Executive Committee

Mike Watters headshot

Chair
Michael Watters

Chief Legal Officer
and General Counsel
Essentia Health

LeAnn Littlewolf

Vice Chair
LeAnn Littlewolf

Co-Executive Director of American Indian Community Housing (AICHO)

Carl Crawford - Foundation Board of Directors

Past Chair
Carl Crawford
Human Rights Officer
City of Duluth

Brian Forcier, Principal, Titanium Partners

Treasurer
Brian Forcier

Principal
Titanium Partners
Autumn Johnson Resource Advisor/Accounting Officer, Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing
Secretary
Autumn Johnson

Resource Advisor/Accounting Officer, Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing

Board Members

Jon Birkeland - Foundation Board Member

Jon Birkland
Vice President
Commercial Banking Team Lead
Bell Bank
Rick Flaherty Principal, Lake Superior Elementary School
Rick Flaherty
Principal, Lake Superior Elementary School

David Kline Foundation Director

David Kline
Foundation Director

Ellen Oaks Administrative Staff

Ellen Oaks
Administrative Staff
Theresa Hannu
Theresa Hannu
VP & Chief Nursing Officer, St. Luke’s Hospital
Theresa Hannu
Travis Johnson
General Manager, Choice Hotels International
Theresa Hannu
Vance Okstad
Director of Talent Acquisition, Cirrus Aircraft