Jay Timmons, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Manufacturers, addresses the Minnesota Manufacturers Summit. Legislative leaders shared their views at Session Priorities: (from left) Senate Majority Leader David Senjem, House Speaker Kurt Zellers, moderator Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV, House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk. Involta broke ground in September for a $10.5 million data center in Duluth:(from left) Lonnie Bloomquist of Involta; Nancy Norr of Minnesota Power; Senator Roger Reinert; Involta CEO Bruce Lehrman; DEED Commissioner Mark Phillips; County Commissioner Steve O'Neil; David Ross of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Don Ness. Joe Swedberg (left), vice president of legislative affairs at Hormel Foods Corporation in Austin, visits with Dr. Zigang Dong, executive director of The Hormel Institute, during a tour by Leadership Minnesota. Bob Anderson (left), who recently retired from Boise Paper at International Falls, receives the Spirit of Minnesota Award from Jon Campbell, chair of the Minnesota Chamber Board. Current Minnesota Chamber board members Jan Kruchoski and Sanjay Kuba, and former member Russ Nelson, had a personal audience with Governor Mark Dayton at Session Priorities.


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Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Staff

David Olson - President (651) 292-4655 dolson@mnchamber.com
Mary Bethke - Director, HR & Member Benefits (651) 292-4672 mbethke@mnchamber.com

Public Policy

Bill Blazar - Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Business Development (651) 292-4658 bblazar@mnchamber.com
Laura Bordelon - Senior Vice President, Advocacy (651) 292-4681 lbordelon@mnchamber.com
Jennifer Byers - Vice President, Grassroots and Local Chamber Relations
(651) 292-4673 jbyers@mnchamber.com
Tom Hesse - Vice President, Government Affairs (651) 292-4678 thesse@mnchamber.com
Peter Baum - Coordinator, Grow Minnesota! (651) 292-4674 pbaum@mnchamber.com
Ben Gerber - Manager, Energy & Labor/Management Policy (651) 292-4663 bgerber@mnchamber.com
Jessica Holland - Public Policy Assistant (651) 292-4695 jholland@mnchamber.com
Kate Johansen - Manager, Health and Transportation Policy (651) 292-4682 kjohansen@mnchamber.com
Joy Kubat - Office Manager/Executive Assistant (651) 292-4686 jkubat@mnchamber.com
Tony Kwilas - Director, Environmental Policy (651) 292-4668 tkwilas@mnchamber.com
Sarah Radosevich - Public Policy Research Associate (651) 292-4660 sradosevich@mnchamber.com
Mike Robertson - Consultant, Environmental Policy (651) 337-1306 mrobertson@mnchamber.com
Kathi Schaff - Director, Partnerships & Business Development (651) 292-4667 kschaff@mnchamber.com
Amy Walstien - Director, Education & Workforce Development Policy (651) 292-4661 awalstien@mnchamber.com

Internal Operations

Helen Hatcher - Manager of First Impressions (651) 292-4650 hhatcher@mnchamber.com
Joy Kubat - Office Manager/Executive Assistant (651) 292-4686 jkubat@mnchamber.com
Marilyn Ruhberg - Director of Finance (651) 292-4687 mruhberg@mnchamber.com

External Operations

Laura Boyd - Senior Vice President, Membership, Development & Resources (651) 292-4692 lboyd@mnchamber.com
Kim Anderson - Member Services Assistant (651) 292-4676 kanderson@mnchamber.com
Kristin Hartung - Manager, Creative and Design (651) 292-4680 khartung@mnchamber.com
Jenny Munyer - Director of Membership (651) 292-4690 jmunyer@mnchamber.com
Dennis Parkinson - Membership Account Executive (651) 292-4683 dparkinson@mnchamber.com
Jim Pumarlo - Director, Communications (651) 292-4664 jpumarlo@mnchamber.com
Joan Rausch - Director, Special Events (651) 292-4654 jrausch@mnchamber.com
Courtney Taylor - Membership Account Executive (651) 292-4689 ctaylor@mnchamber.com
Lisa Thompson - Manager, Program Marketing and Project Management (651) 292-4699 lthompson@mnchamber.com

Minnesota Chamber Foundation

Jenny Munyer - Director, Leadership Minnesota (651) 292-4690 jmunyer@mnchamber.com
Jackie Reis - Consultant, Minnesota Business Gives (651) 292-4688 jreis@mnchamber.com

Minnesota Waste Wise

Jill Curran - Energy Smart Program Director (651) 292-4653 jcurran@mnchamber.com
Sam Friesen - Program Coordinator (651) 292-4652 sfriesen@mnchamber.com
Sam Hanson - Business Services Coordinator (651) 292-4675 shanson@mnchamber.com
Ryan Verhulst - Energy Efficiency Advisor (651) 292-4657 rverhulst@mnchamber.com
Kate Worley - Waste Wise Program Director (651) 292-4662 kworley@mnchamber.com

Minnesota Chamber Business Services

Mary Bethke - Director, HR & Member Benefits (651) 292-4672 mbethke@mnchamber.com
Connie Peterson - Billing and Eligibility Account Coordinator (651) 292-4670 cpeterson@mnchamber.com

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