A new nonprofit corporation established to support and encourage continued riverfront revitalization in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation Board Composition

10 Governmental Members

(all appointed by entity being represented)

City of Minneapolis

3 members (two Council Members, plus Mayor or Council President)

Council President Barbara Johnson

Council Member Diane Hofstede

Council Member Kevin Reich

Alt. Council Member Don Samuels

Minneapolis Park Board

3 members (three Commissioners)

Commissioner Anita Tabb

Commissioner Scott Vreeland

Commissioner Liz Wielinski

Alt. Commissioners Bob Fine, Jon Olson, and Annie Young

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)

1 member (Commissioner or Executive Director)

Doug Snyder (Alt. Dan Kalmon)

National Park Service's Mississippi National

1 member (Superintendent or senior staff)

Paul Labovitz

River and Recreation Area (NPS/MNRRA)

Alt. David Wiggins

Hennepin County

1 member (Commissioner?)

Invitation pending

University of Minnesota

1 member (President, direct report or senior staff)

Karen Himle

14 Non-Governmental Members

Neighborhood & Community Organizations

3 appointed by organizations: Above the Falls Citizen Advisory Committee (AFCAC) rep, plus—

Mary Jamin Maguire (Alt. Georgianna Yantos)

1 from Central Riverfront and

Edna Brazaitis (Alts. Michael Guest, Wade Savage, Carletta Sweet)

1 from Lower Gorge

Irene Jones

Residents

5 others appointed by board; at least one to be at-large rep

Tom Johnson, Riverfront resident

Linda Mack, Minneapolis resident

Tom Meyer, Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle

Chuck Sullivan, Minneapolis resident

Tené Wells, Riverfront resident

Other

1 member appointed by Minnesota Historical Society

John Crippen

6 members appointed by board
(could be representatives of nonprofits, businesses or foundations or additional residents)

David Ahlers, Graco

Ken Beadell, Xcel Energy

Don Gerberding, Master Civil and Construction Engineering

Kim Herman, Coloplast

David Norback, RSP Architects

John Pacheco, US Bank Foundation

MAXIMUM TOTAL: 24 members

Positions shown in bold print indicate members who will be appointed by other bodies. All other members will be appointed by MRC board.

Updated May 24, 2011