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Board of Directors

President
Lori Fredlund
Fifth Grade Teacher (retired)

Lori School Picture Bio

Vice President
Kim Westra
4th and 5th Grade Educator
Atheneum Gifted Magnet School, Inver Grove Heights

Kim Westra

Secretary
Katie Tate
6th Grade Math Teacher
St. Croix Central School District, Hammond, WI

Katie Tate

Treasurer
Marcia Strand
HR and Payroll
Northcott Hospitality

Director
Miriam Aune
Enrichment Program Coordinator
Avail Academy, Blaine

Miriam Aune

Director
Joni Canney
STEM Specialist
Christina Huddleston Elementary, Lakeville

Director
Vergene Downs
Gifted Curriculum Coordinator
Capitol Hill Magnet School, St. Paul

Vergene Downs resized

Director
Sara Miesen
5th Grade Math Teacher
Windom Middle School, Windom

Director
Melanie Stier
Second Grade Teacher
2nd – 6th Grade Gifted and Talented
Osakis Public School, Osakis

Melanie Stier

Director
Pete Tornquist
Middle School Math Teacher
Chaska Middle School East, Chaska 

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