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Conference Attendees 

Last updated 3.31.22

• Ben Aase, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Katie Adams, Keep Texas Beautiful
• Benjamin Alfaro, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
• Michelle Allain, Trellis
• Michael Allen, My Very Own Bed
• Eunice Adjei, Jugaad Leadership Program
• Stephanie Anderson, Designs for Learning
• Emily Anderson, Arts Midwest
• John Anderson, Family Tree Clinic
• Christopher Anderson, Western Communities Action Network
• Lori Anderson, Southwest Initiative Foundation
• Michael Anderson, Michael Anderson Consulting LLC
• Trisha Anderson, Partners for Housing
• Steven Anseth, Abdo, Eick, and Meyers, LLP
• Anniessa Antar, Propel Nonprofits
• Elizabeth Appel, Propel Nonprofits
• Vanesa Arreola, Esperanza United
• Garrett Backes, Propel Nonprofits
• Elizabeth Barchenger, Mahoney CPAs and Advisors
• Susannah Barnes, EVOLVE Adoption & Family Services
• Kate Barr, Propel Nonprofits
• Laura Barr, Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church
• Julia Beatty, Borealis Philanthropy
• Darrell Beauford, Propel Nonprofits
• Joe Beaulieu, Little Earth Residents Association
• David Becker, Angel Foundation
• Sarah Bellamy, Penumbra Theatre Company
• Kiley Benson, Loaves and Fishes
• Dawn Bentley, Minnesota Fringe Festival
• Katie Berg, Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC)
• Dave Berglund, Macalester College
• Antje Bergman, Ashland Productions
• Corrie Besse, Northern Clay Center
• Monica Bierma, Friends of the Mississippi River
• Kyle Billadeau, National Ataxia Foundation
• Sammie Bistodeau, Ruff Start Rescue
• Erin Blake, Fernbrook Family Center
• Susan Boehm, Minnesota Perinatal Organization/MNPQC
• Niki Bohne, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
• Katie Boller Gosewisch, Living At Home Block Nurse Program
• Christian Bourdo, Loaves and Fishes
• Brett Bowman, Bowman-Tech Solutions
• Mary Bren, Minnesota Valley Trust
• John Bricout, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota- TC
• Elizabeth Burgard, Anoka-Hennepin Parent Involvement
• Robby Callahan Schreiber, Victoria Theater Arts Center
• Cheryl Caponi, Caponi Art park
• Sandra Carlson, Valley Outreach
• Lucy Carlson, Friends of the Finland Community
• Kara Carmosino, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
• Zeus Carrete, High Rock Accounting
• Samantha Chadwick, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
• Katie Chaffins, Secondhand Hounds
• Beth Chalmers, People Serving People, Inc.
• Andi Cheney, Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
• Sheebha Cherucheril, People Serving People, Inc.
• Jenna Christensen, Recovery Is Happening
• Mary Chung, Minnesota State Fair Foundation
• Laura Ciotti, Propel Nonprofits
• Edie Clemmons, First Peoples Fund
• Dave Close, Bemidji Sculpture Walk
• Sarah Clyne, EquaSpace
• Stefani Conyers, The Advocates for Human Rights
• Shalom Cook, Artspace Projects, Inc.
• Kyle Coolidge, Solid Ground
• Jeff Forester, MN Lakes & Rivers Advocates
• Ingrid Dai, Propel Nonprofits
• Kristin Darnall, Quiet Oaks Hospice House
• Amber Davis, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Deletta Dean, NeighborWorks America
• Shauna Dee, Forecast Public Art
• Patricia Deinhart-Bauknight, Webber Camden Neighborhood Organization
• Kelsey Dellwo, Urban Homeworks, Inc.
