Our staff serves rural Minnesota with passion and experience.
Tuleah Palmer
President and CEO
Becky Adams
Community Relationships Manager
Jen Alger
Scholarship Program Manager
Jennifer Bevis
Senior Rural Advocacy Manager
Kyle Erickson
Director of Rural Grantmaking
Traci Gangl
Director of Information Systems Technology
Linda Gibeau
Grants Program Officer – Small Communities
Jenna Ihle
Scholarship Data Specialist
Missy Johnson
Community Relationships Specialist
Zach Johnson
Grants Manager
Julia Kallberg
HR Specialist
Liz Koepp
Finance Associate
Daniel Lemm
Chief Financial Officer
Mary Magnuson
Grants Program Officer - Rural Placemaking
Christy Marshall
Programs Administrative Specialist
Senja Morque
Organizational History Specialist
Carolyn Olson
Executive Assistant to CEO
LuAnn Robinson - Nawagiizhigookwe
Grants Program Officer
Dale Schneider
Network Security Administrator
Tim Schultz
Facilities Maintenance Technician and Coordinator
Amber Smith
Project Manager
Michele Smith
Administrative Specialist - Information Systems and Technology
Ellen Squires
Research Officer
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
