About

Board of Trustees

President

Will Ruckel
Director, Annual Giving & Stewardship, Metro State University

Vice President

Andrew Douglass
Manager, Operating Systems, M Health Fairview

Secretary

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Treasurer

Chris Henke
Chief Manager, Akins Henke and Company

Board Members

Sarah Borgeson | Senior Director, Principal Gifts and National Strategy, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

Karl Brown | Community Education, Mounds View Public Schools (MVPS)

Kacey Fuller | Associate Development Officer at the University of Minnesota Law School

Todd Durand | Principal, Pike Lake Education Center, MVPS

Darin Johnson | Executive Director, School Management, MVPS

Anne Lichtenberg | Senior Director of Corporations, Foundations & Prospect Management, Dunwoody College of Technology

Anjali Mankad | Principal Associate, Cardiology Sales Ops & Strategy, Boston Scientific

Trever Marshall | Digital Product Manager, Allianz Life

Board Members, Cont.

Tony Paetznick | Director of Public Safety, City of New Brighton

Laura Rivers | Spanish Teacher, Mounds View High School

Ex Officio

Mindy Handberg | Director of Community Partnerships, MVPS

Chris Lennox | Superintendent, MVPS

Emeriti Trustees

Kirsten Dawson | Retired Educator, MVPS

Dave Stimpson | Retired; MVSEF Historian; MVHS alumnus

Staff

Amanda DePhillips | Executive Director (Interim)
amanda.dephillips@moundsviewschools.org | 651-621-6095

Jennifer Getsay | Executive Assistant
jennifer.getsay@moundsviewschools.org

Meet Interim MVSEF Director Amanda DePhillips

Amanda brings more than a decade of experience working with the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation in various capacities. From volunteer to board president, Amanda has been involved with the Foundation since 2014. Her knowledge of the inner workings of the Foundation not only provides context, but relationships keep the mission moving forward.

“I love that the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation works in partnership with Mounds View Public Schools to augment the excellence of the educational opportunities for our students. I'm proud to continue the good work of this organization through storytelling and community engagement.”

Amanda and her husband Tom have been raising two delightful daughters in this district for more than 20 years. Their children are recent graduates of the district.

Amanda with her daughter and Foundation volunteer Erin (MV ‘24)

Amanda with her daughter and MVSEF volunteer Erin (MV ‘24)

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Shelley St. Marie Diffley, MVSEF Board of Trustees, talks about her service on the board and the impact we can all make for our schools, children, and communities