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Community Impact

Sharon DeMark

Program Officer

Nikki Finley

Program Assistant - Community Impact

Linda Garrett-Johnson

Program Officer

Kedar Hickman

Program Officer

Gina Kaeppe

Program Officer

Tiffany Kong

Director of Community Impact

Cassandra Macedo

Executive Assistant, Community Impact

Stephanie Peterson

Director of Learning

Tsega Tamene

Senior Director of Community Impact

Derek Taylor

Community Impact Program Manager

Ashlee Tri

Community Impact Operations Lead

Alfonso Wenker

Vice President of Community Impact

Arbadella Williams

Program Manager, Community Sharing Fund

Sylvie Xiong

Client Foundations Manager

Executive Leadership

Rhonda Cox

Vice President of People and Culture

Melanie Hoffert

Chief Marketing Officer

Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Shannon O'Leary

Chief Investment Officer

Jeremy Wells

Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services

Alfonso Wenker

Vice President of Community Impact

Scott Zastoupil

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Office

Hailey Alexander

Senior HR Generalist

Rhonda Cox

Vice President of People and Culture

Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Anna Vang

Executive Assistant, HR

Kris Worrells

Executive Assistant

Finance

Charles Armah-Erzuah

Financial Analyst

Renae Armstrong

Fund Accounting Manager

Thor Bloedel

Senior IT Analyst

Marquita Cammon

Enterprise Solutions Lead

Chip Davis

General Accountant

Bethany Israelson

Finance & Accounting Manager

Julie Latterell

Finance Operations Lead

Ashwin Patel

Director of IT

Kevin Saleum

IT System Administrator

Clare Shavor

Executive Assistant, Finance

Vickie Viaene

Associate Vice President of Finance - Controller

Chia Yang

Financial Analyst

Scott Zastoupil

Chief Financial Officer

Investments

Ashley Gam

AVP Director of Investments

Shannon O'Leary

Chief Investment Officer

Alex Rotenberger

Senior Investment Analyst

Kiaksar Safarpour

Investment Analyst

Carrie Jo Short

Director of Community and Impact Investing

Casey Shultz

Director of Community and Impact Investing

Michelle Xiong

Senior Investment Operations Specialist

“ It's such a blessing to be able to work at an organization that is so deeply rooted in the community ... a place where my deep passion meets the world's deep need.”

-Jeremy Wells, Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services

Marketing & Communications

Chris Cartwright

Digital Marketing Specialist

Chris Garner

Communications Specialist

Rachel Gonzalez

Marketing & Communications Associate

Melanie Hoffert

Chief Marketing Officer

Kimberly Long

Events Manager

Kathleen Smith

Director of Marketing & Communications

Michelle Van Engen

Director of Digital Strategy

Operations

Mindy Molumby

Senior Grants Administrator

Jenny Perona

Director of Operations

Bridget Rosario-Vega

Senior Grants Administrator

Josh Vang

Grants Administrator

Magdalena Wells

Executive Assistant, Operations

Maggie Yarosh

Grants Administration Lead

Scott Zastoupil

Chief Financial Officer

Philanthropic Services

Deepti Basnet

Development Operations Analyst

Nicole Beltz

Executive Assistant

April Brewer

Administrative Assistant, Philanthropic Services

Mariah Brook

Director of Gift Planning

Shannon Gahagan

Philanthropic Advisor

Aurea Gerard

Director of Philanthropic Advising

Nina Graham

Philanthropic Advisor

Tod Herskovitz

Nonprofit Strategies Manager

Justin Kutzer

Philanthropic Advisor

Joe Lindell

Senior Operations Analyst

Matthew Murphy

Program Manager - Partnerships

Shannon Nemer

Executive Assistant, Philanthropic Services

Kari Onyancha

Senior Director of Partnerships

Patty Rajala

Paralegal and Fund Specialist

Luther Ranheim

Gift Planner

Heidi Tieszen

Philanthropic Advisor

Mai-Anh Tran

Associate Vice President of Philanthropic Services

Jennifer Vickerman Akaolisa

Gift Planner

Jeremy Wells

Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services

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