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
Jeffry Parell
Director, National ReMarketing
TREASURER
Jim Kolar
Greater Chicago Market, Managing Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Directors
Joe Bauer
Chief Revenue Officer, Tradition Capital Bank
Jeff Carver
President, National Christian Foundation – Twin Cities
Tim Clark
President & CEO, TreeHouse
Joe Dunsmore
Former Chairman, President & CEO, Digi International, Inc.
Roy Ferber
Business Consultant
Jan Gniffke
Community Volunteer
Art Howard
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Wiley
Becky Lerdal Huff
COO, Tana Sales, Inc.
Mattie Kim
Associate, Jones Day
Andrew King
Principal, Riverbridge Partners
Mark Lewis
CEO, St. Croix
David Myles
Life Groups and Leader Development Pastor, New Hope Church
Julie Nelson
Anchor/Reporter, KARE11
Kari Palmer
Marketing Director, Schuler Shoes
Lindsay Polyak
Partner, CohenTaylor Executive Search
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
Wayne Swenson
CEO Emeritus, AdvisorNet Financial
Mark Thompson
Chief Manager & CIO, Riverbridge Partners LLC
Sr. Functional Leaders
Tim Clark
President & CEO
Trish Bjorklund
Chief of Staff
Josh Ganados
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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