Leadership & Board
NAZ’s management includes multiple levels of leadership, including NAZ Board of Directors, collaborative partner leadership, our parent leaders, and NAZ Central leadership staff.
NAZ Leadership
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Board Chair, Dianne Haulcy^, President & CEO, The Family Partnership
Vice-Chair, Karen Grabow, Principal, KGH Leadership
Treasurer, Sarah Curfman+, President & CEO, Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
Directors
Susan Allen, Founder & Principal, Brand Impact Consulting, LLC
Ziad Amra, SVP & Managing Director, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance
Deb Burke, Senior Government Relations Consultant, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Michael Ciresi, Founding Partner, Ciresi Conlin L.L.P.
Annie Gillette Cleveland, VP, Communications & Marketing Strategy, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Jack Dempsey, Operating Advisor, Norwest Equity Partners
Dr. Damien Fair, Redleaf Endowed Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain; Professor, University of Minnesota
Jacob Frey, Mayor, City of Minneapolis
Kirsten Gorsuch, SVP & Chief Communications Officer, UnitedHealthcare
Paul Johnston, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Thrivent
Neel Kashkari, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Al Lenzmeier, Retired, President & COO, Best Buy
Tim Manning*, Senior Associate General Counsel, Scoular
Matt Marsh, Managing Partner, Deloitte
Geoff Martha, Chairman & CEO, Medtronic
Benito Matias, Principal, Ascension Catholic School
Dominique Mays, Parent Representative
Jane McDonald Black, Executive Director, JAB Foundation
Brian Taylor, Founding Partner & CEO, Pine River Capital Management
Amelia Williams Hardy, Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Best Buy
Karen Wilson Thissen°, General Counsel and Secretary, General Mills
Laysha Ward, EVP & Chief External Engagement Officer, Target
May Xiong, Assistant County Administrator, Disparities Reduction, Hennepin County
Makeda Zulu^, Executive Director, Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
* Development Chair
+ Finance Chair
° Governance Chair
^ Impact Chair
NAZ Executive Leaders
Rev. Dr. Alika Galloway, 21st Century Academy
Benito Matias, Ascension Catholic School
Pat Sukhum, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jason Morrison, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Debby Prudhomme, Everyday Miracles
Katharine Campbell, Groves Academy
Julie Brekke, Hired
Shana Ford, KIPP North Star & KIPP Legacy
Phyllis Sloan, La Crèche Early Childhood Centers
Tyrize Cox, Minneapolis Public Schools
Dr. Stacey Joyner, Minneapolis Public Schools Early Childhood
Gevonee Ford, Network for the Development of Children of African Descent (NdCAD)
Kelly Wright, Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School
Clare Sanford, New Horizon Academy
Keith Kozerski, Northside Child Development Center (NCDC)
Liza Anderson-Schmid, Patrick Henry High School
Suzanne E. Burks, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
Brandon Elsner, Playworks Minnesota
Melissa Denton, Plymouth Christian Youth Center (PCYC)
Paul Williams, Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
Brooke Rivers, Reading Partners
Julia Quanrud, ServeMinnesota
Dianne Haulcy, The Family Partnership
Barbara Yates, Think Small
Emma Corrie, Twin Cities R!SE
AsaleSol Young, Urban Homeworks
Erika Binger, V3 Sports
Craig Warren, Washburn Center for Children
Carolyn Smallwood, Way to Grow
Jenny Collins, YMCA of the North/YMCA Beacons
Parent Advisory Board Members
Allegra Kennedy
Angelina Courtney
Anthony Jefferson
Calahena Merrick
Charmaine Bell
Collette Bedas
Diane Diamond
Divena Davis
Dominique Mays
Ebele Onwuagba
Elisha Jackson
Iesha Jackson
Kelly Jackson
Markanetta Smith
Macey Wheeler
Ogi Carter
Nichole Flowers
Pamela Wright
Rasheda Jenkins
Tamara Campbell
Amy Suchie
Tim Donaldson
Mary Chiester
Gloria Gumpter
Angela Rabb
Briana Thomas
Kamesha Jones
Stacey Mbonu
Cammara Winters
Pamela Holder
Jaqueline Marshall
Lynnisha Grigsby
Dominique Pendleton
Maggie Jones
Stacie Hayes
Tavona Childs
Treniska Bonner
Jhataya Morgan
Adrienne Bettie
Aja Harris
Domonique Jones
Deonna Harris
Danielle Tucker
Paris Gatlin
Toshiba Hill
Jacqueline Marshall
Poovi Kpodar
Dori Cabrera
Tomesha Smith
Carol Meaux