Board

Terry Gips

President and Co-Founder
St. Louis Park, MN
President, Sustainability Associates

Collie Graddick

Chair
St. Paul, MN
Co-Founder, Community Table Cooperative, MN Department of Agriculture

Thritha Anand

Austin, TX
University of Texas, Austin

Helen Glover

Northampton, MA
Smith College Student

Brady Johnson

Duluth, MN
Inventor and Innovation Entrepreneur

Lori Myren-Manback

St. Paul, MN
Founder and CEO of Inclusivi-Tee

Gillian Ramirez

San Diego, CA
University of California, San Diego

Brian Zakem

Secretary
Minneapolis, MN
Retired Mental Health Professional

Fellows

Hunter Hermes

Minneapolis, MN

Project Manager at Epic Systems

Dream Team

Chris Dykstra

Minneapolis, MN
Founder and CEO, Warecorp; Founder, GoodCarts; Partner, Brown Venture Group; Publisher and Founder, TheContributor.com

Dr. Yvette Erasmus

Minneapolis, MN
Psychologist, Yvette Erasmus, LLP

Gretchen Hagle

Excelsior, MN
Marketing Consultant & Program Manager, Green Interchange and Blessed Earth Southeast

Dr. Stuart Hill

Penrith, Australia
Emeritus Professor and Foundation Chair of Social Ecology, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Steven Hoffman

Boulder, CO
Founding and Managing Partner, Compass Natural Marketing

MaryAnne Howland

Nashville, TN
Founder and CEO, Ibis Communications; Founder and CEO, Global Diversity Leadership Exchange

Michael Martin

Minneapolis, MN
CEO and Founder, Effect Partners and r.Cup

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

Palo Alto, CA
CFO, East Bay Community Foundation and CEO/Founder of Red-Horse Financial Group, Inc.

Staff

Amy Durr

Communications and Administrative Coordinator
DuBois, PA

Interns

Amal Ashokan

Brandenburg Technical University
Class of 2025

Zoe Grell

University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2024

Imani Holmer

University of California, Berkeley
Class of 2025

Bryanna Lewis

Oregon State University
Class of 2025

Cate Rosa

Boston University
Class of 2026