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Board of Directors


  • Drew Bakken, ELCA Pastor, Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
  • Anne Carlson, Educator (retired)
  • Bob Day, Realtor, Edina Realty
  • LaVonne Garoutte, Executive Support Staff, General Mills (retired)
  • Ruth Ward Gross, Executive & Business Owner (retired)
  • Joan Maclin, Senior VP & General Counsel, Scoular Co, Meals on Wheels Advisory Board Chair
  • Richard Magnus, ELCA Pastor, Interim Ministry, Minneapolis Area Synod
  • Clarice Ottoson, Retired Nurse, BSN, RN
  • Richard Sahara, Electrical Engineer
  • Herman Saul, Physician’s Assistant
  • Carolyn Silflow, Biology Professor, University of Minnesota
  • Catherine R. Thatcher, Attorney
  • Robert Waataja, Bondbroker (retired)
  • Sharon Wilson, Nurse, Corporate Compliance Officer
  • Michelene Verlautz, ELCA Pastor, Augustana Lutheran Church (continuous term)
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  • Jackie Butchee, CES client / volunteer (ex officio)
  • Mark Peterson, ELCA Pastor, Director of CES (ex officio)