Group photo of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Institute
Friends Board

Friends Board 2024–2025

Friends of the Institute’s Board of Directors are selected by a nominating committee and rotate annually.

Executive Committee

President: Barbara Proeschel
1st Vice President: Liz Short
2nd Vice President (Research & Planning): Barb Mikelson
Secretary: Lyn Osgood
Treasurer: Stacy Stehley
Development Relations: Loreen Fripp

Board of Directors

Art & Architecture: Renee Kessler
Art in Bloom: Sharon Secor
Friends-Only Events: Lezlie Pinske
Friends Book Club: Carol Stoddart
Fundraiser: April Netley
Fundraiser: Beverly Hauschild-Baron
Historian: Robin Keyworth
Hospitality: Ann Laurent
Hospitality: Sue Stillman
Lectures: Sheila-Marie Untiedt
Lectures: Kathryn Schwyzer
Membership: Chris Vickery
Membership: Linda Briscoe Myers
Newsletter: Kate Stephany
Newsletter: Holly Hernandez
Nominating: Julie Holland
Outreach: Tammy Meyer
Outreach: Jeanne Scheiderer
Plants & Flowers: Maggie Rosine
Plants & Flowers: Kimmie Kemberling
Rochester Liaison: Allison Greene
Rochester President: Mary Jane McHardy
St. Cloud Liaison: Carol Pagac
St. Cloud President: Amanda Falloon
Transportation: Kathy Tickle
Transportation: Steve Hoster
Volunteer Services: Pat Gale
Adviser: Maria Eggemeyer
Adviser: Susan Arndt
Advisor: Molly Van Metre