Trustees and Staff
The Northland Foundation is guided by a diverse Board of Trustees from across our service area, and our staff team carries out the ongoing work of the foundation. An Emeritus Trustee Group made up of our former Trustees and President stays connected and supports our mission. The Maada'ookiing Board provides oversight for our new Indigenous-led program. We thank all these individuals for their dedication.
2021-2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Angie Miller, Chair
Executive Director (retired)
Community Action Duluth
Duluth
Shaye Moris, Vice Chair
Executive Director
Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank
Duluth
Peter McDermott, Treasurer
Retired
Grand Rapids
Cindy Anderson Bina, Secretary
Counselor (retired)
Vermilion Community College
Ely
Jamie Adams
Economic Development Planner
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Solon Springs
Baabiitaw Boyd
Sr. Advisor on Ojibwe Language Revitalization Initiatives
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Garrison
Mary Harrelson
Licensed Psychologist
Mary Rademacher Psychological Services
Grand Portage Reservation
Jason Hollinday, Immediate Past Chair
Director of Planning
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Duluth
Lori Rothstein
(resigned April 2022)
Senior Organizational Development Specialist
Essentia Health
Grand Marais
Sumair Sheikh
Executive Director
Duluth LISC
Duluth
Roy Smith
Director of Education and Talent Development
Iron Range Resources/Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
Hibbing
Michelle Ufford
Director of Workforce Strategy
Essentia Health
Eveleth
EMERITUS TRUSTEE GROUP
Phil Anderson
Lisa Bodine
Dave Clusiau
Jeff Corey
Eddie Crawford
Steve Downing
Lynn Goerdt
Bill Hansen
Cindy Hansen
Edwina Hertzberg
Mary Ives
Trent Janezich
Ken Johnson
Lisa Kruse
Nevada Littlewolf
Scott Martin
Antoinette Monster
Nancy Norr
Mark Phillips
Allen Rasmussen
Diane Rauschenfels
Tom Renier, President Emeritus
Tom Rider
Joe Sertich
Chuck Walt
Ed Zabinski
MAADA'OOKIING BOARD
Baabiitaw Boyd
Misizaaga'iganiing Anishinaabe,
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Shane Drift
District I Representative
Bois Forte Tribal Council,
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Mary Harrelson
Gichionigaming Akiing Gichigami Anishinabeg,
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Alexandera Houchin
Fellow/Citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Robbie Howe
District I Representative,
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Leanne Johnson
Indian Education Program Director, ISD 701
Couchiching First Nation
April McCormick
Secretary/Treasurer
Gichionigaming
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Jaylen Strong
Bois Forte Heritage Center and Cultural Museum Director,
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Melissa Walls, PhD
Great Lakes Hub Director
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health,
Bois Forte & Couchiching First Nation Ojibwe (1st gen descendent)
NORTHLAND FOUNDATION STAFF
Jan Amys
Senior Program Officer
Zane Bail
Chief Operating Officer
Cayla Bellanger DeGroat
Program Officer
Heather Brouse
Chief Financial Officer
Nichele Canavan
Executive Administrator
Carol Chipman
Grants Manager
Michael Colclough
Business Services Director
Jeanine Dahl
Communications Director
Vicki Hagberg
SBDC Associate Director
Taylor Holm
Program Officer
Mary Lundeen
Business Consultant
Suzanne Rauvola
Systems Manager
Sandy Scheiber
Program Assistant
Tony Sertich
President/CEO
Lisa Shrum
Accounting Clerk
Erik Torch
Director of Grantmaking
Curt Walczak
Business Consultant
Julie Weisgerber
Program Associate