Advisors

We benefit from a breadth of local expertise

Twin Cities LISC is guided by a Local Advisory Committee that oversees programs, develops strategic direction, and makes policy recommendations. Two subcommittees also provide us with important input: the Program Investment Committee and the Community Investment Committee.

Local Advisory Committee

• » Julie Causey, Chairman, Western Bank (chair)
• » Claire J. Chang, Director, Associate Vice President, Grants & Programs, The St. Paul Foundation
• » Mike Christenson, Director, Community Planning & Economic Development, City of Minneapolis
• » Steve Cramer, Executive Director, Project for Pride in Living
• » Archie Givens, President, Legacy Management
• » Mike Haley, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Housing - MHFA
• » Alison Halley, Vice President, Community Dev. & Spec. Lending, Wells Fargo
• » MayKao Hang, President & CEO, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
• » Nancy Homans, Senior Policy Aide, St. Paul Mayor's Office
• » Jennifer Jones, Director Community Relations, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• » Louis Lambert, Assistant General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, General Mills, Inc.
• » Rev. Craig Lewis, President & CEO, People Serving People
• » Janet Ludden, CEO, Employer Solutions, Inc.
• » Jonathan Sage-Martinson, Coordinator, Central Corridor Funders Collaborative & Learning Network
• » Elizabeth Ryan, Vice President, Family Housing Fund
• » Vicki Shipley, Vice President, Community Development Manager, U.S. Bank
• » Polly Talen, Program Director/St. Paul and Community Information Challenge, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• » Missy Youmans, Public Affairs Specialist, State Farm Insurance
• » Stella Whitney-West, CEO, Northpoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.

Program Investment Committee
Reviews requests for financing for affordable housing, commercial and community facilities.

• » Mara O’Neill, Economic Development Manager, First Children’s Finance (chair)
• » Stephanie Battle, Director - Supportive Housing & Supportive Services, YWCA of St. Paul
• » Kevin Dockry, Manager of Housing Development and Finance, HCWT
  
• » Kristin Guild, AICP, Manager, Business Development, Community Planning & Economic Development, City of Minneapolis
  
• » Diane Nordquist, Project Manager, Planning & Economic Development, City of St. Paul
  
• » Angie Skildum, Research & Policy Director,Family Housing Fund
  
• » Daniel P. Smith, Vice President, Wells Fargo
  
• » Andrew Swammi, Vice President, Western Bank
  
• » Craig Veurink, Senior Vice President/Regional Manager, Twin Cities Small Business Banking, US Bank
  

Community Investment Committee
Provides oversight to LISC's program investments and reviews grant requests related to organizational support and community impact.

• » Vicki Shipley, Vice President, Community Development Manager, US Bank (Chair)
  
• » David Cournoyer, Consultant
  
• » David Fey, Consultant, The Creative Margin
  
• » Readus Fletcher, Deputy Director, Dept. of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity, City of St. Paul
  
• » Dawn Garland, Community Organizer, East Side Neighborhood Development Company
  
• » Brad Kruse, Program Director, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
  
• » Katy Lindblad, Assistant Commissioner – Community Development, Minnesota Housing—MHFA
  
• » Neeraj Mehta, Program Officer, Nexus Community Partners
• » Felicia Ravelomanantsoa, Branch Manager, M&I Bank
  
• » Stephen Seidel, Senior Director of Global Program Design & Implementation, Habitat for Humanity International
  
• » Jonathan Sage-Martinson, Coordinator, Central Corridor Funders Collaborative & Learning Network