Board of Directors

We envision the Board of Directors of Project SUCCESS to be: 

A cohesive group of talented people who are passionate about helping young people succeed and willing and able to put in the time, energy, and resources to ensure that Project SUCCESS can maintain and grow its unique programming. 

Chair
Elise Linehan
Managing Director 
Julia Knight Inc.

Vice Chair
Trudy Richter
President
Richardson, Richter & Associates, Inc.

Secretary
Darryle Owens
Community Leader

Treasurer
Todd Macgregor
Vice President, Merchandise Manager
Target

Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell
Deputy Executive Director
Wellstone Action!

Cheryl Creecy
Education Relations Consultant

Karla Ekdahl
Community Leader

Patty Jones
Vice President, Human Resources 
Lifetouch Inc.

Ted L. Koenecke
Senior Vice President, Corporate Administration
Lifetouch Inc.

Sheila Livingston
Director of Artistic Relations 
The Guthrie Theater

JoAnn Neau
Vice President, Director of Marketing
RBC Wealth Management

John Pershing 
Community Leader

Paula Schlotfeldt
Vice President, Business Insurance Operations
The Travelers, Inc.

Jan Spencer de Gutierrez
Supervisor, Visual and Performing Arts
Saint Paul Public Schools

Julie Zelle
Community Leader