Meet the GiveMN Team
Nothing happens without our committed staff and roster of dedicated board members. Here's the team that works tirelessly to grow giving across Minnesota.
You can reach any member of the GiveMN team by emailing help@givemn.org.
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Jenna Ray
(Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana)
Executive Director and CEO
(aka Chief Generosity Officer)
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Cat Clements
Senior Fundraising Coach
(aka Cheerleader of Change)
she/her
Chris Wichert
Impact Associate
(aka Digital Actualizer)
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Courtney Backen (장정미)
Senior Director of Community Impact
(aka Abundance Amplifier)
she/her
Hilary Kaufman
Senior Communications & Digital Content Associate
(aka Community Connector)
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Jalisa Goetz
Senior Director, Finance & Operations
(aka Sustainable Strategist)
she/her
Maddie Korva
Director of Marketing and Communications
(aka Change Champion)
she/her
Manya Jacobson
Operations Manager
(aka Creation Collaborator)
she/her
Rainah Ward
Business Development Manager
(aka Growth Go-getter)
she/her
GiveMN Board of Directors
Dr. Michael Self, Sr. - Chair
Jonathan Banks
NCXT
Sarah Casey
West Central Initiative
Stephanie Dilworth - Vice Chair
University of Minnesota College of Design
Lola Mercedes Parker Foundation for Economic Empowerment of Business and Professional Women
Tracy Fischman
Fischman Consulting, LLC
Mohammed Amin Kahin
Milestone Community Development, SIGI LLC
Janine Kamath
Mayo Clinic
Kenzie O'Keefe
ThreeSixty Journalism
Sami Pelton
Lifespark
Vidya Ramraj - Treasurer
Versique Consulting
Russ Testa
Salo, a Korn Ferry Company
Dominick Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Chris Wentzlaff - Secretary
CCW Solutions
Morae
Lindy Yokanovich, Esq.
Cancer Legal Care
Rob Zeaske
The GroundTruth Project