Schedule and Guest Presenters The content and schedule of meetings for the Collegeville Institute Multi-Religious Fellows (2017-2019) is as follows: Inaugural meeting Sunday, November 12 (4:00 p.m.) through Monday, November 13 (7:30 p.m.) 2017 at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse Guest presenters: Abbot John Klassen, Saint John’s Abbey Watch Abbot John Klassen’s presentation » Tim Marx, CEO, Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and former Minnesota housing commissioner, St. Paul city attorney, deputy mayor, and lawyer in private practice Watch Tim Marx’s presentation » Don Ottenhoff, Executive Director, Collegeville Institute Gary Reierson, former director, Collegeville Institute Twin Cities Fellows Program Who is Minnesota: The Changing Face of the Metro Area and Its Implications for the Future Sunday, March 11 through Monday, March 12, 2018 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: Ms. Allison Liuzzi, Project Director, Minnesota Compass, Wilder Foundation Prof. Laura Kalambokidis, Minnesota State Economist and University of Minnesota Fr. Kevin McDonough, Pastor of The Church of the Incarnation/Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Rachel McIver Morey, Former CI Fellow A Working Minnesota: Building an Economy for All Sunday, May 6 through Monday, May 7, 2018 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: Roberta Bonoff, President of Greater Good Kids — Creative Kidstuff/Sensational Beginnings and past Pres. of Temple Israel Christopher Michaelson, David and Barbara Koch Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, University of St. Thomas Ronald James, retired CEO of Ceridian Corp. Human Resources Group; retired corporate VP & CEO for Minnesota at US West; recently retired president and CEO of Center for Ethical Business Cultures at University of St. Thomas Jonathan Weinhagen, President & CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Educating our Youth for the 21st Century Sunday, August 5 through Monday, August 6, 2018 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: Dr. Peter Rachleff, retired American history professor at Macalester College, coordinator of its Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program for minority students, and co-founder of the East Side Freedom Library Prof. Audrey Lensmire, director of Augsburg University’s East African Student to Teacher program Mariam Adam, teacher at Anne Sullivan Elementary School Dr. Arthur Rolnick, senior fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, UMN, and retired Vice Pres. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Imam Abdisalam Adam, Highwood Hills Elementary School, administrator Dr. Kent Pekel, CEO and President, Search Institute Effective Healthcare for All Minnesotans Sunday, November 11 through Monday, November 12, 2018 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: Dr. David Abelson, Pres., Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Retired CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services Annette Malinsky Sandler, Director of Aging Services, Jewish Family and Children’s Services Dr. Victor Sandler, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Fairview-University of Minnesota Dr. Edward Ratner, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics Prof. Tetyana Shippee, Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health Ensuring Equal Legal Justice for All Sunday, February 10 through Monday, February 11, 2019 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: The Honorable Michael J. Davis, U.S. District Court Karin Aguilar San Juan, Macalester College Mary Moriarty, Chief Hennepin County Public Defender Judge Carolina Lamas, Hennepin County District Court Justin Perl, Litigation Director at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Housing and Homelessness in our Backyard Sunday, April 14 through Monday, April 15, 2019 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: Ellen Sahli, President, Family Housing Fund Naomi Cytron, Regional Manager, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Lee Blons, Executive Director, BEACON Interfaith Housing Collaborative Joe Kreisman, Director, Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness Capstone Meeting Sunday, August 4 through Monday, August 5, 2019 at Minnesota Humanities Center, Saint Paul Guest presenters: Tim Welsh, Vice President for Consumer & Business Banking, U.S. Bank Don Ottenhoff, Executive Director of the Collegeville Institute Learn more about the capstone meeting here »
