Board of Trustees
2018–2019
The Rev. Jon V. Anderson
Redwood Falls, MN (ex officio)
Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA
Scott P. Anderson ’89, M.B.A.
Eagan, MN
Special Advisor, Patterson Companies, Inc., Mendota Heights
Catherine Asta ’75, J.D.
Saint Paul, MN
Attorney at Law, and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association
Tracy L. Bahl ’84, M.B.A.
Greenwich, CT
Executive Vice President, CVS | Caremark, Woonsocket, RI
Grayce Belvedere-Young, M.B.A.
Edina, MN
Founder and CEO
Lily Pad Consulting
Rebecca M. Bergman
St. Peter, MN (ex officio)
President, Gustavus Adolphus College
Suzanne F. Boda ‘82
Marina del Rey, CA
Senior Vice President -- Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Robert D. Brown, Jr. ‘83
Rochester, MN
Staff Neurologist, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and John T. and Lillian Matthews Professor of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic
Daniel G. Currell ’94, J.D.
St. Paul, MN
Managing Director, Advance Law, Washington, DC
Edward J. Drenttel ’81, J.D.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Attorney/Partner, Winthrop & Weinstine, Minneapolis, MN
Bruce A. Edwards ‘77
Westerville, OH
Retired CEO, DHL Global Supply Chain
James H. Gale ’83, J.D.
Washington, DC
Attorney at Law
John O. Hallberg ’79, M.B.A.
Wayzata, MN
CEO, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Minneapolis
Susie B. Heim ’83
Edina, MN
Former Co-owner, S and S Heim Construction
The Rev. Peter C. Johnson ‘92
Minneapolis, MN
Executive Pastor, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie, MN
Paul R. Koch ’87
Plymouth, MN
Senior Vice President/Investments, UBS Financial Services, Wayzata
Dennis A. Lind ‘72
Eden Prairie, MN
Chairman, Midwest Bank Group, Inc.
Jan Lindman, MBA
Stocksund, Sweden
Treasurer to the King, The Royal Court, Stockholm, Sweden
Gordon D. Mansergh ‘84
Decatur, GA
Senior Behavioral Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association
Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74
Edina, MN
Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association
Thomas J. Mielke ’80, J.D.
Flower Mound, TX
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Irving
Marcia L. Page ‘82
Edina, MN
Founding Partner, Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis
The Rev. Craig A. Pederson ‘90
Minneapolis, MN (ex officio)
Assistant to the Bishop, Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA, and
President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations
The Rev. Wayne B. Peterson ’77
Plymouth, MN
Pastor, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church
The Rev. Dr. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82 (chair)
Stillwater, MN
Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake
Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82
Corcoran, MN
CEO, Sparboe Companies, Wayzata
Ronald C. White ’75
Las Vegas, NV
President, Sales, RC White Enterprises, Inc.
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 GACtrustee@gustavus.edu.