Staff and Board

Chief Development Officer
Gratitude Ambassador
Marketing & Communications Director
Marketing & Communications Associate
Events Director
Development Operations Manager
Development Manager
Finance Director
Development Associate
Executive Director & CEO
Director of Leadership Giving
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President

Rosa Marroquin

Physician, Faculty Medical Student Education FMCH, University of Minnesota
Chief Executive Officer & Principal Architect, LSE Architects
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Treasurer

Jonathan Gaw

Market Research and Strategy Advisor
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Secretary

Julia Dayton Klein

District Court Judge, Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District
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Julie Allinson

Entrepreneur, Eyebobs Founder, Philanthropist
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Jane Brissett

Member, Hennepin County Library Board, Ex officio
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Scott Duimstra

Director, Hennepin County Library, Ex officio
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John Gibbs

Senior Advisor (former Senior Vice President, Government Affairs), Comcast NBCUniversal
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Lissa Jones-Lofgren

Culture Coach, Organization Behaviorist, and Podcast Host
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Nawal Noor

Founder & CEO, Noor Companies
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Kyle Parsons

Vice President of Community Engagement, Great MN Schools
Kristi Pearson poses among the stacks at Minneapolis Central Library.

Kristi Pearson

Executive Director & CEO, Friends of the Hennepin County Library, Ex officio
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Kai Sakstrup

Executive Vice President | Chief Product Officer - Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, U.S. Bank
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Betsy Sylvester

Managing Director, Head of Client Management, Castlelake

"In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Through Board service, Friends of the Hennepin County Library Directors enter into a relationship of trusteeship.

Collectively, Board members are responsible for:

  • Support fundraising activities as a core function of Board membership.
  • Actively understand, commit to and promote the organization’s mission and vision, serving as ambassador and advocate for Friends of HCL in the community.
  • Recruit potential Board members who could make a significant contribution to the success of the organization.
  • Act as a mentor to FHCL staff for professional development.

  • Establish strategic goals and objectives consistent with the organization’s mission, monitor progress and continuously engage in strategic planning for the future.
  • Establish policies that govern the operations of the organization and allow the staff to pursue the goals set forth for the organization.

  • Approve organization’s annual operating budget, ensuring the infrastructure to carry out the work, and oversee the organization’s assets, promoting a culture of transparency that builds trust with stakeholders.
  • Exercise fiduciary responsibility and ensure legal and ethical integrity.
  • Hire, support and annually evaluate the organization’s staff leader.
  • Participate in an annual Board self-assessment to gauge Board performance and functioning.

Board Directors serve a three-year term and may be elected to serve a second term.

Goals and Strategies

Accomplishing Our Mission 

  1. Increase awareness and grow appreciation for Hennepin County Library
  2. Increase financial resources to Hennepin County Library
  3. Bring forth a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility across all levels of the organization
  4. Invest in Friends of Hennepin County Library infrastructure

READ OUR 2020-2024 STRATEGIC PLAN

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Friends of the Hennepin County Library Staff 2025