Project for Pride in Living

PPL is governed by a board of directors comprised of business and community leaders, as well as program participants and professionals who have experience with and insight into the organization’s work. The board is the overall policy-making body of the agency. Constituent and board sub-committees are responsible for overseeing the major areas of the organization.

Mohamed Alabara
Representative, Minneapolis Public Schools

Todd Aldrich
Representative, Plymouth Congregational Church

Patrick J. Aylward
Realtor, Remax

David A. Byfield
Consultant, Honeywell Retiree

Philip D. Campbell
Benfield Inc., Executive VP

Stephen Caskey – Treasurer
Independent Energy Consultant, Zenith Consulting

Michael P. Ducar
American Express Financial Advisors, Retired

August Foreman
Community Representative

J. Forrest
Organizational Development Consultant, Employment Strategies Inc.

Lucy Gerold
Inspector, Minneapolis Police Department

John J. Grieman
Business Consulting Services

John F. Hetterick
Community Volunteer, Special Needs Housing Advocate

Christine Hobrough – Secretary
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank

James A. Howard
Cargill Inc., Retired

Earl Johnston
Vice President of Strategic Communications, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Peter Kiedrowski
Wells Fargo

Karen Kraemer
Senior Director, Case Management, HealthPartners

Richard V. Martens
President, Brookstone, Inc.

Kim R. Matheson, – Board Chair
Consultant

Damu McCoy
Senior Buyer, Target Corporation

Neeraj Mehta
Program Officer, Payne Lake Community Partners

Kenneth Nelson
University of Minnesota

Jonathan Palmer
Executive Director, Hallie Q. Brown Community Center

Jerome F. Paquin
President, Key Property Development Company

Beth Parkhill
Consultant, Parkhill Marketing

Paul Parrish
Consultant, Honeywell Retiree

Jeffrey D. Peterson
President, Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Ronald J. Poole, Board Vice Chair
Compass Capital Management, Inc.

Margaret D. Price, Esq.
Senior Legal Counsel, Medtronic Cardiovascular

Mariana, E. Quiroga
Sr. Marketing Manager, General Mills

Laurie Rice
3M Corporation

Walter H. (Rocky) Rockenstein II – Board Vice Chair
Attorney, Faegre & Benson LLP

Rachel Nsubuga Sampong
Immigration Lawyer

Mary Jeanne Scott
MJ Scott Executive Search

Glen Skovholt
Consultant, Honeywell Retiree

Richard L. Voreis
President and CEO, Marquette Transportation Finance, Inc.

Wesley Walker
Executive Director, Northway Community Trust

Additional Staff/Officers:
Steve Cramer, President
Jack Katzmark, CFO/VP Operations
Julie Brekke, VP of Programs, Fundraising & Communications
Brad Linville, VP of Education
Barbara McCormick, VP of Housing & Community Impact
Delroy Calhoun, Director of Community Outreach
Elizabeth Bovee, Assistant Treasurer
Genevieve Williams-Murph, Assistant Secretary