Board of Trustees

Officers

Jessica J. Hellmann, Ph.D. - Chair
University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment

Funlola Otukoya - Secretary
McKnight Foundation

Kenneth W. Smith - Treasurer
Ever-Green Energy

Suzanne M. Rivera, Ph.D. - Equity & Inclusion Champion
Macalester College

Kevin R. Ronneberg, M.D. - Equity & Inclusion Champion
Health Partners

Melissa A. Leick - Past Chair
Cargill

Alison Rempel Brown - ex-officio
President & CEO, Science Museum of Minnesota

Committee Chairs

Maureen Bausch - Mission Advancement
Bold North Associates

Meghan H. Brown - Human Resources
Bremer Financial Corporation

Kevin R. Ronneberg, M.D. - Governance & Nominating
HealthPartners

Kenneth W. Smith - Audit & Finance
Ever-Green Energy

Trustees

Kelly Aronson
Andersen Corporation

Virginia Arthur
Metropolitan State University

John P. Banovetz, Ph.D.
3M Company

Melvin W. Carter III
Mayor of Saint Paul

Rassoul Dastmozd, Ph.D.
PIVOT4Change Consulting

Brett E. Edelson
UnitedHealthcare

Drinal Foster
Wells Fargo

Adam Freeman
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Cheryl Hadaway
Hadaway Partners LLC; Mayo Clinic, Emeritus

Mitch Helgerson
Minnesota Wild

Bryan Hughes
Winnebago Industries

Mercedes M. Jackson
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Kate T. Kelly
PNC Bank

Chuck R. Kummeth
Bio-Techne

Renee Lopez-Pineda
Delta Air Lines

Adam Mishler
Best Buy

David W. Molin
Trane Technologies

Holly J. Morris, Ph.D.
CoForge Limited and FINCA Impact Finance

Piper Nieters Su
triValence

Tim G. Peterson
Xcel Energy

Phillip M. Rolchigo
Pentair

Jayshree Seth
3M Company

Don Shelby
CBS News - WCCO (retired)

Catherine Simpson
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Kirsten Stone
H.B. Fuller

Sharon Sund
We Go High

Alene G. Tchourumoff
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

May Vang
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Rich Wang
Sofi Stadium/Hollywood Park