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Board of Directors

Courage Center's board members work with staff and volunteers to develop Courage Center's guiding values and overall strategic direction.

Chair

John Church, Maple Grove, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, General Mills, Inc.

Chair-elect

Eric Peterson, Eden Prairie, Senior Associate General Counsel, OptumInsight

Past Chair

Kent Eklund, St. Paul, Cincinnatus Inc.

Treasurer

KC (Kathy) Connors, Sunfish Lake, Partner, NEPC

Secretary

Jan Malcolm, Minneapolis, CEO, Courage Center (Ex-Officio)

Board of Directors

Bruce Backberg, Woodbury, Community Volunteer

Dr. R. Edward Bergmark, Mendota Heights, Community Volunteer

Brian Beutner, Golden Valley, CEO, mPay
(Chair of Courage Foundation Board of Trustees) (Ex-Officio)  

Carl "Buzz" Cummins, President and CEO, Workers Comp. Reins. Assn.

Kevin Goodno, Minneapolis, Chair of Government Relations Practice, Fredrikson & Byron Law Firm

Craig A. Gordon, Minneapolis, President, RBC Dain Correspondent Services

Sherry Gydesen, Bayport, Human Resources Director, Andersen Corporation

Keith Halleland, Eden Prairie, Halleland Habicht PA

Tom Horner - Co-founder, Himle Horner Inc.

S. (Kris) Krishnan, Plymouth, CFO, National Marrow Donor Program

Teresa Pfister, Shorewood, President, Marketing By Design

Bethany Sjoblad, Saint Paul, VP - MAR and Corporate Finance Special Projects, UnitedHealth Group

Peter Vaill, Minneapolis, Community Volunteer

Ulrika Vettleson, Minneapolis, Corporate Counsel, Target

Tim Walker, Bloomington, Community Volunteer (Ex-Officio)

Greg Wallace, Bloomington, Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

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