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Our Board

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Our board members bring diverse perspectives and expertise while sharing one common goal: expanding opportunities for students across the Twin Cities.
What Our Board Does
 
  • Sets our long-term vision and strategic direction.
  • Provides fiduciary oversight and ensures responsible stewardship of resources.
  • Advances our mission by strengthening community partnerships and advocacy.
  • Champions career and college readiness for young people across the Twin Cities.
  • Supports organizational sustainability through governance, fundraising and community engagement.

Community Leadership

Our board reflects the collaborative spirit of Achieve Twin Cities. Members represent leading employers, school districts, higher education, government agencies, foundations, labor organizations and community partners. These relationships help connect students to career pathways, internships, scholarships, mentors and the community resources that support their success.

Board of Directors

Ex Officio
  • Danielle Grant, President & CEO, Achieve Twin Cities
  • Jacob Frey, Mayor, City of Minneapolis
  • Abdul Abdi, Minneapolis Board of Education
  • Lisa Sayles-Adams, Superintendent, Minneapolis Public Schools
Officers
  • Chair Sarah Quayle, Senior Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness, United Health Group  
  • Vice Chair Elizabeth Betzler, Vice President, Culture and Belonging, Thomson Reuters
  • Treasurer Derek Fried, Development Officer, Carleton College
  • Past Chair Shamayne Braman, Senior Director, Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness, Cargill
Members
  • Caralie Roisum, Director of Marketing and Creative Services, APi Group
  • Charles Clutter, Head of Construction, PCS Residential 
  • Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, President, Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Chrissie Weyenberg, Twin Cities Business Leader
  • Christian Edmiston, Vice President, Procurement, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
  • Ginny Richardson, Twin Cities Business Leader
  • Jackie Boyd, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Best Buy 
  • James Burroughs, Senior Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, Children’s Minnesota
  • Jennifer Anderson Tuttle, Principal Director, Education & Public Sector, LSE Architects
  • Jim Houston, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, McGough 
  • John Conlin, Senior Vice President of Food and Beverage Merchandising, Target
  • Kiara Ellis, Community Outreach and Engagement Director, Masonic Cancer Center
  • Meaghan Carpenter, Vice President, Talent Strategy, Xcel Energy 
  • Mike Eliason, Managing Director, Accenture 
  • Mike Rosow, Partner, Maslon LLP
  • Mike Smoczyk, Director of Professional Development, Kraus-Anderson Companies, Inc.
  • Muneer Karcher-Ramos, Program Director, Vibrant & Equitable Communities, McKnight Foundation
  • Sam Walling, Attorney | Shareholder, Anthony Ostlund
  • Dr. Sandra Pulles, Chief Impact Officer, ServeMinnesota
  • Sara Lord, CPA
  • Sara Stamschror-Lott, CEO/Founder, Creative Kuponya
  • Steve Montgomery, Vice President of R&D at Cargill Bioindustrial, Cargill 
  • Steve Silvers, Executive Vice President and Senior Audit Director Corporate Audit Services, US Bank 
  • Susan Soldin, Vice President Human Resources, Neuroscience Portfolio, Medtronic 
  • Tony Tolliver, Senior Consultant, Enterprise Equity Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity, Metropolitan Council

Strong leadership helps create stronger opportunities for students. We have an amazing board of directors at Achieve and I'm proud to serve as Board Chair.

Sarah Quayle, Senior Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness, United Health Group