leadership
Our leaders and board are motivated to see teens in every community flourish.
Board of Directors
Officers
CHAIR
Dave Mortensen
President & Co-Founder, Anytime Fitness
VICE-CHAIR
Bruce Locklear
Interim Head of School, New Life Academy
SECRETARY
Kari Palmer
Senior Director Creative
TREASURER
Jim Kolar (retired)
Greater Chicago Market, Managing Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Directors
Joe Bauer
Chief Revenue Officer, Tradition Capital Bank
Tim Clark
President & CEO, TreeHouse
Joe Dunsmore
Former Chairman, President & CEO, Digi International, Inc.
Roy Ferber
Business Consultant
Jan Gniffke
Community Volunteer
Nichol Higdon
Vice President of Finance and Operations, McKnight Foundation
Art Howard
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Wiley
Mattie Kim
Associate, Jones Day
Andrew King
Principal, Riverbridge Partners
Aaron Lynch
Connections Pastor, Pursuit Community Church
Gift Matemba Mutasa
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Benedictine Health Systems
David Myles
Life Groups and Leader Development Pastor, New Hope Church
Julie Nelson
Anchor/Reporter, KARE11
Maggee Nelson
Vice President and Executive Recruiter, CohenTaylor Executive Search Services
Kari Palmer
Marketing Director, Schuler Shoes
Steven Spears
Senior Vice President, Twin Cities Community Banking, Bremer Bank
Rich Stanek
Former Hennepin County Sheriff
Natasha Stepka, MSW, LICSW
Mental Health Consultant, Mental Health Therapist, Allina Health
Mark Thompson
Chief Manager & CIO, Riverbridge Partners LLC
Leadership
Tim Clark
President & CEO
Marita Albinson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Trish Bjorklund
Chief of Staff
Molly Boyum
Senior Director of Strategic Development
Rochelle Hayes
Human Resources Manager
Bea Mulawarman
Vice President of Finance
Marcus Peterson
Vice President of Training & Network Engagement
Ash San Filippo
Vice President of Strategic Expansion & Technology
Angela Shultis
Vice President of Directly Operated Sites & Community Engagement