• MISSION
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• STATE BOARD
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• DIRECTIONS TO YIG

Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government is served by a State Board, comprised of up to 21 community leaders and program alumni.  The Youth in Government Board works under the direction of the General Board of Directors of the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis and has several areas of focus, including:

• Articulating the vision for Youth in Government
• Building strong relationships and acting as an ambassador for the YMCA
• Cultivating and securing resources to support service delivery
• Determining community needs
• Exemplifying excellence in leadership, with emphasis on the YMCA mission
• Focusing on planning, evaluation and quality

2005 BOARD OFFICERS

Justice Paul Anderson, Chair

Associate Justice - MN Supreme Court

Kara Benson, Vice Chair

Attorney - Faegre & Benson

Matt Gallagher, Secretary

Student

2005 BOARD MEMBERS

Rob Adler

Student

Jeanne Cooney

Director of External Relations - U.S. Dept. of Justice

Bill Davidson

Attorney - Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson

Joyce DeGeorgeo

Associate Information Engineer - Northland Insurance

Steve Francisco

Federal Budget Campaign Coordinator - MN Council of Nonprofits

Joann Knuth

Area Superintendent - St. Paul Public Schools

Maureen Kucera-Walsh

Public Affairs Consultant

Scott Magnuson
Director - Senate Information Office

John Ongaro

Lobbyist - St. Louis County

John Stanoch
President - Qwest Minnesota

Anil Tadavarthy

Pathologist - United Hospital

Roger Wangen

Retired - Minnesota Department of Education