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