Staff & Board

Chair
Chad Dayton
he/him
Consultant, Outdoor Solutions, LLC
Secretary
Peter Gove
he/him
Vice President, St. Jude Medical (Retired)
Peter Gove by the river
Treasurer
Perry McGowan
he/him
CPA, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Vice Chair
Dr. John Anfinson
he/him
Former Superintendent, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (retired 2020)
Ronnie Brooks
she/her
Founding Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute
Stewart Crosby
he/him
ASLA, Senior Associate Landscape Architect, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
George Dunn
he/him
Partner/Attorney, Tilton Dunn Gross, PLLP
Forrest Flint
he/him
Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Delta Dental of Minnesota (retired)
Forrest Flint by the river
Dr. Kate Knuth
she/her
Founder and Principal, Democracy and Climate LLC
Hokan Miller
he/him
Dispatcher, Upper River Services, LLC
Hokan Miller by the river
Aubre Parsons
she/her
CPA, Alliiance
Susan Vento
she/her
Community volunteer
Deanna Wiener
she/her
Realtor/Broker, Cardinal Realty
Deanna Wiener by the river
Nou Yang
she/her
Co-founder and Consultant, Courageous Change Collective, LLC

FMR is also proud to contact the following esteemed individuals as our Council of Advisors:

Paul Aasen

Shirley Hunt Alexander

Michelle Beeman

Charles K. Dayton

Ron Kroese

George Latimer

Lynn Moratzka

Dr. Michael Osterholm

Phil Riveness

Sen. Tina Smith

John Linc Stine

Liz Wielinski

Upcoming Events

Orvis Great Giveback Days
May 1-31, 2023
Orvis - Miracle Mile, St. Louis Park
Invasive plant pull at the William H. Houlton Conservation Area
Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 9:00am to 11:00am
William H. Houlton Conservation Area, Elk River
Fair State Brewing and FMR Draft Night
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis

See all Upcoming Events

Ole Olson prairie, Mississippi River, Minneapolis skyline

Celebrate 30 years of FMR!

For our 30th anniversary, our wish is for you to join us in restoring, protecting and enhancing the Mississippi River.

30 ways you can help the river