MPR Board of Trustees

As of 12/4 2025

Officers of the Board

  • Libby Hlavka, Chair

  • Bryan Phillips, Vice Chair

  • Jean Taylor, President

  • Julie Causey, Secretary

  • Michael Palmer, Treasurer

Trustees

The year Trustee joined MPR’s Board of Trustees is denoted in parenthesis

  • Sameer Badlani, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Digital Officer, Fairview Health Services (2025)

  • Jennifer Barrett, Managing Director, Head of Content & Communications at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management (2025)

  • Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Retired CEO, Carlson Holdings, Inc. (2025)

  • Julie Causey, Chairman Emeritus, Western Bank (2017)

  • Rebekah E. Dopp, CEO, IABBB, the BBB international organization (2026)

  • Sid Gandhi, EVP, Employee Benefit Solutions, Securian Financial Group (2019)

  • James Ganley, Managing Principal, AB CarVal (2023)

  • Dr. Marc Gorelick, President & CEO, Children’s Minnesota (2024)

  • Sima Griffith, Managing Principal, Aethlon Capital LLC (2017)

  • Ambar Hanson, Executive Director at Mortenson Family Foundation (2025)

  • Ash Hanson, Creative Executive Officer for Department of Public Transformation in Granite Falls, Minn (2026)

  • Dr. Brian Harrison, political scientist and author (2025)

  • Kandace Heck, EVP & Chief Audit Executive, U.S. Bank (2020)

  • Libby Hlavka, President, Driscoll Foundation (2017)

  • Dr. Kenneth Holmen, President & CEO, CentraCare Health (2018)

  • Sarah Karon, Board President of the Library Foundation for Sarasota County; District 5 Town Commissioner in Longboat Key, Florida (2025)

  • Jennifer Kelly, General Manager & VP of Trust & Safety, Upwork (2024)

  • Angie Lee, Founder of Moona Moono & Brightsized (2025)

  • Jeff Lin, Co-Founder & CEO, Pennant (2024)

  • Drew Murphy, CEO, Trio Advisory (2020)

  • Mark T. Nelson, Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group (2025)

  • Michael Palmer, Retired President, Winslow Capital (2021)

  • Bryan Phillips, SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (2021)

  • Nii-Ayite Quaye, SVP, M.A. Mortensen Companies, Managing Director, Vermilion Group (2016)

  • Jason Radisson, Founder and CEO, Movo (2024)

  • Todd Restel, CFO & Board Chair at First Supply, LLC (2026)

  • Karen Richard, SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Andersen Corporation (2022)

  • Sherry Sanchez Tibbetts, Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Greater Twin Cities United Way (2026)

  • Jean Taylor, President & CEO, American Public Media Group (2013)

  • Bo Thao-Urabe, Founder & President, Seed.Grow.Bloom LLC (2023)

  • Isaac Thompson, President & CEO, Oregon Symphony (2023)

  • Mandy Tuong, President & CEO, Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing (2021)

Active Life Trustees

  • Susan Boren, Retired Partner, Spencer Stuart

  • Mary Brainerd, Former CEO, Health Partners (2014)

  • Jim Dwyer, Chairman of the Board, 8th Ave Food & Provisions (2013)

  • Ian Friendly, Retired COO, General Mills (2007 - 2019)

Honorary Life Trustees

  • Addison (Tad) Piper, Retired Chairman & CEO, Piper Sandler Companies, Inc. (1986 - 1995) (1999 - 2008)

  • Steven M. Rothschild, Founder & Chair Emeritus, Twin Cities Rise (1987 - 2005) (2006 - 2018)

President Emeritus, Minnesota Public Radio

  • William H Kling (1967)

Note: Members of the Board can be reached by mail c/o Minnesota Public Radio, 480 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.

Public Information and Opportunities

Minnesota Public Radio Board of Trustee meetings and Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. Find schedules for specific dates, times and locations for advisory council meetings. All board and committee meetings are held at The Kling Public Media Center, 480 Cedar Street in St Paul.