Minnesota Humanities Center

Staff and Board

Connect with the Minnesota Humanities Center

Kevin Lindsey


Chief Executive Officer
kevin@mnhum.org
651-772-4240

Aby John

Chief Operating Officer
aby@mnhum.org
651-772-4291

MayKao Fredericks

Chief Humanities Officer
maykao@mnhum.org
651-772-4252

Development and Partnerships

Casey DeMarais

Director of Strategic Partnerships
casey@mnhum.org
651-772-4278

Ann Mayers

Director of Development
ann@mnhum.org
651-772-4262

Trygve Throntveit

Director of Strategic Partnerships
trygve@mnhum.org
651-772-4270

Event Center

Nicole McMahon

Event Center and Implementation Director
nicole@mnhum.org
651-772-4242

Lorena Bonilla

Kitchen Manager
lorena@mnhum.org
651-772-4269

Dave Young

Building Manager
dave@mnhum.org
651-772-4265

Programs and Events

Eden Bart

Humanities Officer
eden@mnhum.org
651-772-4261

Corey China

Humanities Officer
corey@mnhum.org
651-772-4248

Rose McGee

Humanities Officer
rose@mnhum.org
651-772-4259

Jessica Rust

Program and Events Coordinator
jessica@mnhum.org
651-772-4249

Sung Ja Shin

Humanities Officer
sungja@mnhum.org
651-772-4255

Karen Sieber

Humanities Officer
karen@mnhum.org
651-772-4246

Accounting and Technology

Carla Albrecht

Accounting Assistant
651-772-4290
carla@mnhum.org

Pang Grafsky

Accountant
pang@mnhum.org
651-772-4253

Brian Silver

Web Administrator and IT Specialist
brian@mnhum.org
651-772-4257

MHC Board of Directors

Chair
Joshua Ney, Minneapolis
Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan

Vice Chair
Lynne K. Leaf, Minneapolis
Leader in Marketing

Secretary
Kim Schaufenbuel, Owatonna
Customized Training Business ConsultantRiverland Community College

Treasurer
Bryan Ljung, New Brighton
Vice President/Relationship Manager, Twin Cities Nonprofit Banking, U.S. Bank (Retired)

Ex Officio/Past Chair
Les Heen, Minneapolis
Government Affairs, Libby Law Firm

Nancy Aronson Norr, Duluth
Director of Regional Development (Retired), Minnesota Power

Michelle Bauer, Northfield
Systems Instructional Coach, Northfield Public Schools

Julie Brock, Eyata
Founder/CEO, Julie Brock Consulting, LLC  

Nkem D. Chirpich, Ph.D., Minnetonka
CEO-President, TAP Diversity Navigators

Will Cooley, Robbinsdale
Community Faculty, Metropolitan State University

Dr. David Hamlar, Minneapolis
Major General (Retired) Staff Physician, University of Minnesota

Mattie Harper DeCarlo, PhD., Stillwater
Grantmaking Officer, Bush Foundation

Mary L. Hilfiker, St. Paul
Educator and Guidance Counselor, Wisconsin- Madison and Bureau of Indian Education (Retired)

Dr. Amina Jaafar, Minneapolis
Chief Inclusion and Strategy Officer, Twin Cities PBS (TPT)

Bola Koleosho, Minneapolis
Nigerian American Actress

Jessica O’Brien, St. Peter
Workforce Strategy Consultant, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Fergus Falls
Director of Development, West Central Initiative

Sherry Sanchez Tibbets, Minneapolis
Vice President DEI, Greater Twin Cities United Way

Jay Sieling, Alexandria
Instructor, Liberal Arts, Alexandria Technical and Community College