Board Members
Cindra Vang
Cindra Vang Joined the Board of Directors in 2020 I live in Roseville with my husband of 17 years and six children, three sons and three daughters. I enjoy spending time with my family, BBQ, fishing, camping, board games, and volunteering at church. With extensive 15 years of experience in regulatory compliance and managing risk for Read more Cindra Vang
Kit Fordham
Kit Fordham Joined the Board of Directors in 2020 Kit serves as the Executive Director of Mni Sota Fund (formerly known as Bii Gii Wiin Community Development Loan Fund) – a certified Native CDFI headquartered in the American Indian Cultural Corridor on Franklin Avenue. Having previously worked in the cooperative development world, Kit is passionate Read more Kit Fordham
Gene Hummel
Gene Hummel Joined the Board of Directors in 2020 I am a lawyer in Minneapolis. I grew up in Iowa and moved to Washington, D.C. after college. I came to Minnesota in 2016, after graduating law school, where I clerked on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and then joined a local private law firm. I Read more Gene Hummel
Michelle Grosz
Michelle Grosz Joined the Board of Directors in 2020 I am a widowed American Indian elder, enrolled in the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibway; the first and only college graduate in my family with a Master’s in Higher Ed Adm from the U of M. I did not know about my real father and my Read more Michelle Grosz
Vienna Wilson
Vienna Wilson Joined the Board of Directors in 2020 I was born and raised in St. Paul, and have lived in South Minneapolis for the past 13 years. I have been working for the Metropolitan Council since late 2019, before that, I was the Office Manager for the non-profit HECUA. Growing up, I always wanted Read more Vienna Wilson
Sonia Palmer
Sonia Palmer Joined the Board of Directors in 2020 Hailing from Eagan and St Paul, today I live north of the metro in the Chisago Lakes Area with my husband of 21 years, teenage son and sweet dog. I enjoy kayaking, poker and card games, camping, genealogy, and spending time with my very loud family. Read more Sonia Palmer
Missy Juliette
Melissa “Missy” Juliette Joined the Board of Directors in 2019 I live in Saint Paul, MN with my youngest kiddo and our cat, Rosie. I’ve been employed at the University of Minnesota for ten years. I am currently working as a Senate Associate in the Univesity Senate Office. Along with that, I recently completed a Bachelor of Read more Missy Juliette
Meghan Olsen Biebighauser
Meghan Olsen Biebighauser Joined the Board of Directors in 2017 I work as the Economic Justice Organizer for the Minneapolis Synod of the ELCA (the Lutherans). So, I get to work on payday lending almost all of the time- doing organizing around the state of MN so that we reform the policies that allow lenders Read more Meghan Olsen Biebighauser
Sarah Schoolcraft
Sarah Schoolcraft Joined the Board of Directors in 2018 I grew up in Vermont and often miss the green mountains! My brother patiently and enthusiastically worked to get myself and my parents to move out to Minnesota and we are all here now. It has been incredible to live near my family again. Until recently, Read more Sarah Schoolcraft
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