St. Paul, Minneosta
St. Paul, Minneosta
Mark Ritchie
Former MN Secretary of State and President of Global MN; Co-Founder, Steering Committee of MN USA EXPO 2031
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Breanna Schafer
VP of Government Affairs, Target
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
James (Jim) Southwick
Retired VP of Global Government Affairs, Medtronic; Managing Director, Medtech, Greater MSP Partnership
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sarah Stoesz
Formerly Planned Parenthood MN, Principal at SISU Consultants
Lois Takahashi
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Success, San Jose State University
Dan Whalen
Retired
Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Paul Williams
Retired President and CEO, Project for Pride in Living
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Andrea Wood
President/CEO, Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota