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Southwest Initiative Foundation / About Us / Our Board

Our Board

Dedicated Regional Leadership

We have a governing board of volunteers who care deeply about southwest Minnesota. They represent a variety of communities, industries and backgrounds.

A headshot of Valerie Halverson

Valerie Halvorson

Board Member

A woman with straight brown hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is wearing a gray top and is posed in front of a dark, blurred background.

Eriann Faris

Board Member

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Tom Brakke

Treasurer

Terry poses for a formal head shot wearing a blazer, blue shirt, tie and glasses.

Terry Gaalswyk, PhD

Vice Chair

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Dan Greve

Board Member

Christie Hantge

Christie Hantge

Past Chair

Erica poses for a formal head shot wearing glasses and a white lace cardigan over a black blouse.

Erica Volkir

Secretary

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Theresa Zaske

Chair


Former Board Members

  • J. Terry Anderson
  • Jim Bakken
  • Gary Becker
  • Doug Bultman*
  • Connie Burchill *
  • Elroy Burgeson *
  • Cliff Carmody
  • Robert Carothers
  • Connie Connell
  • Tim Connell
  • Marcy Costello
  • Connie J. Crowell
  • Joyce Dass *
  • Patricia Dols
  • Rick Ellingworth
  • Ron Erpelding
  • Jeff Ettinger
  • Wayne Freese, DVM
  • Gary Geiger
  • Larry Graf *
  • Kent Gustafson
  • Jeff Haag
  • James Hamilton
  • Alicia Johnson
  • Ronald Johnson *
  • Jim Keul
  • Dennis Klute
  • Myron Koets
  • Mark Lofthus
  • Sander Ludeman
  • Janet Lundebrek
  • Mary Maertens
  • Mary Magnus
  • Abdirizak Mahboub
  • Dr. Phil Maus *
  • William McCormack
  • Connie VanDerBill Medin
  • Gerald Michaelson *
  • Francis Mortier *
  • Janice Nelson
  • Ron Noyes
  • Mary Page *
  • Becky Parker
  • Teresa Peterson
  • Margaret Preska *
  • Joan Ratzloff
  • Greg Raymo
  • Randy Reinke
  • Dr. Mary Retterer *
  • H. Cris Remucal, MD
  • Vince Robinson
  • Robert Saunders
  • Berdette Schoep
  • Don Stella *
  • Bob Taubert
  • Elwood Throndrud *
  • Bob Thurston
  • Mark Titus
  • Timothy B. Ulrich
  • Gloria VandeBrake
  • Laura Warne
  • Hugh Wegner *
  • Kathy Wehking
  • Lyle Weismantel
  • Benjamin Wilcox

*Deceased

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