Our Board 

Our Board Officers
Christy Bartlett - Minnesota
Christy Bartlett

Chair

Vice President, Enterprise Innovation, U.S. Bank and Wish Parent
David T. Sommer - Minnesota
David T. Sommer

Chair Emeritus

Vice President of Operations, Pet Resorts, NVA
Rose Neale - Minnesota
Rose Neale

Vice Chair & Secretary

Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President, Sun Country Airlines
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Mike Vanyo

Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Liberty Diversified International
Our Board Members
Carita Hibben - Minnesota
Carita Hibben
Vice President Human Resources, C.H. Robinson
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Carrie Guthrie
Global Vice President, Corporate HR, Talent Management and DE&I, Polaris
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Christine Wiegert

Senior Vice President/Area Manager & Wish mom

Senior Vice President/Area Manager & Wish mom, HDR
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George McCrary
Former Executive Vice President of People and Culture, Chief Human Resource Officer, YMCA of the North
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Gregg Duppler
Principal Founder, Cedar Lake Marketing Corporation
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Josh Howell
President and CEO, Life Link III
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Kim Anderson
Digital Assurance and Transparency Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Lisa Valensi - Minnesota
Lisa Valensi
Attorney and Wish Parent
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Marie Suesse
Global Head of Human Capital, Communications & Administration, Värde Partners
Mark L. Thompson
Mark L. Thompson
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Marsden Holding, LLC
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Mark Vaupel
Vice President of IT Services, Hormel Foods
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Melissa Ostrom
Controller, Xcel Energy
Nik Nayar - Minnesota
Nik Nayar
Chief Merchandising Officer, Blain's Farm & Fleet (Blain Supply, Inc.)
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Sam Bickel
General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, ABOUT Healthcare, Inc.
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Sara Daggett
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Public Affairs, Minnesota United FC
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Stephen Venable
Deputy General Counsel, Castlelake