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Creative mentors helping kids build dreams.

Board member Lee Lynch with Art Buddies kids.

Our board of directors

Sue Crolick
President, Creatives for Causes/Art Buddies

Beth Fischer
Principal, The TCI Group, a Minneapolis marketing research firm Member, Business Advisory Council, James J. Hill Library
Adjunct Faculty, University of St. Thomas College of Business
     MBA Program
Member, Marketing Committee, Greater Twin Cities ARC Organization
Editorial Advisory Board, Meetings Minnesota's Hospitality Journal

Lee Lynch
Retired Founder, Carmichael Lynch, a Minneapolis advertising agency
Former Board Chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Chair, Growth and Justice, a non-partisan Minnesota think tank
Board member, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota & South Dakota
Former Board Chair, Minneapolis Downtown Council

Michael O'Keefe
President, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Former CEO, McKnight Foundation
Former Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Former Board Member, Board of Regents, University of Minnesota
Former President, Consortium for the Advancement of
     Private Higher Education, Washington, D.C.

Joe Selvaggio
Founder, The One Percent Club, whose mission is to increase
     charitable giving of wealthy individuals by having them pledge to
     give the greater of 1% of net worth or 5% of income to charities
     of their choice, annually.
Former President and Founder, Project for Pride in Living, a nonprofit
     organization which helps inner-city poor people with jobs, housing
     and social services

Carol Thacher
Attorney-at-Law, Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett, Minneapolis
Former Board Member, Citizen's League, WAMSO, Minnnesota
     Orchestra Volunteer Association
Former Board Member, Sister Kenny Institute Rehabilitation Center
Former Board Member, Abbott Northwestern Hospital


Our Advisory Board

Kristian Broin
Interior Designer, Medtronic

Sally Hermanto
Art Director, Target Corporation

Seth Johnson
Principal, Seth Johnson Design

Brent Kastler
Principal, Kastler Art & Design

Jason Koenig
Representative, Armour Photography

Scott Mikesh
Communications Specialist/Designer, Medica

Cindy Schaller
Principal, CS Web Concepts & Design

Amy Steil
Principal, Mi Mi Design

Sara Waters
Illustrator, Varitronics

Ann Zenor
Creative Special Projects, New Horizon Kids Quest