MRAC’s board of directors is comprised of applicants, panelists, and community members, representing a diversity of disciplines, backgrounds, and the regions we serve.
Officers
Tricia Heuring (Board Chair) Executive Director, Public Functionary, Hennepin County
Dayna Martinez (Treasurer) Artistic Director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Hennepin County
Colleen McLaughlin (Secretary) Director of External Relations, Arts Midwest, Suburban Hennepin County
Andrea Sjogren (Member-At-Large) Adult & Youth Programs Coordinator, Community Education, Hopkins Public Schools, Scott County
Members
Osman Mohammed Ali, Founder & Executive Director, Somali Museum of Minnesota, Hennepin County
Lynne Bertalmio, Retired Director, Stillwater Public Library, Washington County
Cristeta Boarini, Journalist, Dakota 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
Wendy Lane, Visual Artist & Retired Human Resources Consultant, Ramsey 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
Adaobi Okolue, Executive Director + Publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance, Hennepin County
Deanna StandingCloud, Theater Artist and Program & Community Network Director, Tiwahe Foundation, Ramsey County
Sara Wilson, Attorney, Gislason & Hunter, LLP, Suburban Hennepin County