Board & Leadership

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jim Knutson Kolodzne (Chair)

Director, American Indian Center, SCSU

Steve Joul (TREASURER)

President, Central Minnesota Community Foundation

Focus Areas:

Educational Attainment Chair

Lydia White

GRIP Education task Force

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:

Luis Saenz, Director

NAACP

Katrina Scott, President

ETHNICITY/RACE representatives

AFRICAN-AMERICAN

AFRICAN

Ismail Ali

Somali Elders Council

ASIAN-AMERICAN

Shahzad Ahmad

Director, Multicultural Student Services, SCSU

HISPANIC/LATIN@

& AMERICAN INDIAN

Jim Knutson Kolodzne

Director, American Indian Center, SCSU

OTHER AT-LARGE 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

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

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




	Upcoming Events	Board & Leadership EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jim Knutson Kolodzne (Chair) Director, American Indian Center, SCSU Steve Joul (TREASURER) President, Central Minnesota Community Foundation Focus Areas: *Educational Attainment Chair* Lydia White GRIP Education task Force *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: Luis Saenz, Director NAACP Katrina Scott, President ETHNICITY/RACE representatives AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFRICAN Ismail Ali Somali Elders Council ASIAN-AMERICAN Shahzad Ahmad Director, Multicultural Student Services, SCSU HISPANIC/LATIN@ & AMERICAN INDIAN Jim Knutson Kolodzne Director, American Indian Center, SCSU OTHER AT-LARGE 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 Mohamoud Mohamed, Executive Director, SASSO (St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization) Mark Sakry, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Central MN
		Some photography courtesy of Derek Eaton Hughes

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