MRAC’s board of directors is comprised of applicants, panelists, and community members, representing a diversity of disciplines, backgrounds, and the regions we serve.
Front row: Tricia Heuring, Tommy Sar, Cristeta Boarini
Not pictured: Lynne Bertalmio, Wendy Lane, Adaobi Okolue, Alejandra Iannone, Donna Saul Millen, Christal Moose, Alejandra Pelinka, Deanna StandingCloud
Officers
Lynne Bertalmio (Secretary) Retired Director, Stillwater Public Library, Washington County
Tricia Heuring (Board Chair) Executive Director, Public Functionary, Hennepin County
Wendy Lane (Member at Large) Visual Artist & Retired Human Resources Consultant, Ramsey County
Adaobi Okolue (Vice Chair) Executive Director + Publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance, Hennepin County
Andrea Sjogren (Member at Large) Adult & Youth Programs Coordinator, Community Education, Hopkins Public Schools, Scott County
Lue Vang (Treasurer) Accountant, McKnight Foundation, Ramsey County
Members
Cristeta Boarini, Program Director, Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute, Hennepin County
Robyn Cline, Economic Development Commissioner, City of Savage, Scott County
Craig Dunn, Executive Director, VSA Minnesota, Ramsey County
Alejandra Iannone, Interdisciplinary Artist and Creative Director of Sparkle Theatricals, Hennepin County
Wu Chen Khoo, Co-Founder Technical Tools of the Trade and Theater Artist, Hennepin County
Donna Saul Millen, Events Director, TPT-Twin Cities PBS, Suburban Ramsey County
Christal Moose, Arts Manager and Artist, Native Pride Dancers and Native Roots Radio, Ramsey County
Alejandra Pelinka, Director of Creative Placemaking, City of Bloomington, Scott County
Tommy Sar, Coordinator of Community Programs, Ordway, Ramsey County
Deanna StandingCloud, Theater Artist, New Native Theatre, Ramsey County
Lauren White, Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts, Augsburg College, Hennepin County (non-voting member)
Sara Wilson, Attorney, Gislason & Hunter, LLP, Suburban Hennepin County