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Board of Directors

James Alberts II
Church of God in Christ
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Board Member since 2009

Dorothy Bass
Lutheran
Wayzata, Minnesota
Board Member since 2025

Peter Butler
Roman Catholic
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Board Member since 2023

Susan (Suzie) Colianni, Chair 
Roman Catholic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Member since 2018

Bruce Ensrud
Lutheran
Edina, Minnesota
Board Member since 2016

Patrice Gopo
Christian
Mint Hill, Noth Carolina
Board Member since 2025

Karyn Sciortino Johnson
Methodist
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Board Member since 2023

Richard Kimbrough
Roman Catholic
San Antonio, Texas
Board Member since 2025

Molly T. Marshall
United Church of Christ
Lawrence, Kansas/Saint Paul, Minnesota
Board Member since 2023

Tonya Lawrence Miles
United Methodist
Atlanta, Georgia
Board Member since 2025

Mary Pickard
Unitarian
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Board Member since 2012

Michael Reif
Roman Catholic
St. Paul, Minnesota
Board Member since 2025

Jakob Rinderknecht
Roman Catholic
Terrell Hills, Texas
Board Member since 2023

Ellie Roscher
Roman Catholic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Member since 2018

Bob Shoemake
Methodist
St. Paul, Minnesota
Board Member since 2025

Columba Andrew Stewart
Episcopalian
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Member since 2025

Marty Stortz
Lutheran
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Member since 2023

Chanequa Walker-Barnes
Protestant Christian
Atlanta, Georgia
Board Member since 2025

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Mary F. Bednarowski
Roman Catholic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Member since 1996

Joel A. Elftmann
United Church of Christ
Bloomington, Minnesota
Board Member since 1997

Grant Grissom
Presbyterian
Media, Pennsylvania
Board Member since 1992

Darrell H. Jodock
Lutheran
Saint Peter, Minnesota
Board Member since 1999

Kathi Austin Mahle
United Methodist Church
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Board Member since 2006

Gary Reierson
United Church of Christ
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
Board Member since 2000

M. Susan Peterson
ELCA Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Board Member since 2000

Thomas Quigley
Disciples of Christ
Mukilteo, Washington
Board Member since 1985

EX OFFICIO

Brian Bruess
Roman Catholic
Saint Joseph, Minnesota
President, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

+Kilian McDonnell, OSB, Founder and President
Roman Catholic
Collegeville, Minnesota
Founder, Collegeville Institute

Douglas Mullin, OSB
Roman Catholic
Collegeville, Minnesota
Eleventh Abbot of Saint John’s Abbey

Karen Rose, OSB
Roman Catholic
Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Prioress of Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict

DELEGATES

Ann Marie Biermaier, OSB
Roman Catholic
Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Delegate for the Prioress, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict

Carol Bruess
Roman Catholic
Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Delegate for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

John Klassen, OSB
Roman Catholic
Collegeville, Minnesota
Abbot’s Delegate, Saint John’s Abbey

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