Board Members
Thomas Flunker
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Adam Bemmels
Audra Nissen Boyer
Karen Foreman
Karen currently serves on the Mankato City Council, representing Ward 1 and represents the City Council on the GMDC Board of Directors.
Jean Haar
Jean is currently serving as the dean for the College of Education at MN State University, Mankato. She has also been a professor and chairperson in the Department of Educational Leadership. She began her education career as an English teacher and later served as a high school principal. The college is committed to meeting the needs of all students and is focused advancing teacher diversity to match the changing student demographics. The vision of the college is to inspire lifelong learning and professional engagement through racial consciousness, social justice, and inclusion within a global context.
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Kelley Haeder
Bukata Hayes
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Kingsley Iheasirim
Dr. Iheasirim is employed at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, specializing in the area of internal medicine.
Mitzi KennedyMitzi is currently serving as the Chief Diversity Officer and Director of TRIO Student Support Services at South Central College in North Mankato and Faribault. She has been involved with violence prevention, disparities and social justice programming in communities for many years. Mitzi completed her bachelor’s degree in urban administration at the University of Cincinnati and her master’s degree and doctorate at the University Of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. She worked on the TANF (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) evaluation with the State of Colorado in collaboration with the University of Denver and also taught there in the MSW program. Her research has included how we collaboratively implement evidence based programs with fidelity to the model in multiple community settings. She has also worked with community and school districts as a university evaluation partner to help bring quality interventions to those most in need.
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Jeni Kolstad
Cindy McCabe
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Guadalupe Quintero
Kuma Takamura
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