• Abdirahman Dheeg, Somali Community Resettlement Services
• Ana Diaz, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center
• Becky Dorman, Clear Waters Life Center
• Betty Doss, Pillager Family Center
• Renay Dossman, Neighborhood Development Center
• Mary Dougherty, CORE Community Resources
• Ashley Her, On Being Project
• Karla Dross, Hunger Solutions Minnesota
• Amanda Duhon, Propel Nonprofits
• Laura Dunford, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Tiffany Dunn, African Career Education Resource Inc
• Rachel Dyer, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota
• Heather Eastman, Gallagher
• Brent Eikenhorst, Propel Nonprofits
• Emily Ellickson-Brown, Beneficial State Foundation
• Marie Ellis, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Cassie Ellison, Propel Nonprofits
• Liz Engelman, Tofte Lake Center
• Kathy Enger, Northern Lights Library Network
• Aaron Engler, Bremer Bank
• Jenne Enrooth, Anoka-Hennepin Parent Involvement
• Natalia Espina Talamilla, Land Stewardship Project
• Nique Evans, Nexus Community Partners
• Sandra Famodu, Famodu Advisory Services
• Naima Farah, Propel Nonprofits
• Miriam Feingold, Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
• Roberta Fernandez, AHARA
• Liza Ferrari, Hennepin Theatre Trust
• Melanie Ferris, Melanie Ferris Consulting
• Tammy Filippi, Sourcewell
• Mike Finger, Goodwill Easter Seals MN
• Dawn Flinsch, Sahan Journal
• Kaarin Foede, West Carver Law, PLLC
• Ellen Hutchinson, Red Wing Arts
• Lori Forshee-Donnay, Watermark Art Center
• Elena Foshay, City of Duluth
• Erin Frahm, Midwestern Higher Education Compact
• Abby Frank Taylor, Propel Nonprofits
• Chad Freeburg,
• Ellie Fregni, Hopewell Music Cooperative North
• Doris Frost, Bremer Insurance
• Mary Gaasch, Hammer Residences, Inc.
• Noah Gagner, Minnesota Trauma Recovery Institute
• Patrick Garay-Heelan, Bremer Wealth
• Theresa Gardella, Nexus Community Partners
• Yvonne Gardner, Gallagher
• Megan Genest Tarnow, High Rock Accounting
• Courtney Gerber, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Kathryn Gerrick, People Serving People, Inc.
• Marie Gertken, Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity
• Tanya Gertz, College of St Benedict/St John's Univ Fine Arts Programming
• Molly Gezella-Baranczyk, National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
• Yohannes Ghebru, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Ann Gihl, Comprehensive Advanced Life Support
• Michele Girard, Little Earth Residents Association
• Amanda Golly, Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC)
• Noel Gordon, Black Visions
• Tim Gothmann, Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
• Jordan Greeno, Propel Nonprofits
• Tedi Grey Owl,
• Heidi Grinde, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Tiffany Gross, Main Street Family Services
• Sara Gross Methner, University of St. Thomas
• Diane Grossman, Sheltering Arms Foundation
• Jill Grover, Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
• Kelly Guncheon, Guncheon Financial, LLC
• Rodolfo Gutierrez, HACER
• Ana Gutierrez, WomenVenture
• Ivette Guzman, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Ruth Hampton Olkon, Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
• Beth Haney, Avenues for Youth
• Lu Hang, Propel Nonprofits
• David Hansen, Voyageurs Conservancy
• William Hansen, Nexus Community Partners
• Randy Hanson, Urban Homeworks, Inc.
• Karla Hanzel, HACER
• Marcy Harris, FMW Solutions
• Natalie Harris, TakeAction Minnesota/Black Visions
• Alex Hastings, Science Museum of Minnesota
• Phil Hatlie, Propel Nonprofits
• Wade Hauser, Lathrop GPM LLP, Nonprofit Organization
• Jessie Hausman, Eastside Meals on Wheels
• Alexa Healey, High Rock Accounting
• Barb Heintz, Friends of the Mississippi River
• Ashley Helland, Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living
• Melissas Hendrickx, AMAZEworks
• Holly Henning, Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Center
• Bryan Henry, Dream of Wild Health
• Nang Her, A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation
• Mario Hernandez, Propel Nonprofits
• Liam Higgins, Bremer Bank
• Nell Holden, Wilderness Inquiry
• Gordon Holley, Humanity Financial Management Inc.
