Meet the GiveMN Team

Nothing happens without our committed staff and roster of dedicated board members. Here's the team that works tirelessly to grow giving across Minnesota.

You can reach any member of the GiveMN team by emailing help@givemn.org.

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Jenna Ray

(Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana)
Executive Director and CEO
(aka Chief Generosity Officer)
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Cat Clements

Senior Fundraising Coach
(aka Cheerleader of Change)
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Chris Wichert

Impact Associate
(aka Digital Actualizer)
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Courtney Backen (장정미)

Senior Director of Community Impact
(aka Abundance Amplifier)
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Hilary Kaufman

Senior Communications & Digital Content Associate
(aka Community Connector)
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Jalisa Goetz

Senior Director, Finance & Operations
(aka Sustainable Strategist)
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Maddie Korva

Director of Marketing and Communications
(aka Change Champion)
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Manya Jacobson

Operations Manager
(aka Creation Collaborator)
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Rainah Ward

Business Development Manager
(aka Growth Go-getter)
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Steph Anderson

Marketing & Data Systems Manager
(aka Marketing Magician)
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GiveMN Board of Directors

Dr. Michael Self, Sr. - Chair

Jonathan Banks 
NCXT

Sarah Casey
West Central Initiative

Stephanie Dilworth - Treasurer
University of Minnesota College of Design
Lola Mercedes Parker Foundation for Economic Empowerment of Business and Professional Women

Tracy Fischman - Vice Chair
Fischman Consulting, LLC

Mohammed Amin Kahin
Milestone Community Development, SIGI LLC

Janine Kamath 
Mayo Clinic

Kenzie O'Keefe
ThreeSixty Journalism

Sami Pelton 
Lifespark

Vidya Ramraj
Versique Consulting

Russ Testa 
Salo, a Korn Ferry Company

Dominick Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Chris Wentzlaff - Secretary 
CCW Solutions
Morae

Lindy Yokanovich, Esq.
Cancer Legal Care

Rob Zeaske
The GroundTruth Project


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