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Board of Trustees

The Metropolitan State Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees that consists of members who are alumni, business, and community leaders:

Maureen Acosta
Retired, Metro State University Foundation

Harpreet Anand, Treasurer
Vice President in the Corporate Tax Department, Travelers

Jeanette Augustson, Chair
Vice President, HealthPartners Institute

Tony Gagliardo
Vice President, Enterprise, Nuclear and Technical Learning
Xcel Energy

Laura Hawkins ’84
Retired, Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Rochelle Johnson
Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer, HealthPartners Regions Hospital

Suhanthi Kamesh ’01
VP, Compliance Executive, FIS Global

Noah Korba
VP, Cyber Security Digital and Technology, General Mills

Barbara Kristiansson
Attorney, Best & Flanagan

Scott McCoy
Director, Enterprise Command Center, Xcel Energy

Matt Moe ’12, Alumni Board Representative
President, CareMore Health/Aspire Health/ Anthem

Colin Partridge ’00, Vice Chair
Retired, Senior HR Professional

Beth Russell
Retired educator, University of Saint Thomas

Joe Wallis ’14,
Senior Audit Manager, Abdo, LLP

Advancement Staff

Rachel Hughes

Rachel Hughes

Associate Vice President for Advancement and Foundation Executive Director

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