Board of Directors
Liz Sheets, President, Marketing & Communication Committee Chair - Tunheim, Chief Marketing Officer
Yvette Trotman, Past President - Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC), retired
Mimi Stake, Vice President - Development Committee Chair - 3M, retired
Jeff Goldenberg, Treasurer - Press Gold Group, Founder
Amy Lucas, Secretary - Landscape Research LLC, Principal
Andrew Leizens - Strategic Planning Chair - RBC Wealth Management, Director WM Data Analytics
Virajita Singh, Executive Committee At-Large - The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO)
Iren Bishop -Target, Sr. Finance Manager, Capital Finance Team
Ann Dayton - Carleton College, Major Gifts Officer
Heidi Fehlhaber – Digi-Key Electronics, CX Transformation Analyst
Jessica Gessner - Solventum, Global Channel Specialist
Stephen Hawley, PhD - Mayo Clinic, Principal Product Manager
Melissa Drwall-Hrad - Travelers Companies, Project Manager, BI Operational Effectiveness
Ryan Kopperud - Kopperud & Co., Founder & President
Dr. Louis Porter II - Dougherty Family College, English Faculty, Writer and COMPAS Teaching Artist
Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, JD - 8 Bridges Workshop, Consultant
Dameun Strange - Studio Strange, Artistic Director and Artist
Sonya Šustáček – Travelers, Senior Scrum Master
Brittany Keefe - DanceCo, Co-Artistic Director
Dawne Brown White - COMPAS, Executive Director
Emeritus Board:
Cheryl Bock, Past President - Travelers Insurance, National Strategy & Sales Officer, Retired
Roderic Hernub Southall, Past President - Metropolitan Council, Senior Equal Opportunity Consultant
COMPAS Education Advisory Committee
Kowanna Powell Anderson
Community School Coordinator
Minneapolis Community Education | NAAC/NSA High Schools
Tammy Kuglin
English Teacher
Columbia Academy, Columbia Heights
Rodney Nelson
Retired Educator
Minneapolis Public Schools
Räna Nestrud
ISD 728 Regional Center Director
Art Teacher/ Visual Arts Coordinator
Elk River High School
Julane Severson
English Teacher (retired)
Inver Grove Heights Middle School
Ruth Tweto
ISD 77, Mankato
Adult Basic Education, English Language Learning and Assessment
Mankato, MN
José Avillar
Associate Educator
Southwest High School
Minneapolis, MN