The Northland Foundation is guided by an engaged Board of Trustees, further supported in its mission by an Emeritus Trustee Group – former Trustees who have chosen to stay connected, and staffed by a team of dedicated professionals.
Steve Downing, Chair
Consultant (retired)
Northern Community Radio
Grand Rapids
Trent Janezich, 1st Vice Chair
Executive Director
Advanced, Northeast Higher Education District
Hibbing
Nevada Littlewolf, 2nd Vice Chair
Executive Director & Founder
Rural American Indigenous Leadership
Virginia
Jason Hollinday, Secretary
Director of Planning
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Duluth
Tom Rider, Treasurer
Co-owner
Lutsen Mountains Ski and Summer Resort
Lutsen
Diane Rauschenfels, Immediate Past Chair*
Coordinator for Educational Administration Program (retired)
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth
Cindy Anderson Bina
Counselor
Vermilion Community College
Ely
Lisa Bodine*
President, Co-owner
Giant Voices, Inc.
Duluth
Lynn Goerdt
Associate Professor of Social Work
University of Wisconsin Superior
Duluth
Victoria Hagberg
Geotechnical Engineer
Barr Engineering
Hibbing
Lisa Kruse
Director
McGregor Community Education
McGregor
Peter McDermott
President, CEO
Minnesota Diversified Industries, Inc. (MDI)
Grand Rapids
Angie Miller
Executive Director
Community Action Duluth
Duluth
Shaye Moris
Executive Director
Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank
Duluth
*As of August 3, 2017, Diane Rauschenfels completed her Board term and Lisa Bodine retired from the Board, and became members of the Emeritus Trustee Group.
Phil Anderson
1986-1989
Grand Rapids
Lisa Bodine
2012-2017
Duluth
Dave Clusiau
2005-2014
Hibbing
Jeff Corey
2005-2015
Duluth
Eddie Crawford
1999-2009
Duluth
Bill Hansen
1992-2001
Tofte
Cindy Hansen
2002-2012
Tofte
Edwina Hertzberg
1997-2006
Grand Portage
Ken Johnson
2002-2011
Aitkin
Scott Martin
1993-1999
Plymouth
Antoinette Monster
1992-2001
McGregor/St. Paul
Mark Phillips
1988-1994 and 1997-2005
Lake Vermillion/Oakdale
Allen Rasmussen
1988-1994
International Falls
Diane Rauschenfels
2007-2017
Duluth
Tom Renier
President Emeritus, 1986-2014
Duluth
Joe Sertich
1996-2005
Chisholm
Chuck Walt
2003-2012
Fond du Lac Reservation/
Solon Springs
Ed Zabinski
2007-2016
Grand Rapids
Jan Amys
Program Associate
Zane Bail
Director of Development and Special Projects
Alex Bastien
Loan Portfolio Manager
Heather Brouse
Chief Financial Officer
Carol Chipman
Grants Manager
Michael Colclough
Business Finance Director
Jeanine Dahl
Communications Director
Lynn Haglin
Vice President/KIDS PLUS Director
Suzanne Rauvola
Systems Manager
Carole Saylor
Executive Administrator to President and Board
Heidi St. John
Program Associate
Sandy Scheiber
Administrative Assistant
Tony Sertich
President
Nora Thoren
Accountant
Erik Torch
Director of Grantmaking
Julie Weisgerber
Grant Program Assistant/HR-Payroll