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
Lindsay Polyak
Partner, CohenTaylor Executive Search
SECRETARY
Jeffry Parell
Director, National ReMarketing
TREASURER
Jim Kolar
Greater Chicago Market, Managing Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Directors
Jeff Carver
Sr. Vice President, National Christian Foundation – Twin Cities
Tim Clark
President & CEO
Joe Dunsmore
Former Chairman, President & CEO, Digi International, Inc.
Roy Ferber
Business Consultant
Jan Gniffke
Community Volunteer
Becky Lerdal Huff
COO, Tana Sales, Inc.
Andrew King
Principal, Riverbridge Partners
Mark Lewis
CEO, St. Croix
Bruce Locklear
Director of Educational Relations, Jostens
Julie Nelson
Anchor/Reporter, KARE11
Julianne Ortman
Senior Administrative Manager at Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
Kari Palmer
Marketing Director at Schuler Shoes
Rich Stanek
Former Hennepin County Sheriff
Wayne Swenson
CEO Emeritus, AdvisorNet Financial
Mark Thompson
Chief Manager & CIO, Riverbridge Partners LLC
Division Heads
Tim Clark
President & CEO
Trish Bjorklund
Executive Assistant
Kari Boyce
Vice President of Marketing and Operations
Ellen Hinrichs
Vice President of Talent Development
Marcus Peterson
Associate Vice President of Outreach
Angela Shultis
Vice President of Outreach
Andy Swanda
Vice President of Advancement
Kevin Ward
Vice President of Partner Network