2011–2012 Humphrey School
Dean's Advisory Council

Karen Anderson
Former Mayor
City of Minnetonka
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Kjell Bergh
Chairman and CEO
Borton Volvo, Borton Overseas
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Peg Birk
President and CEO
Interim Solutions
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jill Buckley
Consultant,
Former Assistant Administrator
US Agency for International Development
San Francisco, California

Mary Choksi
Managing Director
Strategic Investment Group
Arlington, Virginia

Michael Ciresi
Partner
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jay Cowles
President
Unity Avenue Associates
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Deborah Cundy
Vice President
Office of the Chair, Carlson
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Gary Cunningham
Vice President and Chief Program Officer
Northwest Area Foundation
St. Paul, Minnesota

Charles M. Denny, Jr., (Chair Emeritus)
Former Chairman and CEO
ADC Telecommunications
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Caren Dewar
Executive Director
Urban Land Institute - Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Susan Engeleiter
President and CEO
Data Recognition Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Marion Etzwiler (Honorary)
Former President and CEO
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. Bill Frenzel (Honorary)
Guest Scholar
Brookings Institute
Washington D.C.

Michael O. Freeman
County Attorney
Hennepin County
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Joan Anderson Growe (Honorary)
Former Secretary of State
State of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Keith Halleland
Founder and Shareholder
Halleland, Habicht, P.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. William Howard (Honorary)
Judge
Hennepin County District Court
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mark Irion
CEO
Dutko Worldwide
Washington, D.C.

James E. Jernberg
Professor Emeritus
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

James A. Johnson
Vice Chairman
Perseus, LLC
Washington, D.C.

Geri M. Joseph, Chair Emerita (Honorary)
Former Ambassador to the Netherlands
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jay Kiedrowski
Senior Fellow
Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shar Knutson
President
St. Paul Area Trades and Labor
Assembly, AFL-CIO
St. Paul, Minnesota

Peggy Leppik
Member
Metropolitan Council
Golden Valley, Minnesota

Stephen R. Lewis, Jr.
President Emeritus
Carleton College
Minneapolis, Minnesota

David Lillehaug
Attorney
Fredrickson & Byron, P.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Peggy Lucas
Founding Partner
Brighton Development Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. Walter F. Mondale
Senior Counsel
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hon. Diana Murphy
Judge
United States Courts of Appeals
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kiyoshi Nakasaka
President and CEO
Washington CORE, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland

Roger Parkinson
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mitch Pearlstein, Ph.D.
Founder and President
Center of the American Experiment
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Paula Prahl
Senior Vice President for Strategy and Marketing
Data Recognition Corporation
St. Paul, Minnesota

Dave Richardson
Partner
Artemis Strategy Group
Fairfax, Virginia

Dr. Sheila Riggs
Chair
Department of Primary Dental Care
School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Steve Rothschild
Founder and Chairman
Twin Cities RISE!
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kate Rubin
Vice President of Social Responsibility
UnitedHealth Group
Executive Director
UnitedHealth Foundation
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Eric Schwartz
Dean
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jim Seifert
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Ecolab
St. Paul, Minnesota

Jim Solem
Former Commissioner
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Regional Administrator
Metropolitan Council
St. Paul, Minnesota

Tom Swain
Mayor, City of Lilydale
Former Executive Vice President
The St. Paul Companies/Travelers, Inc.
Lilydale, Minnesota

Hon. John R. Tunheim (Chair)
U.S. District Judge
District of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ruth Usem
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Charlie Weaver
Executive Director
Minnesota Business Partnership
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dan Whalen
Philanthropist
Whalen Family Foundation
Oakland, California

Pam Wheelock
St. Paul, Minnesota

Wilhelmina (Mimi) Wright
Judge
Minnesota Court of Appeals
St. Paul, Minnesota