DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE CHANGING LIVES

OUR BOARD

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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