Friends of the Hennepin County Library is governed by the Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for the management, overall strategic direction, and financial stewardship of the organization. Board members actively serve on at least one standing committee, which currently include the executive, advocacy, development, finance, and public awareness committees. Board members serve three year terms, and may serve a maximum of three terms.
“In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lynn Carlson Schell, President
President and Managing Principal, Shelter Corp.
Greg Weyandt, Vice President
President and Managing Principal, Shelter Corp.
Margaret Wunderlich, Treasurer
CFO and Vice President of Operations at Lerner Publishing Group
Jonathan Gaw, Secretary
Business Analyst for IDC
Lois Langer Thompson, Ex-Officio
Director, Hennepin County Library
Therese VanBlarcom, Ex-Officio
President, Hennepin County Library Board
Stu Wilson, Ex-Officio
Executive Director, Library Foundation of Hennepin County
Charlotte Abrahamson
Senior Executive, Accenture
Rick Bliss
Retired CEO of Anchor Bank
Marilyn Cathcart
Former State Legislative Reference Librarian and Retired University of St. Catherine Faculty
Biz Colburn
Retired Director of Transportation Planning
Eileen Day
Attorney at Leonard, Street & Deinard
Holly Denis
Community Volunteer
Chris Fischbach
Publisher, Coffee House Press
G. Bryan Fleming
Associate Director of Admissions at the Blake School
Tom Gabriel
CEO and Creative Director of Gabriel deGrood Bendt (GdB)
Jonathan Gaw
Business Analyst for IDC
John Gibbs
Vice President of State Government and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast
Kathy Graves
Partner, Parenteau Graves Communications
Courtney Grimsrud
Associate Attorney at Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Tom Grossman
Principal, Metro Management, Inc.
Ned Hancock
Marketing Manager, 3M
Irene Kilpatrick
Retired Principal, Minneapolis Public Schools
Mary Pat Ladner
Managing Director of Marketing and Communications for Minnesota Public Radio
Laura Langer
Director of Marketing and Communications, Barrett Moving & Storage
Russ Lemker
Training Development Manager, QlikTech
William Levin
Major Gifts Officer, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Foundation
Arleta Little
Executive Director, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature
Hilary Marden-Resnik
Senior Vice President of Administration for UCare
Christina Melloh
Attorney and Community Volunteer
Beth McGuire
Group Manager, Target
Velia Melrose
Community Volunteer
Steen Moller
Partner, Accenture
Kristi Pearson
Director of Development, AchieveMpls
Ann Phillips
Community Volunteer
Marcia Rinek
Community Volunteer
Carol Shaw
Independent Insurance Consultant and Former Actuary for Allianz Life
Wes Skoglund
Former Minnesota State Senator
Daniel H. Spiller
Senior Vice President of Corporate Treasury, U.S. Bancorp
Ardis Wexler
Retired Program Manager, Jewish Family and Children’s Services
Greg Weyandt
Briol & Associates, PLLC
Lisa Whitehill
Minnesota History Center Librarian