Our staff serves rural Minnesota with passion and experience.
Tuleah Palmer
President and CEO
Becky Adams
Senior Manager - Community Building
Jen Alger
Scholarship Program Manager
Jennifer Bevis
Senior Rural Advocacy Manager
Therese Casey
Controller
Kyle Erickson
Director of Rural Grantmaking
Traci Gangl
Director of Information Systems Technology
Linda Gibeau
Grants Program Officer – Small Communities
Matt Hanson
Grants Program Officer
Jenna Ihle
Scholarship Data Specialist
Missy Johnson
Community Relationships Coordinator
Zach Johnson
Grants Manager
Julia Kallberg
HR Specialist
Daniel Lemm
Chief Financial Officer
Mary Magnuson
Grants Program Officer - Rural Placemaking
Christy Marshall
Grants Management Associate
Senja Morque
Organizational History Specialist
Carolyn Olson
Executive Assistant to CEO
LuAnn Robinson - Nawagiizhigookwe
Dale Schneider
Network Security Administrator
Tim Schultz
Facilities Manager
Amber Smith
Project Manager
Jordan Stanley
IST Application Support Specialist
Theresa Stark
Accountant I
Paige Stensrud
Executive Assistant to the CFO
Paula Troumbly
Director of Operations
Shari Undeland
Director of Human Resources
John Weyer
Data and Information Manager