About Us
The Foundation comprises many influential leaders who share a vision for transforming lives by making college accessible for all students. Our Foundation Board governs Friends of Saint Paul College while day-to-day operations are provided by dedicated staff who tirelessly pursue our mission of inspiring philanthropic giving to promote student success through:
- Engaging in meaningful community awareness opportunities;
- Partnering with key businesses and community-based organizations; and
- Establishing ambitious results-oriented goals which proactively support necessary student scholarships, emergency funds, and programs.
Our volunteer board members are committed to championing the mission and vision of the Foundation and the College. We function through the collaborative efforts of the Advancement team and an all-volunteer Board of Directors.
Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation invites business leaders, community members, and alumni to learn more about serving on its board of directors.
We review new board member applications on a rolling basis.
Interested in joining our Board of Directors or learning more about it?
Fill out our interest form or contact
friends@saintpaul.edu to learn more.
View Foundation Board Flyer.
Vision, Mission & Values
The vision of the Foundation is to transform lives by making college accessible for all students. Our mission is to advance Saint Paul College by inspiring philanthropic giving which promotes student success. This is achieved through proactively engaging in the following values:
- Strong community awareness and engagement;
- Partnerships with businesses and community-based organizations; and
- Ambitious development goals for scholarships and programs.
Foundation Board
The Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation Board includes twenty leaders passionately committed to our vision of transforming lives by making college accessible for all students. We are always looking for future Foundation Board members, click HERE to hear more about what is involved in this service.
Our 2020-2021 Foundation Board includes the following board members:
| |  | Vice President National Accounts, Health Solutions
HealthPartners | | Egan | Executive Committee | | |  | Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property
Pentair | Jihan Rush | Jenkins | Governance Committee (Chair)
Executive Committee | | |  | Financial Advisor
Morgan Stanley | | Magner | Finance Committee (Chair)
Executive Committee | | |  | Vice President
U.S. Bank | Tony | Samec | Governance Committee | | |  | Business Systems Regulatory Director - Advanced Grid
Xcel Energy | Michael | Remington | Development Committee (Chair)
Executive Committee | | |  | Retired, Valspar Corporation | Larry | Brandenburger | | | |  | Vice President of Advancement and Communications
Saint Paul College | Austin | Calhoun | | | |  | Education Consultant | Nancy Randall | Dana | Development Committee
Governance Committee | | |  | Vice President of Information Technology & Continuous Improvement, Kindeva Drug Delivery | Katie | DeCabooter | Development Committee | | |  | Program Manager, Mo-Tech Corporation | Scott | Donahue | Governance Committee | | |  | Business Agent, St. Paul Plumbers Local 34 | Dean | Gale | Finance Committee | | |  | Owner and CEO, Hitchcock Law Firm, PLLC | Ed | Hitchcock | Development Committee | | |  | Owner/Manager, Log Cabin Rustics | Zafar | Khan | Development Committee | | |  | Retired | | McCarthy | | | |  | Director of Human Resources
Levy Restaurants at the Xcel Energy Center
| Steve | Michaels | Development Committee | | |  | President, Saint Paul College | | Peaslee | | | |  | Director, Ameriprise ONE
Ameriprise
| Matthew | Piermantier | Finance Committee | | |  | Director, Communications - Brain Modulation
Medtronic
| Naomi | Rodiles | Finance Committee | | |  | Senior Director Medical Laboratory Services
HealthPartners
| Shelly | Semerad | Development Committee | | |  | Attorney, DLA Piper | Bernadette Samali | Senyana | Finance Committee | | |  | Finance Manager
Center for Victims of Torture | Lue | Vang | Finance Committee | | |  | Director of Nursing
Regions Hospital
| Julie | Weegman | Governance Committee | | |  | Attorney
Nilan Johnson Lewis | Mai | Yang | Governance Committee |
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Meet The Staff
Our staff includes four professionals who are committed to achieving the Foundation mission on a day-to-day basis. These staff members and their contact information include:
