Leadership

Keith Franke is a small business owner, nonprofit leader, and former elected official.​ He is the owner of the Park Cafe and Franke's Corner Bar, both MORE 

Kim brings with her a 30+ year career in broadcast journalism, which includes Upper Midwest Emmy awards for her reporting and anchor work. MORE

Mark is a trailblazing technology advocate. He was actively promoting smartcards, smartphones, and cloud based contact centers when these MORE

Susan Kent is an experienced leader, dedicated advocate, former small business owner and a concerned community member. She has MORE

Sandy Layman has 35 years of experience advocating for communities from a Greater Minnesota perspective. As a member of the Minnesota MORE

Steve Morris is the President & Owner of Retail Management Inc., a retail management & marketing services provider for retailers nationwide MORE

Aaron Pearson is the vice president of public and analyst relations at Stratasys, a global 3D printing company based in Minnesota and Israel. MORE

John Perlich currently serves as the Senior Director of Public Affairs at the St. Paul Area Chamber, advocating for member businesses and MORE 

Cami Zimmer is the Chief Business Officer at Glympse, the pioneer of real-time location-sharing technology. For over 5 years, she has led the MORE

Shannon Watson is the Founder and Executive Director of Majority in the Middle.​ She has worked in policy and public affairs roles for the MORE