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Leadership—Steering Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jim Knutson-Kolodzne (Chair)

Director, American Indian Center, SCSU

Steve Joul (TREASURER)

President, Central Minnesota Community Foundation

Focus Areas:

Educational Attainment Chair:

Health Care Access Co-Chairs:

Rosemond Sarpong Owens

Health Literacy/Cultural Competency Specialist

CentraCare Health System

Deb Hall

Director of Outpatient and Outreach

St. Cloud Hospital Women & Children’s Center

Housing Access Chair

Lisa Marvin

CEO, Essence Property Management, Inc.

                                   

Functional Area

Awareness Building Committee Co-Chairs

Kevin LaNave,

Director, Center for Service-Learning and Social Change

Debra Leigh,

Professor & Lead Organizer of C.A.R.E, St. Cloud State University    

       

INSTITUTION Members

 City of St. Cloud

Dave Kleis, Mayor

Central Minnesota Community Foundation

Steve Joul, President

United Way of Central Minnesota

Noreen J. Dunnells, Chief Professional Officer

St. Cloud State University

Earl Potter III, President

St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce

Teresa Bohnen, President,

School District 742/47/748:

Bruce Watkins, Superintendent

Equity Services Dept., District 742:

vacant

NAACP: vacant

ETHNICITY/RACE representatives

 

 AFRICAN-AMERICAN: vacant

AFRICAN: Mohamoud Mohamed, Executive Director, St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization (SASSO)

ASIAN-AMERICAN:

Shahzad Ahmad

Director, Multicultural Student Services, SCSU

Latina/Latino: vacant

AMERICAN INDIAN:

Jim Knutson Kolodzne

Director, American Indian Center, SCSU

OTHER MEMBERS:

FAITH COMMUNITIES:

Dee Pederson, Pastor, Bethlehem Lutheran Church

BUSINESS:

Jerry McCarter, CPA, Minnesota Real Estate Foundation

Charles (Chuck) Rau, General Manager, RIE Coatings

John Wertz, Chapter Chair – SCORE/ Retired Educator, District 742

HUMAN SERVICES

Mark Sakry, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Central MN