Board of Directors

Chair  Chad Dayton
Consultant, Outdoor Solutions, LLC

Vice Chair  Paul Bauknight
Project Implementation Director, Minneapolis Parks Foundation    

Treasurer  Perry McGowan
CPA, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP

Secretary  Peter Gove
Vice President, St. Jude Medical (Retired) 

Jeff Aguy
Founder & CEO 2043SBC; Co-founder, NXCT

Dr. John Anfinson 
Former Superintendent, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (retired 2020)

Ronnie Brooks
Founding Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute

Stewart Crosby
ASLA, Senior Associate, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

George Dunn
Partner/Attorney, Tilton Dunn Gross, PLLP

Forrest Flint
Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Delta Dental of Minnesota

Ryan Mallery
CEO, Big River Real Estate, LLC

Hokan Miller
Dispatcher, Upper River Services, LLC

Julia Olmstead
Small business owner and Former program officer of the McKnight's Mississippi River program

Susan Vento
Community volunteer

Deanna Wiener
Realtor/Broker, Cardinal Realty

Nou Yang
Co-found and Consultant, Courageous Change Collective, LLC

FMR is also proud to contact the following esteemed individuals as our Council of Advisors:

Paul Aasen

Shirley Hunt Alexander

Michelle Beeman

Charles K. Dayton

David Durenberger

Ron Kroese

George Latimer

Lynn Moratzka

Dr. Michael Osterholm

Phil Riveness

Sen. Tina Smith

John Linc Stine

Liz Wielinski