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.
2020-2021 Board of Trustees
Jason Hollinday, Chair
Director of Planning
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Duluth
Shaye Moris, Vice Chair
Executive Director
Second Harvest Northern Lakes
Food Bank
Duluth
Peter McDermott, Treasurer
President/CEO (retired)
Minnesota Diversified Industries, Inc.
Grand Rapids
Cindy Anderson Bina, Secretary
Counselor (retired)
Vermilion Community College
Ely
Baabiitaw Boyd
Sr. Advisor on Objibwe Language Revitalization Initiatives
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Garrison
Mary Harrelson
Licensed Psychologist
Mary Rademacher Psychological Services
Grand Portage Reservation
Trent Janezich, Ed.D., Immediate Past Chair
Executive Director, Advanced Minnesota
Minnesota State
Hibbing
Lisa Kruse
Education Coordinator
Riverwood Healthcare Center
Tamarack
Angie Miller
Executive Director (retired)
Community Action Duluth
Duluth
Lori Rothstein
Leadership and Civic Engagement Educator
University of Minnesota Extension
Grand Marais
Sumair Sheikh
Literacy Instructional Coach
Cloquet Public Schools ISD #94
Duluth
Roy Smith
Director of Education and Talent Development
Iron Range Resources/Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
Hibbing
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
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
Northland Foundation Staff
Jan Amys
Senior Program Officer
Zane Bail
Chief Operating Officer
Heather Brouse
Chief Financial Officer
Carol Chipman
Grants Manager
Michael Colclough
Business Services Director
Jeanine Dahl
Communications Director
Vicki Hagberg
SBDC Associate Director
Lynn Haglin
Vice President/KIDS PLUS Director
(retired June 2021)
LeAnn Littlewolf
Senior Program Officer
Mary Lundeen
Business Consultant
Betsy Olivanti
Business Consultant
Suzanne Rauvola
Systems Manager
Carole Saylor
Executive Administrator
to President and Board
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