• Melissa Holmes, Special Olympics Minnesota
• Peter Holupchinski, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Kris Hoplin, Reach Out and Read Minnesota
• Linnea House, Move Minnesota
• Pamela Hugdahl, Rochester Art Center
• Heidi Hukriede, Stonebridge Capital Advisors
• Laura Ibsen, Loaves and Fishes
• Latisha Icemen, Little Earth Residents Association
• Elizabeth Indra, Minnesota Marine Art Museum
• Yumi Inomata, Arts Midwest
• Sarah Jackson, Propel Nonprofits
• Samantha Jacobson, Family Pathways
• Cindi Lee Jernigan, Northwoods Caregivers
• Joe Jeruzal, The Sanneh Foundation
• Vatsalaa Jha, Jugaad Leadership Program
• Jasmine Jimenez, EMERGE Fellowship
• Stacey Johnson, AIA Minnesota
• Sara Johnson, Karen Organization of Minnesota
• Melissa Johnson, Redpath and Company, Ltd.
• Katrina Johnson, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Julie Jones, Hearth Connection
• Brandon Jones, Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
• Bridgit Jordan, League of Women Voters of Minnesota
• MaKaela Jorgenson, Northeast Residence
• Amanda Kaler, Springboard for the Arts
• Kristi Kane, Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
• Katy Kelley-Rademacher, MN Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing
• Tracy Johnson, Anna Marie's Alliance
• Timothy Kenney, Land Stewardship Project
• Anne Ketz, Urban Homeworks, Inc.
• Foua-Choua Khang, MORE
• Eh Tah Khu, Karen Organization of Minnesota
• Sehoon Kim, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
• Heidi Kim, Propel Nonprofits
• Laura Kim-Lowe, MORE
• Patrick Kincade, Stonebridge Capital Advisors
• Angi Klaverkamp, Ruff Start Rescue
• Curtis Klotz, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Karen Koeder, CREST
• Katie Kosseff, ISAIAH
• Marc Kotsonas, Mahoney CPAs and Advisors
• Julie Kozak, St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter, Inc.
• Mark Kraft, Metro Meals on Wheels, Inc.
• Mat Krisetya, Fresh Energy
• Kelly LaCore, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Tracy Lamparty, American Craft Council
• Gregory Larson, Lathrop GPM LLP, Nonprofit Organization
• Karen Larson, Southwest Initiative Foundation
• Julia Larson, Hennepin Theatre Trust
• Kelly Lathrop, A Spark of Possibilities
• Maureen Laughlin, CURE
• See Lee, Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment, Inc.
• Jenny Lee, Esperanza United
• Landon Lees, Foundant Technologies
• Anna Lehner, Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
• Nora Leon, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Lynn Lewis, ServeMinnesota
• Rachel Lewis, Children & Nature Network
• Breanna Lindgren, CARE Clinic
• Mike Lloyd, Community Emergency Service
• Maggie Lorenz, Lower Phalen Creek Project
• DeAnna Loux, Community of Recovering People dba The Retreat
• Patty Lupkowski, Airport Foundation MSP
• Jenn Lutz, Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St. Croix & Namekagon
• Rebecca Luxenberg, RLuxy Consulting LLC
• Cathy Lydon, Redpath and Company, Ltd.
• Linda Madsen, Lakes Center for Youth & Families
• Cathy Maes, Loaves and Fishes
• Cesar Magsalin, Sexual Violence Center
• Beverly Mains, Animal Care Foundation
• Julie Malyon, CARE Clinic
• Bahar Mamedove,
• Diane Marley, Home and Community Options, Inc.
• Gillian Martin, Clarity Bookkeeping LLC
• Tammy Mattonen, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
• Meghann Maurer, Foundant Technologies
• Alexander McBath, Calvary Revival Church
• Kat McCaffery, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Ruth McCambridge,
• Cari McCann, Great River Homes, Inc.
