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
Kathryn Leigh Goetz
Wadsworth, IL
President and CEO, Be Strong Families
Brady Johnson
Duluth, MN
Inventor and Innovation Entrepreneur
Michelle Lee
San Francisco, CA
Founder and CEO Studio Rhye
Cass McLaughlin
Vice-Chair
St. Paul, MN
Community Spirit Ventures Mindfulness Instructor, Hennepin County Medical Center Whittier Clinic, Group Visits Program Coordinator/ Facilitator
Lori Myren-Manbeck
St. Paul, MN
Founder and CEO of Inclusivi-tee
Gillian Ramirez
San Diego, CA
University of California, San Diego
Kristine Root
Denver, CO
Senior Strategist and Founder, SOCHA
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
Brianna Bell
Smith College
Class of 2024
Halle Bohlig
UC Santa Cruz
Class of 2026
Shelby Ganske
University of Minnesota Duluth
Bella Isaacson
Scripps College
Class of 2025
Nick Junquera
University of Chicago
Olive Lantz
American University
Alessandro Lopergolo
Viterbo University
Class of 2023
Madison Magnani
Saul Myhre
University of Minnesota
Class of 2022
Riki Poore
St. Olaf College
Class of 2024
Sophie Roback
Colorado College
Kaitlyn Scanlon
Oregon State University
Class of 2026
Olivia Salzwedel
University of Minnesota Morris
Jessica Zhang
University of Michigan