Our Leadership

Board of Directors

Mr. Scott Pollei (Chair)

Dunn Lake Partners, Partner

Mr. Wilson Acevedo, Esq. (Secretary)

Optum, Deputy General Counsel – OptumRx

Ms. Sheila Folkestad (Treasurer) 

Community Volunteer 

Mr. Chad Collins

SPS Commerce, CEO

Rev. Christopher Collins, S.J. 

University of St. Thomas, Vice President of Mission

Ms. Jacqueline Darrah, Esq. (Chair Emeritus) 

Attorney

Rev. R.J. Fichtinger, S.J.

Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, Pastor

Mr. Robert Frost 

Lazard, Managing Director & Vice Chairman of Investment Banking

Mr. Tim Gelinske 

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

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

Rev. Thomas Lawler, S.J

Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House, Director

Ms. Jacqueline Lee

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, Central Region Tax Managing Principal

Mr. Thomas Lydon 

Nextern, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Lezlie Ott Marek, Esq. 

Soule & Stull, LLC. ADR Counsel

Ms. Lois Martin 

Mortenson, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Jason Morrison 

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, President 

Mr. Dave Saffrin

APi Garage Door, 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. Melanie Sullivan, EdD

Independent Board Director

Ms. Cristina Thomas, PhD

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

Mr. Yohuru Williams, PhD

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