Friends Board 2025–2026

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

Executive Committee

President: Liz Short
First Vice President: Barb Mikelson
Second Vice President (Research & Planning): Lyn Osgood
Secretary: Loreen Fripp
Treasurer: Stacy Stehley
Development Relations: Barb Champ

Board of Directors

Art & Architecture: Marne Zafar
Friends Member Outings: Lezlie Pinske
Friends Member Book Club: Kimmie Kemberling
Fundraiser: Beverly Hauschild-Baron
Guide Council Liaison: Joyce Yoshimura-Rank
Historian: Sue Stillman
Hospitality: Carol Pagac
Hospitality: Arna Yetter
Lectures: Kathryn Schwyzer
Lectures: Lisa Mayotte
Membership: Chris Vickery
Membership: Renee Kessler
Newsletter: Kate Stephany
Newsletter: Anna von Kampen
Nominating: Barb Proeschel
Outreach: Jeanne Scheiderer
Outreach: Holly Hernandez
Plants & Flowers: Kristen McDougal
Rochester Liaison: Allison Greene
Rochester President: Mary Jane McHardy
St. Cloud Liaison: Kris Bjorklund
St. Cloud President: Amanda Falloon
Transportation: Kathy Tickle
Volunteer Services: Dominique Bereiter
Volunteer Services: April Netley
Adviser: Julie Holland
Adviser: Robin Keyworth
Adviser: Connie Sommers