Board of Directors
Kate Barr - Board Chair
Executive Director, Nonprofits Assistance Fund
Tim Boberg
Senior Vice President, Hays Companies
Muffie Gabler
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
Noelia Garcia
La Loma Tamales
Steve Gibson - Board Treasurer
Senior Vice President, US Bank
Justin Huenemann
Executive Director, Native American Community Development Initiative
Leigh-Erin Irons
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Grover Jones
Executive Director, Neighborhood Economic Opportunity Network
Tony Lemaire
President & CEO, Western Bank
Repa Mekha
Executive Director, Nexus Community Partners
Nneka Morgan
Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Ed Padilla - Board Vice Chair
President & CEO, NorthMarq Capital
Arvid Povilaitis - Board Secretary
Chief Operating Officer, Meritex Enterprises, Inc.
Vivienne Williamson, Board Vice Chair
Mighty Stitch, LLC
May Xiong
Director of Employment Training, Project for Pride in Living
Community Advisors:
Wafiq Fannoun
Executive Director, Islamic University of Minnesota
Tony Genia
Community Liaison, Northwest Area Foundation
Bill Sands
Director, Western Bank





