Our Board of Directors
Meet the volunteers whose leadership helps us create and support rewarding, life-changing mentoring relationships for Twin Cities youth.
2025 Officers
Steve Hentges – Chair
Sr. Vice President, Finance, Dessert Holdings
Mallory Apperson – Vice Chair
Sr. Marketing Manager, Polaris Industries
Emily Carlson – Treasurer
Second Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, Securian Financial
Katie Mattis Sarver – Secretary
Business Development Consultant, Katie Mattis Consulting
Tanya Hall – Chair, Development Committee
Director of IT Support Services, Optum
Abdul Dire – Chair, Programs
Research & Development Leader, Solventum
Pat Sukhum – CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
2024 Directors At Large
Brianna Mooty
Counsel, Faegre Drinker
Curt MacKenzie
Realtor, Coldwell Banker Burnet
Duke Merickel
Business Development Manager, Taylor Corporation
Feben Gobena
Collaborative Leader, 3M
Jared Bickler
Partner, Deloitte
Jennifer Jensen
VP of Category Marketing, Best Buy
Jeremy Heckman
Wealth Manager, Accredited Investors
Jerry Allen
ARI (Retired)
Joe Branch
Head of On-Court Basketball Strategy & Business Development, WME
John Satumba
R&D Leader, Cargill
Katie Mattis Sarver – Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Liaison
Business Development Consultant, Katie Mattis Consulting
Kelvin Johnson
Co-Founder and CEO, Brevity
Kristine Engman
Trading & Risk Manager, Cargill
Marci Fabrega – Secretary
Chief Mergers, Acquisition Counsel, Ecolab
Maria Hokanson
EVP, Marketing, Dairy Queen
Meg Paschall
Principal – People Advisory Services, EY
Sarah (SJ) Julius
Decision Science Senior Manager, Best Buy