More than 500 people have shared their expertise in the development of Compass.
3M Foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
The Boston Scientific Foundation
Otto Bremer Foundation
Bush Foundation
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Initiative Foundation
Mardag Foundation
The McKnight Foundation
B.C. Gamble, P.W. Skogmo Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
Northland Foundation
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
The Saint Paul Foundation
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Southwest Initiative Foundation
West Central Initiative
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Frank Forsberg, Senior Vice President, Greater Twin Cities United Way
Kathy Gaalswyk, President, Initiative Foundation
Marilee Grant, Community Relations Director, Boston Scientific Foundation
MayKao Hang, President and CEO, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Carolyn Link, Executive Director, Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Minnesota Foundation
Paul Mattessich, Executive Director, Wilder Research
Tim Penny, President and CEO, Southern Minnesota Initiative
Kim Price, Vice President, 3M Community Affairs
Jennifer Ford Reedy, President, Bush Foundation
Tom Renier, President, Northland Foundation
Carleen Rhodes, President and CEO, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
Sherry Ristau, President and CEO, Southwest Initiative Foundation
Carolyn Roby, Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota
Steven Rosenstone, Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges and University
Randi Roth, Executive Director, Otto Bremer Foundation
Nancy Straw, President, West Central Initiative
Sandra Vargas, President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
Nancy Vyskocil, President, Northwest Minnesota Foundation
Kate Wolford, President, The McKnight Foundation
Diane Benjamin, Program Officer, Otto Bremer Foundation
Claire Chang, Associate Vice President, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
Drew Digby, Regional Labor Market, DEED
Nancy Fasching, Senior Administrator and Grants Officer, Southwest Initiative
Foundation
MayKao Fredericks, Program Officer, Wells Fargo Foundation
Luz Maria Frias, Vice President, Community, The Minneapolis Foundation
Tim Hanrahan, Director of Communications, The McKnight Foundation
Don Hickman, Vice President, Community, Initiative Foundation
Sean Kershaw, Executive Director, Citizen's League
Jennifer Nelson, Development Director, Southern Minnesota Initiative
Dave Peters, Editorial Director Special Projects, Minnesota Public Radio
Elizabeth Peterson, Director of Research, Greater Twin Cities United Way
Mary Rothschild, Director Strategic Partnerships, Minnesota State College and
Universities
Erik Torch, Grant Program Manager, Northland Foundation
Aging – Dawn Simonson, Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
Children and Youth – Chris Ganzlin, The McKnight Foundation
Civic Engagement – Sean Kershaw, Citizens League
Disparities – Sandra L. Vargas, Minneapolis Foundation
Early Childhood – Barbara Yates, Minnesota Early Learning Foundation
Economy and Workforce – Michael Gorman, Split Rock Partners
Economy and Workforce (Statewide) – Bill Blazar, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Tunheim, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Job Creation
Education – Alice Seagren, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
Education (Statewide)– Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
Marilee Grant, Boston Scientific
Environment – Steve Morse, Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Health – Mary Brainerd, HealthPartners
Housing – Tim Marx, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing
Immigration – Bill Blazar, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Sandra L. Vargas, The Minneapolis Foundation
Public Safety – Tom Johnson, Council on Crime and Justice
Transportation – Bob Johns, Center for Transportation Studies, U. of M.
See all the community members who worked on the advisory groups
Please note, affiliations are as of the time that the groups convened.