Board of Trustees2023-24

Scott P. Anderson ’89, M.B.A. 
Eagan, MN 
Interim CEO, C.H. Robinson 

Catherine Asta ‘75 
Edina, MN 
Attorney, Saint Paul, MN 

Rebecca M. Bergman 
St. Peter, MN (ex officio) 
President, Gustavus Adolphus College 

Suzanne F. Boda ‘82 
Winter Park, CO 
Retired Senior Vice President -- Los Angeles, American Airlines 

Robert D. Brown, Jr. ’83, M.A., M.D. 
Rochester, MN 
Staff Neurologist, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and John T. and Lillian Matthews Professor of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic 

Kara K. Buckner ‘97 
Edina, MN 
President/Chief Strategy Officer, Fallon Worldwide, and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association 

Michael D. Bussey ‘69 
Woodbury, MN 
Senior Consultant, DBD Group 

Janette F. Concepcion, M.A., Ph.D. 
Stillwater, MN 
Clinical Psychologist, Concepcion Psychological Services 

Daniel G. Currell ‘94 
Saint Paul, MN 
CEO, Digital Commerce Alliance 

Sarah E. Cuthill ‘85 
Park City, UT 
Principal and Executive Sponsor of DEI Signature Issues, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Tane T. Danger ‘07
Minneapolis, MN 
Director, Westminster Town Hall Forum 

Edward J. Drenttel ’81, J.D. 
Inver Grove Heights, MN 
Attorney 

John O. Hallberg ’79, M.B.A. 
Wayzata, MN 
Retired CEO, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Minneapolis 

John M. Harris ’92, Ph.D. 
Tyrone, GA 
Associate Director, Protiviti 

Mary Dee J. Hicks ’75, Ph.D. 
Edina, MN 
Retired Organizational Psychologist 

The Rev. Alicia A. Hilding ‘08 
New Prague, MN 
Co-pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 

John S. Himle ‘77 
Minnetonka, MN 
CEO, Himle LLC 

Keith N. Jackson ’89, JD 
Lakeville, MN 
Assistant General Counsel, Aon 

The Rev. Peter C. Johnson ‘92 
Minneapolis, MN 
Pastor of Small Groups and Service, St. Andrew Lutheran Church 

Charles M. Kelley ‘75 
Long Lake, MN 
Partner, Compass Capital Management 

Nicole M. LaVoi ’91, Ph.D. 
Bloomington, MN 
Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport University of Minnesota 

Dennis A. Lind ‘72 
Eden Prairie, MN
Chairman, Midwest Bank Group, Inc. 

Jan Lindman, M.B.A. 
Stocksund, Sweden 
Treasurer to the King, The Royal Court, Stockholm, Sweden 

The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose 
Eden Prairie, MN 
Senior Pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis 

Mikka S. McCracken ‘09 
Chicago, IL 
Senior Program Manager, Culture and Change, AutoDesk 

Bradley S. Nuss ‘97 
Rochester, MN 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nuss Truck & Equipment 

Marcia L. Page ’82, M.B.A. (chair) 
Edina, MN 
Founding Partner, Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis 

The Rev. Dee Pederson 
Redwood Falls, MN (ex officio) 
Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA 

The Rev. Dr. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82 
Stillwater, MN 
Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake 

Robert C. Schnell ‘81 
Orono, MN 
Senior Vice President, Christensen Group Insurance 

Karl D. Self ’81, M.B.A., D.D.S. 
Vadnais Heights, MN 
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis 

Kent V. Stone ’80, M.B.A. 
Palm Desert, CA 
Retired Vice Chairman, U.S. Bancorp 

The Rev. Heather Teune Wigdahl ‘95 
Eau Claire, WI 
Senior Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Menomonie

 

You are welcome to contact members of the Board of Trustees by sending an email to GACtrustees@gustavus.edu.