Our Leadership

Board of Directors

Ms. Jacqueline Darrah, Esq. (Chair) 

Attorney

Mr. Scott Pollei (Vice Chair)

Dunn Lake Partners, Partner

Mr. Wilson Acevedo, Esq. (Secretary)

Optum, Deputy General Counsel – OptumRx

Ms. Sheila Folkestad (Treasurer) 

Community Volunteer 

Fr. Christopher Collins, S.J. 

University of St. Thomas, Vice President of Mission

Fr. R.J. Fichtinger, S.J.

Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, Pastor

Mr. Robert Frost 

Lazard, Chief Executive Officer | Private Market Advisory

Mr. Tim Gelinske 

Bell Bank, Executive Vice President | Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Torgerson Family Foundation, Board Member

Ms. Emma Gergen

Carlson Private Capital Partners, Principal

Mr. Joel Grebenick

Northern Lakes Capital, Partner

Mr. Humberto Gutiérrez 

Commercial Banking at U.S. Bank, Senior Vice President

Ms. Carey Hastings 

Independent Board Director

Fr. Thomas Lawler, S.J

Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House, Director

Mr. Thomas Lydon (Chair-emeritus) 

Nextern, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Lois Martin 

Mortenson, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Lezlie Ott Marek, Esq. 

Soule and Stull, LLC. ADR Counsel

Mr. Jason Morrison 

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, President 

Rev. Warren Sazama, S.J.

Markoe House Jesuit Community, Rector Superior

Mr. James Snelson, Esq.

Fredrikson & Byron, Executive Vice President, P.A., Shareholder

Ms. Cristina Thomas, PhD

Transformative R&D and STEM Leader, AIChE, ACS and NAE Fellow

Mr. Yohuru Williams, PhD

University of St. Thomas, Professor and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative

Mr. Shay Wyley

Independent Board Director