St. Cloud, Minn.— CommunityGiving announced today the election of five new members to their board of directors and the renewal of terms for two of the current board members. New additions to the board include James Ringwald, a manager with BerganKDV; Ken Warner, president of the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce; Terri Barreiro, an adjunct professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Sonja Merrild; Director of Grants at the Blandin Foundation; and Bob Sweeney, retired president of Nor-Son Construction. The board also approved the election of Maryanne Mahowald to a third three-year term and Jim Roelofs to a second three-year term. Officers elected by the board are Jim Roelofs, chair; Loran Hall, vice chair; Colette Carlson, treasurer; and Steve Linder, Secretary.
CommunityGiving is a collaboration of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. The core foundations working with CommunityGiving include the Alexandria Area Community Foundation, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Willmar Area Community Foundation. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers more than 700 funds totaling more than $129 million and has granted over $106.2 million back into the community. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org.