Executive Committee

Mike Watters headshot

Chair
Michael Watters

Chief Legal Officer
and General Counsel
Essentia Health

Brian Forcier, Principal, Titanium Partners

Vice Chair
Brian Forcier

Principal
Titanium Partners

Carl Crawford - Foundation Board of Directors

Past Chair
Carl Crawford
Equity and Inclusion Specialist
St. Louis County

Jon Birkeland - Foundation Board Member

Treasurer
Jon Birkeland

Vice President
Commercial Banking Team Lead
Bell Bank
Autumn Johnson Resource Advisor/Accounting Officer, Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing
Secretary
Autumn Johnson

Resource Advisor/Accounting Officer, Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing

Board Members

Vinod Gupta

Vinod Gupta
inancial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services LLC

Rick Flaherty Principal, Lake Superior Elementary School
Rick Flaherty
Retired Principal, Lake Superior Elementary School
Theresa Hannu
Theresa Hannu
VP & Chief Nursing Officer, Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
Theresa Hannu
Travis Johnson
General Manager, Cork Town Deli
Theresa Hannu
Vance Okstad
Director of Talent Acquisition, Cirrus Aircraft
Dr. Patricia Rogers
Ex-Officio
Dr. Patricia Rogers

President, Lake Superior College

LeAnn Littlewolf

LeAnn Littlewolf
Co-Executive Director of American Indian Community Housing (AICHO)

Staff

David Kline Foundation Director

David Kline
Foundation Director

Ellen Oaks Administrative Staff

Ellen Oaks
Administrative Staff