• Chantelle McCurdy, Family Pathways
• Matthew McDonald, Dream of Wild Health
• Richard McLemore II, 1 Day At A Time
• Ileana Mejia, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Jessica Mendieta, National Council of Nonprofits
• Catherine Menick, Propel Nonprofits
• Denise Miller, First Peoples Fund
• Ann Miller, SOAR Career Solutions
• Shane Miller, Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC)
• Koa Mirai, Propel Nonprofits
• Camille Mitchell, Black Visions MN
• Moses Moe, Karen Organization of Minnesota
• Julia Montebello, Evergreen Youth & Family Services
• Marcie Moravec, TakeAction Minnesota
• Sheryl Morrison, Lathrop GPM LLP, Nonprofit Organization
• Marilyn Lindstrom , Hazel Park Congregational United Church of Christ
• Vanan Murugesan, Pillsbury United Communities
• Andrea Myers, Hopewell Music Cooperative North
• Ashwat Narayanan, Our Streets Minneapolis
• Tammie Nasseff, Neighborhood Development Center
• Patricia Neal, Center for Purposeful Leadership
• Mary Nehring, Propel Nonprofits
• Margie Nelsen, Southwest Initiative Foundation
• Andrea Nelson, Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation
• Sara Nevison, Propel Nonprofits
• Christine Nickels, Fred Wells Tennis & Education Center
• Miranda Noll, DARTS
• Miski Noor, Black Visions
• Lynn Noren, Rise
• Glyn Northington, Propel Nonprofits
• Dave Nozal, Propel Nonprofits
• Heidi Nybroten, Land Stewardship Project
• Eric Nystedt, Bremer Bank
• Ellie O'Brien, Women's Advocates
• Ronald Oleheiser, Grace House of Itasca County
• Alison Olig, Shir Tikvah
• Peter Olsen, Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul
• Tyler Olsen, Victoria Theater Arts Center
• Alisha Weis, People Responding In Social Ministry (PRISM)
• Nicole Olson, Habitat for Humanity of Douglas County, MN, Inc.
• Ruth Olson, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
• Stacy Olson, Bremer Bank
• Joan Olson, Lundstrum Performing Arts
• Reid Olson, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Wura Olusanya-Oyebamiji, Every Meal (formally The Sheridan Story)
• Sara O'Neill, High Rock Accounting
• Jennifer Oransky, Safe Streets Campaign
• Michelle Osborne, RAFI-USA
• Mark Ostrom, Joy Collaborative
• Rebecca Otto, Ernest C. Oberholtzer Foundation
• Bill Owens, Osprey Wilds Residential Environmental Learning Ctr
• David Palo, Wallin Education Partners
• Jon Pankow, Decorah Public Library/ City of Decorah
• Stephanie Paquin, INFRA
• Luciano Patino, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Casey Pauly, Immunize.org
• Matthew Pawlowski, Arts Midwest
• Karen Pederson, Minnesota Homeownership Center
• Beth Pellin Kaiser, Age Well Arrowhead
• Terra Penny, Science Museum of Minnesota
• George Penokie, Friends of Quarry Hill Nature Center, Inc.
• Wendy Petersen Biorn, Carver County Historical Society
• Deb Peterson, Minnesota Housing Partnership
• Sarah Peterson, People Serving People, Inc.
• Katharine Phlegar Broughton, Arts For Life
• Wilderness Pinna, Designs for Learning
• Michele Pletcher, Northside Achievement Zone
• Jackie Polio, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Leah Porter, Propel Nonprofits
• Danyell Pozorski, UMACHA
• Gracia Prischmann, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Jada Pulley, MinnPost
• Stephen Quist, 360 Communities
• Terese Radford, Bremer Bank
• Scott Rahja, Meet Minneapolis
• Khephera Rakhu, Better Family Life Minnesota, Inc.
• Lonni Ranallo, Minnesota Technology Association
• Craig Ratz, Guncheon Financial, LLC
• Rinal Ray, People Serving People
• Staci Reay, Violence Intervention Project
• Jackie Reckmann, Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living
• Ashley Rehn, Redpath and Company, Ltd.
• Curtis Renner, F5 Project, Inc.
• Ron Richard, Bremer Bank
• Germaine Riegert, Rising Sun Community Council
• Grace Riley, Affordable Housing Connections, Inc.
• LianaRobinson, First Peoples Fund
• Kathi Rogers, Propel Nonprofits
• Shetu Rose, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Doug Rosenberg, Common Hope
• Patrick Rowan, Metro Meals on Wheels
• Cathy Rucci, MORE
• Pamela Russell, Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc.
