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Board of Directors
If you are interested in applying to serve on the Board of Directors, please apply HERE.
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Charles "Chuck" Dougherty - Board Chair
Owner. Water Street Inn
Chuck, along with his wife Judy, own and operate the Water Street Inn in Stillwater and the Cover Park Manor Bed and Breakfast in Oak Park Heights. He also serves on the Oak Park Heights City Council, Board Member for the Stillwater / Oak Park Heights Convention & Visitors Bureau and on Explore Minnesota Statewide Tourism Advisory Board.
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Carrie Higgs - Vice Chair
Director of Community Relations. Cub Foods
Carrie Higgs has worked with Cub since 2009, serving in many roles, most recently as the Director of Community Relations since 2018. She has worked through all of Cub’s footprint, emphasizing the importance of intertwining community and business through the Cub Foods experience. Recently Carrie presented at the Top Women in Grocery Conference about charitable work helping your community and building bonds within your organization. She is an expert in how to foster a giving culture and encouraging employees to get involved. Before Cub Carrie worked with SuperValu and Tires Plus after receiving her degree from University of Minnesota Duluth.
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Randy LaFaive – Treasurer
Division Manager, Market & Johnson
Randy LaFaive is a Division Manager for Market & Johnson, a commercial general contractor and construction manager with offices in Stillwater, MN, Eau Claire, WI and LaCrosse, WI. He has more than 30 years of construction experience in commercial construction starting as a jobsite field engineer, project manager, and currently as a Division Manager of our Stillwater office. Randy is a member of the Hudson Lions Club, served in multiple roles for the Minnesota Builders Exchange, most recently as President of the Board of Directors in 2022, Treasurer on the Hudson Hospital Foundation Board, serves on the Union Construction Workers’ Compensation Program Board of Trustee’s, and recently appointed to the Washington County Workforce Development Board as a Business Representative. He and his wife Anita are both originally from Chippewa Falls, WI and post college, moved to Hudson, WI where they’ve been for nearly 30 years. In his free time, he spends a lot of time on the golf course, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
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Chuck LeRoux – Secretary
Director, Enterprise Safety and Environmental Services. Andersen Windows
Chuck is the Director of Safety and Disability Management for Andersen Corporation and has been with Andersen for 20 years. Chuck oversees the implementation of their safety program which minimizes work related injuries/illnesses and keeps people safe on the job. He has served on the Planning Commission for the City of Oak Park Heights, and as a Board Member for the St Croix Valley Baseball Association.
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Annette Sallman - Past Chair
Director of Community Education. Stillwater Public Schools
Annette Sallman is the Director of Community Education for Stillwater Area Public Schools. She has more than 25 years of experience in education. After joining the Stillwater school district in 2004, Annette served in several roles before assuming the director's position in 2014. Although she does not live in Stillwater, she considers this her community. Beyond her work from the school district, she is a board member for United Way Washington County East, serves on the Lakeview Health Foundation and Well-Being Advisory Committee.
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Ryan Benson
Vice President-Commercial Lending, Lake Elmo Bank
A lifelong resident of the St. Croix Valley Area, Ryan has been a community banker for over 25 years. He is currently at Lake Elmo Bank as a commercial lender. He and his wife live in Stillwater with their two busy children. Ryan enjoys time with family at the cabin, hunting and fishing.
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Kevin Johnson
Co-Owner. Johnson Boog, LLC
Kevin Johnson is an Accountant with Forward Accounting, an accounting services and tax firm in Stillwater. He provides tax compliance, planning and accounting services to both businesses and individuals. Prior to launching Forward Accounting, he worked for Foley Kalseim team in Lake Elmo. Kevin practiced tax accounting with a large CPA firm in Minneapolis for over 5 years and also has over 10 years of small business management experience. He lives in Stillwater with his wife and two children.
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Sara Jespersen
Owner. The Lumberjack
Sara along with her husband, co-own five Anytime Fitness Centers, the Trumi Franchise system and is also a co-founder, lead talent, and trainer for Wellbeats; a virtual fitness presentation for live experience. She is also the owner of the The Lumberjack in downtown Stillwater. She is a very active non-profit community leader and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Marina, Mulberry Point Yacht Harbor and the Discover Stillwater Tourism Bureau.
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Brandi Lunneborg
President of the Lakeview Hospital
Brandi Lunneborg is President of Lakeview Health and the St. Croix Valley Executive Leader for HealthPartners since December of 2021. Prior to joining HealthPartners ands Lakeview Health, Brandi served as CEO of Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA for 7 years and with Allina Health for the previous 12 years, where she last served as Vice President of Operations and Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN. She is passionate about community health and the role of local hospitals commitment to improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve.
Brandi received a bachelor's degree in psychology at Carleton College and a master's degree in business administration from American Intercontinental University. She is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Her husband, Todd Lunneborg is a guitar builder and small business owner for the past 25 years. She has 16-year-old twins, Ian and Ara, who are currently enrolled in Stillwater Area High School. As a family, they enjoy living in Stillwater and being outdoors for biking and other outdoor activities, dining in downtown Stillwater, and walks with their dog, Chloe.
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Kelly Stenerson
Development and Community Engagement Manager. United Way of Washington County East
Kelly Stenerson is the Development and Community Engagement Manager for the United Way of Washington County East. Her role is to educate the community on the importance of philanthropy, while bridging relationships and fundraising for the many agencies that United Way supports. A life-long resident of Stillwater, Kelly is active with the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce and loves to contribute her time and talents with various local non-profit events. Kelly loves living in Stillwater with her husband and her black lab, Luna.
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Jade Klemmensen
Attorney Eckberg Lammers
Jade is a member of Eckberg Lammers, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Team. She provides estate-planning services to individuals and families throughout Minnesota. She guides clients through careful planning by understanding their unique situations; establish expectations; and works diligently to meet each clients’ individual planning needs.
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Bridging Business & Community