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Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. (GMG) is governed by a 25 member board made up of a precise composition of stakeholders representing the diverse mix of businesses within the marketplace. Thank you to the GMG Board of Directors for giving their time, talent and dedication to help grow Greater Mankato!


Charlie Whitaker
Chair
Taylor Corporation

James Hebl, MD.
Vice Chair
Mayo Clinic Health System


Ron Vetter
Past Chair
Vetter Stone

David Krause
Secretary/Treasurer, 
Chair of GreenSeam
Pioneer Bank


Najwa Massad
At-Large
Massad Group

David Kim
At-Large
Gislason & Hunter LLP

Ben Ellingson
At-Large
Eide Bailly LLP

Jennifer Spaude
At-Large
Consolidated Communications


Paul Peterson 
Mankato Area Public Schools


JO Guck Bailey
SignPro/JGBailey Media & Communications

Dr. Richard Davenport
Minnesota State University, Mankato

Mark Dehen
Chair of Regional Economic Development Alliance
City of North Mankato
Back To Wellness Clinic
Stephanie BottnerStephanie Drago
Taylor Corporation		Mike Drummer
Drummers Garden Center & Floral
Drummer Companies

Joe Duncan
Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Brian Fowler
Quality 1 Hr. Foto/Sports Pix

Jessica Hatanpa
Vice Chair of Regional Economic Development Alliance, City of Mankato, Hatanpa Insurance Agency – State Farm		Pat Hentges
City of Mankato

Wesley Otto
OMG – Otto Media Group


Dr. Annette Parker
South Central College

Kelly Sonnek
2019 Young Professionals Chair and YP Representative
Jack Link's

Rob Else
Jay Weir
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.		Rob Else
Andy Wilke
Chair of Visit Mankato, River Hills Mall		Randy Zellmer
Chair of City Center Partnership
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

 

     

Board of Directors Position Description & Expectations >>

Visit Mankato Board of Governors

 

Andy Wilke, Chair, River Hills Mall
JO Guck Bailey, Past Chair, Sign Pro/JGBailey Media & Communications
Kevin Buisman, Vice Chair, Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletics
Trisha Duncan, Secretary/Treasurer, Xcel Energy
Mike Drummer, At-Large, Drummer Companies
Gwenn Wolters, At-Large, South Central Service Cooperative
David Anderson, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Mankato Hotel and Conference Center
Curt Van Asten, Mankato Brewery
Matt Atwood, Atwood Companies
Carrie Flanagan, Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Mankato
Dain Fisher, Bent River Outfitter
Kaaren Grabianowski, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota
Eric Jones, Mankato Civic Center
Nate Newhouse, Pioneer Bank - Mankato
John Nelson, Mount Kato Ski Area
Alec Pfeffer, ISG
Mitzi Roberts, Dance Express
Alison Zelms, Deputy City Manager

City Center Partnership Board of Governors

 

Randy Zellmer, Chair, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
David Jones, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Betty Ouren, At-Large, MinnStar Bank
Bryan Sowers, At-Large, U.S. Bank
Dan White, At-Large, iSpace Environments
Kevin Velasquez, At-Large, Blethen Berens
Stephanie Drago, Taylor Corporation, Taylor Digital
Barb Dorn
Tony Friesen, 2 Pins Bakery
Wes Gilbert, Mankato Computer Repair
John Harrenstein, City of North Mankato
Jonathan Kemp, Ardent Mills, LLC
Deb Newman, Newman Investments
Jessica Potter, Blue Earth County Historical Society
Christopher Person, Mankato Independent Originals
Max DeMars, DeMars Construction
Paul Vogal, City of Mankato
Jim Whitlock, Brickhouse Graphics/Business on Belgrade

GreenSeam Board of Governors

 

David Krause, Chair, Pioneer Bank
Colleen VanBlarcom, Secretary/Treasurer, BAMCO
Jim Marzolf, Past Chair, CliftonLarsonAllen
Gary Koch, Vice Chair, Christensen Farms
JO Guck Bailey, At-Large, SignPro/JGBailey Media & Communications
Marsha Danielson, At-Large, South Central College
Wesley Beck, Beck Farm
Brian Buhr, University of Minnesota
Marques Doppler, Profinium
Maureen Gustafson, Gislason & Hunter
Jodie Hermer, Compeer
Terri Jensen, National Land Realty
Wayne Kahler, Kahler Automation
Matt Lessard, MBU Technologies
Chad Surprenant, ISG
Marilyn Wells, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Tim Penny, Ex-Officio Non-voting, Southern MN Initiative Foundation

 

The Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. Family: Visit Mankato City Center Partnership