Board of Directors

Chair Chad Dayton
Consultant, Outdoor Solutions, LLC

Vice Chair Paul Bauknight
Project Implementation Director, Minneapolis Parks Foundation

Treasurer Perry McGowan
CPA, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP

Secretary Peter Gove
Vice President, St. Jude Medical (Retired)

Jeff Aguy
Founder & CEO 2043SBC; Co-founder, NXCT

Dr. John Anfinson
Former Superintendent, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (retired 2020)

Ronnie Brooks
Founding Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute

Stewart Crosby
ASLA, Senior Associate Landscape Architect, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

George Dunn
Partner/Attorney, Tilton Dunn Gross, PLLP

Forrest Flint
Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Delta Dental of Minnesota

Dr. Kate Knuth
Founder and Principal, Democracy and Climate LLC

Ryan Mallery
CEO, Big River Real Estate, LLC

Hokan Miller
Dispatcher, Upper River Services, LLC

Julia Olmstead
Small business owner and former program officer of the McKnight's Mississippi River program

Aubre Parsons
CPA, Wold Architects & Engineers

Susan Vento
Community volunteer

Deanna Wiener
Realtor/Broker, Cardinal Realty

Nou Yang
Co-founder and Consultant, Courageous Change Collective, LLC

Paul Aasen

Shirley Hunt Alexander

Michelle Beeman

Charles K. Dayton

David Durenberger

Ron Kroese

George Latimer

Lynn Moratzka

Dr. Michael Osterholm

Phil Riveness

Sen. Tina Smith

John Linc Stine

Liz Wielinski