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Leadership

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Board of Directors

Keith Franke

Keith Franke is a small business owner, nonprofit leader, and the current Mayor of St. Paul Park.​ He is the owner of the Park Cafe and Franke's MORE 

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Board of Directors

Jim Hoolihan

Jim Hoolihan is the CEO of Can-Jer Industrial Lubricant Company. He also served until 2017 as the CEO of Industrial Lubricant Company  MORE

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Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins is an active citizen who has represented east metro residents on commissions and working groups engaged in park planning, transit,  MORE

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Mary Maus Kosir

Mary Maus Kosir is a driven and passionate professional with over 30 years of experience in non-profit and higher education administration. MORE

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Board of Directors - Chair

Sandy Layman

Sandy Layman has 35 years of experience advocating for communities from a Greater Minnesota perspective. As a member of the Minnesota MORE

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RaeAnna K. Lee

Minnesotan through and through, RaeAnna currently serves as the Legislative & Coalitions Director for the Americans for Prosperity chapter in Minnesota. While MORE 

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Board of Directors 

Jerad Moray

Jerad leads initiatives that heal divides, scale civic engagement, and build institutional partnerships -- especially where faith and democracy meet. He is a MORE

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Board of Directors - Past Chair

Aaron Pearson

Aaron Pearson is a marketing and communications consultant with Narratio Marketing & Communications. Aaron specializes in helping B2B companies MORE

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Board of Directors - Treasurer

Steve Wise

Since 1979, Steve Wise worked in the “family” business, Cass Precision Machining. While there he drove truck and was a machinist while MORE

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Board of Directors - Secretary

Jim Schimelpfenig

Jim Schimelpfenig is an experienced educator and has been teaching in Minnesota public schools for over 30 years. Jim started his career in MORE

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Board of Directors - Vice Chair

Ed Zabinski

Ed helps organizations plan for growth, manage their people, and more effectively communicate with their key stakeholders. He has done MORE

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Founder & Executive Director

Shannon Watson

Shannon Watson is the Founder and Executive Director of Majority in the Middle.​ She has worked in policy and public affairs roles for the MORE

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