• Naomi Sadighi, Small Sums At Home Group
• Anne Saffert, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Kevin Sands,
• Andrea Sanow, Propel Nonprofits
• Nonoko Sato, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Molly Schaffer, Abdo LLP
• Emma Schlei, Hennepin Theatre Trust
• Tashina Schneider, Secondhand Hounds
• Beth Schoeppler, The Loft Literary Center
• Christopher Scholl, Ashland Productions
• Becky Schueller, Bemidji Consulting
• Julie Schultz, Main Street Family Services
• Richard Schwartz, The Launch Crew LLC
• Tara Serck, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota
• Laura Seter, Region 2 Arts Council
• Vanessa Sexton, USTA Northern
• Brenda Shafer-Pellinen, Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
• Bree Sikorski, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
• Jua Simpson, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Carol Ann Sirrine, ArtStart
• John Skillings, Propel Nonprofits
• Megan Smith, 360 Communities
• Lucy Soderstrom, Ely Folk School
• Vernon Sowell, St. Louis Park Emergency Program
• Sue Speakman-Gomez, HousingLink
• Charles Spencer, Land Stewardship Project
• Lacey Squier, Ely Folk School
• Tracie Stanton, ResourceWest
• Vicki Stenerson, Bemidji Community Theater
• Eric Stoebner, Propel Nonprofits
• Amanda Stoelb, Youth Farm
• Julie Strahan, Ascension Place, Inc. dba Haven Housing
• Lee Stuart, The College of St. Scholastica - MA Nonprofit Leadership
• Christopher Stuessy, Overture Center for the Arts
• Alene Sussman, Minneapolis Jewish Federation
• Ryan Sweeney, Minnesota Zoo Foundation
• Doug Swenson, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
• Zach Tabatt, Initiative Foundation
• Katie Templet, Spave, LLC
• Dan Templin, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Julie Tesch, Center for Rural Policy and Development
• Whitney Thomey, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
• Shannon Thompson, Ewald Consulting
• Stephanie Thompson, Ten Thousand Things
• Crystal Thompson, Redpath and Company, Ltd.
• David Thompson, National Council of Nonprofits
• Cyri Tjaden, Wilderness Inquiry
• Michelle Tohounde, Diverge Finance Cooperative
• Sarah Tollefson, Wright County Community Action
• John Torvik, Headway
• Patti Tototzintle, Esperanza United
• Nancy Tran, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
• Savannah Trantham, Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
• Colleen Tronson, Metro Women's Center
• Keven Truhler, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Emma Uecker, Legal for Good PLLC
• Kim Ulmer, Solid Ground
• Jennifer Urban, Legal for Good PLLC
• Bradley Van Winkle, Eastside Meals on Wheels
• Greg Vanselow, Special Olympics Minnesota
• Cecily Victor, Center for Purposeful Leadership
• Tammy Villegas, Minnesota Freedom Fund
• Michelle Von Ruden, Landmark Conservancy
• Matt Wahl, The Sanneh Foundation
• Brian Wald, High Rock Accounting
• Amber Waldo, The Bakken Museum
• Amanda Wall Dotray, Trellis
• Keaana Harvey, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
• Alexis Walstad, Karen Organization of Minnesota
• Matthew Walters, Macalester College
• Erin Wanat, INDIGO Education
• Rob Warland, createMPLS
• Ebony Warren, Evergreen Youth & Family Services
• Laura Wendle, Camp Fire Minnesota
• Sara Wessling, Propel Nonprofits
• Ellen Whitted, Twin Cities Public Television
• Elise Wiener, CommunityGiving
• Heather Wiitala, Youth Farm
• Eboun Singhathip Wilbourn, Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling
• Evan Williams, Hennepin Theatre Trust
• Whitney Williams, Winona ORC Industries, Inc.
• Chalonne Wilson, Nexus Community Partners
• Michael Wirth-Davis, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota
• Richard Wisland, Community Emergency Service
• Katherine Wojtan, Mary's Pence
• Beth Wright, Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC)
• Laani Xiong, Karen Organization of Minnesota
• ThaoMee Xiong, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
• Kayla Yaeger, CastleCo Theatre
• Ia Yang, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
• Kabo Yang, Propel Nonprofits
• Daryl Yankee, Animal Allies Humane Society
• AsaleSol Young, Urban Homeworks, Inc.
• Julie Zbaracki, Partnership Resources Inc.
• Amanda L Ziebell Mawanda, Propel Nonprofits
• Shannon Zila, American Indian Cancer Foundation
• Carmen Zuniga, Violence Intervention Project

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