Board of Directors
Sept 1, 2019 – Aug 31, 2020
Officers
Eric Roberts, Chair
Community Volunteer
Former Divisional President, CES Group
Marge Barrett, Vice Chair
Writer and Teaching Artist
Mike Meyer, Treasurer
Board Chair, Nature Conservancy
Governance Co-Chair, Global Minnesota
Anika Fajardo, Secretary
Writer and Book Reviewer
Britt Udesen, President and Ex-Officio
Executive & Artistic Director, The Loft Literary Center
Directors
Jon Austin
Senior Partner, J Austin & Associates
Dara Beevas
Co-Founder, Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Karlyn Coleman
Teacher, Community Volunteer, Author
Cynthia Gehrig
Community Volunteer
Board member, Belwin Nature Conservancy
Former President, Jerome Foundation
Kathryn Haddad
Founder, MIZNA
K-12 Educator
Artistic/Executive Director, New Arab American Theater Works
Marlon James
Writer
Professor, Macalester College
David Kilpatrick
Writer
Former board member, New London-Spicer Schools
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Poet and Essayist
Ellen McInnis
Volunteer, Big Brother, Big Sisters
Member, Twin Cities Ukulele Club
Former Government Relations Professional
Former Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board
Sarah Olson
In-House Counsel, Thrivent Financial
Jeff Ondich
Owner, Ultralingua
Professor, Carleton College
Melinda Ward
Former Chief Content Officer, Public Radio International