Advisors

Local Advisory Committee

Develops strategic direction, makes policy recommendations, and oversees programs.

Stella Whitney-West, Chair
CEO
Northpoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.

Trent Bowman, Vice Chair
VP – Community Impact Manager
Bremer Bank

Alene Tchourumoff
Senior VP, Community Development and Engagement
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Anne Mavity
Executive Director
Minnesota Housing Partnership

Andrew Swammi
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking
Western Bank

Brett Sullivan
Alternative Investments Principal
Allianz Life Insurance

Brian Crosby
Community Accountability Officer
Associated Bank

Ellen Sahli
President
Family Housing Fund

Emily Seifers
Sr. Manager Community Relations
Ameriprise Financial

Erik Hansen
Director of Economic Policy and Development
City of Minneapolis

Julia Welle-Ayers
Director, Housing Development and Finance
Hennepin County

Joanette Cintron
Community Development and Outreach Officer
Old National Bank

Jonathan Sage-Martinson
Chief Executive Director
Amplio Economic Development Corporation

Joe Hobot
President and CEO
American Indian OIC

Kathy Mouacheupao
Executive Director
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

Karla Henderson
Director of Community Development
City of Bloomington

Mike Christenson
Retired Attorney

Nicolle Goodman
Director of Planning & Economic Development
City of St. Paul

Ron Richard
Independent Banker

Scott Cordes
CFO and Vice President of Operations
Project for Pride in Living

Shonda Thomas
Sr. Social Impact and Sustainability Specialist
Wells Fargo

Tal Anderson
Community Development Manager
Minnesota Housing

Tessa Eddy
Vice President, Twin Cities Community Affairs
JP Morgan Chase

Community Investment Committee

Provides guidance on programming, strategy and impact assessment, and structuring and packaging resources for catalytic real estate development projects.

  • Shoua Lee, Vice President, Community Development, Wells Fargo (Chair)
  • Carl Brandt, Vice President/Market Manager, Commercial Lending, Great Southern Bank
  • Kate Cunningham, Vice President, Commerical Banking, US Bank
  • Kersten Elverum, Director of Planning & Development, City of Hopkins
  • Dave Gorski, Section 3 Administrator, Department of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity, City of St. Paul
  • Tisidra Jones, Founder & CEO, Strong & Starlike Consulting, Inc.
  • Nira Ly, Single Family Division, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
  • Angie Skildum, Manager, Residential Finance, Housing Policy & Development, City of Minneapolis
  • Marcq Sung, Director of Business Development, Planning & Economic Development, City of St. Paul
  • Rose Teng, Policy Analysis & Research Coordinator, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers