Meet Minneapolis Board

OFFICERS:

Julie Batliner – Chair 
Carmichael Lynch

Richard Copeland – Vice Chair
Thor Trucking

Dara Rudick - Secretary / Treasurer
Management HQ

Melvin Tennant - President & CEO
Meet Minneapolis

Mark Andrew - Immediate Past Chair
Friends of the Lock & Dam

CITY OFFICIALS:  

Jacob Frey 
Mayor

Lisa Bender 
City Council - Ward 10

Alondra Cano
City Council - Ward 9

Steve Fletcher 
City Council - Ward 3

Lisa Goodman
City Council - Ward 7

Kevin Reich 
City Council - Ward 1

Mark Ruff
City Coordinator

Gia Vitali
Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor

COUNTY OFFICIALS: 

Chris LaTondresse
Hennepin County Commissioner - District 6

Irene Fernando
Hennepin County Commissioner - District 2

ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS: 

Lester Bagley
Minnesota Vikings

Tim Baylor
JADT Development Group 

Andrea Christenson
Cushman & Wakefield

Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou
Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation

Ken Jarka
Hilton Minneapolis

Kathleen Lamb  
McGrann Shea Carnival Straughn & Lamb

Robert Lilligren
Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI)
Metropolitan Council Member - District 7

Wade Luneburg
UNITE HERE Local 17

Julie Manning
University of Minnesota

Andrea Mokros
M Health Fairview

Tabitha Montgomery
Powderhorn Neighborhood Association

Mark Nerenhausen
Hennepin Theatre Trust

Jennifer Ridgeway
Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx

John Yeadon
Hyatt Regency

EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS:     

Steve Cramer
Minneapolis Downtown Council & Downtown Improvement District

Wes Kooistra
Metro Transit

Jeff Johnson
Minneapolis Convention Center

Brian Ryks 
Metropolitan Airports Commission

Mike Vekich
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority

Jonathan Weinhagen
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce