About Us Our Team

Our Team

Meet our staff and board who share their time, talents, expertise toward helping young people dream, ignite, and grow.

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Meet our Staff

It takes a team to connect students to their purpose. Our team consists of individuals that are passionate about the success of our students and share our mission, vision, and values. See key contacts below and learn more about each member of our team!

Minneapolis Programs – Laura Garcia
Mankato Programs – Matt Dreier
People or Operations – Matt Dreier
Fundraising and Communications – Tanner Curl
Organizational Partnerships – Adrienne Diercks
Administration – Caitlin Mensing (DeVos)
Evaluation and Assessment – Emily Heagle

Meet our Board of Directors

The Project Success Board of Directors is a cohesive group of talented people who are passionate about helping young people succeed and willing and able to share their time, expertise, and resources to ensure that Project Success can continue to connect students to their purpose.

Shana Moses

Chair

Diversity and Inclusion Strategist

Heal and Amplify Consulting

Shiz Koizumi

Vice Chair

Senior Director

Cargill, Incorporated (retired)

Cheryl Creecy

Secretary

Education Relations Consultant

Betsy Horton

Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer

Compeer Financial

Agnes Semington

Agnes Semington

Chief Human Resources Officer

Protolabs

David Best

David Best

President & CEO

Cub Foods/UNFI Retail

Elise Linehan

Elise Linehan

Community Leader

Ertugrul Tuzcu

President

Tuzcu Organizational Effectiveness Consulting

Issara Srun

Vice President, Regional Presales Systems Engineering

Arctic Wolf

Jody Rodrigues

Human Resources

Travelers

Julie Zelle

Community Leader

Moira Grosbard

Moira Grosbard

Community Leader

Ronald A. Morton Jr. MD

CMO and VP of Clinical Sciences

Urology Boston Scientific

Sabina Saksena

CEO and Founder

Cytilife

Susan Segal

Senior Judge

Todd Hartman, Board Member.

Todd Hartman

EVP, Chief Legal & Risk Officer

Best Buy

Todd Macgregor

Todd Macgregor

Retail Consultant

A Director Emeritus is an honorary title used to recognize a director who provided outstanding service and foundational impact to Project Success. The following three individuals were unanimously voted to this status in celebration of all they have given to support the mission of Project Success and development of the organization.

Sheila Livingston

Director Emeritus

Board Service: 1996-2015

Ted Koenecke

Director Emeritus

Board Service: 1996-2010

Karla Ekdahl

Karla Ekdahl

Director Emeritus

Board Service: 1999-2021

Interested in joining our team?

Check out our current job openings and available volunteer opportunities!

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