Our Board

The Minnesota Council on Foundations is governed by a board of directors elected by members. Each director is elected for a three-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. Interested to learn more about MCF board service? Please contact Susie Brown, MCF President at sbrown@mcf.org or 612.335.3557.

Officers

• Jenny Johnson, Chair
  Philanthropic Advisor, Old National Bank
• Marcus Pope, Vice Chair
  President, Youthprise
• Flor Treviño Frey, Secretary
  President, Frey Foundation of Minnesota
• Matt Stowell, Treasurer
  Controller, Northwest Area Foundation

Directors

• Kevin Bennett
  Senior Program Officer, Twin Cities Racial Equity, GHR Foundation
• Sarah Berger
  Senior Program Officer, McKnight Foundation
• Catie Bitzan Amundsen
  Chair of the Board of Trustees, Lathrop GPM Foundation
• Nate Dorr
  Vice President for Advocacy, Northwest Minnesota Foundation
• Katy E. Friesz
  Family Council Advisor, Waycrosse
• Ambar Hanson
  Community Relationship Officer, Mortenson Family Foundation
• Jennifer Higgins 
  Director of Corporate Responsibility, Target Foundation
• Olivia Jefferson
  Vice President, Social Responsibility, UnitedHealthcare
• Carolyn Link
  President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
• Lulete Mola
  President and Co-Founder, Black Collective Foundation MN
• Dominic Papatola
  Regional Director, Otto Bremer Trust
• Mai-Anh Tran
  Associate Vice President of Philanthropic Services, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
• Anna Wasescha, PhD
  President, West Central Initiative
• John Wilgers
  President and CEO, Greater Twin Cities United Way
• Aaron Zimmerman
  Executive Director, PFund Foundation