Metropolitan State University Foundation Mission Statement:
To generate maximum public awareness, as well as governmental and private support for Metropolitan State University, to assist the university in its development as a comprehensive urban university in the Twin Cities metropolitan area for changing and diverse student needs.
Pictured are: (from left, back row) Dale Perry, Kathy Burnham, Samuel Verdeja, Duane Ostlund, (from left, front row) Brian Enright, Theresa Upton, Stephen Keating, Joseph Ellis and Iris Kiedrowski
Trustees not pictured are: Kristen Amundson, John Harrington, Anne Knapp, Howard Orenstein, John Owens, Vijay Sood, Beverly Turner and John Vegas
The Metropolitan State Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, that consists of key business and community leaders. Their names are provided below in alphabetical order:
Kristen Amundson, Amundson Strategies, LLC
Kathy Burnham, Padilla Speer Beardsley
Joseph Ellis, Wells Fargo Bank
Brian Enright, Applied Strategies
John Harrington, St. Paul Police Department
Stephen Keating, The Toro Company (retired)
Iris Kiedrowski, Community Volunteer
Anne Knapp, ready for CHANGE, inc.
Howard Orenstein, Office of the Hennepin County Attorney
Duane Ostlund, Wells Fargo Bank (retired)
John Owens, Owens Companies
Dale Perry, 3M Company (retired)
Vijay Sood, General Mills, Inc.
Beverly Turner, Travelers
Theresa Upton, Diversity Consultant
John Vegas, Ecolab
Samuel Verdeja, Retired