Tuesday, January 19, 2016
MCF elected new board officers and directors at our annual meeting on January 13, 2016.
Officers elected for 2016 are:
- Brad Kruse, philanthropy director, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation, board chair;
- June Noronha, senior manager, Native Nations team, Bush Foundation, vice chair;
- JoAnn Birkholz, foundation director, Medica Foundation, secretary; and
- Daniel Lemm, accountant, The McKnight Foundation, treasurer.
New directors elected to three-year terms ending in 2018 are:
- Katherine E. Friesz, senior program officer, Carlson Family Foundation;
- Repa Mekha, president and CEO, Nexus Community Partners;
- Kate Seng, vice president and education program director, Arbor Philanthropy; and
- Erik Torch, director of grantmaking, Northland Foundation.
Directors elected to second three-year terms ending in 2018 are:
- Kathy Annette, president and CEO, Blandin Foundation;
- JoAnn Birkholz, foundation director, Medica Foundation; and
- June Noronha, senior manager, Native Nations team, Bush Foundation.