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Board of Directors

ClearWay Minnesota’s Board of Directors comprising at-large positions and appointed members. Board Members have expertise in areas of governance, finances, communications and marketing, grant-making, health care and insurance, tobacco control and cessation, community organizing, populations at risk, public affairs and/or human resources. Board and Board Committee meetings are held at the ClearWay Minnesota office.

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Board of Directors

Board Officers:

Board Chair – Karen Kraemer

Vice Chair – Brian Osberg

Secretary – Sarah Oquist

Treasurer – Laurie Lafontaine

Board Members:

Former Governor Mark Dayton appointed:

  • Karen Kraemer, R.N., former Vice President of Disease and Case Management with HealthPartners

Former Speaker of the House Paul Thissen appointed:

  • Janet Avery, former manager of the state’s asthma program at the Minnesota Department of Health

Former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Bakk appointed:

  • Gail Amundson, M.D., health care consultant, former Medical Director for Quality, Measurement and Provider Incentives at HealthPartners, and founder and past board chair of Minnesota Community Measurement

Former Attorney General Lori Swanson appointed:

  • Gregory Wulf, President and CEO of First Farmers & Merchants Bank 

Board Members filling at-large positions:

  • Mae Brooks, Director of Human Resources for the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board
  • Judy Brown, District Program Facilitator at Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Laurie Lafontaine, former Vice President of Allina Health
  • Nevada Littlewolf, Political Director at Women Winning, former President and CEO of Tiwahe Foundation, founder of Rural and American Indigenous Leadership and former Virginia City Council Member
  • Sarah Oquist, corporate attorney, executive coach and national speaker; former CEO/Board Chair of Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures; and current board member at Woodlands National Bank, Management HQ and Walker Art Center among other companies;
  • Brian Osberg, former Program Director at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, former Minnesota Assistant Commissioner of Health Care Administration and former Minnesota State Medicaid Director (note: Mr. Osberg was initially appointed by Governor Dayton and now serves as an at-large member)
  • Anne Vars, Senior Merchandise Finance Manager at Target Corporation

Board and Committee Meetings

The ClearWay Minnesota Board of Directors meets every other month throughout the year. Board Meetings are open to the public.

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, meetings of the Board will now be held remotely. Please contact ClearWay Minnesota Chief of Staff Amy Henderson at ahenderson@clearwaymn.org if you would like to attend a Board Meeting.

2021 BOARD MEETINGS

January 25, 9 a.m. – noon

March 17, 9 a.m. – noon

May 19, 9 a.m. – noon

July 21, 9 a.m. – noon

2021 COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Committees of the ClearWay Minnesota Board meet throughout the year. Most meetings are open to the public and are held at the ClearWay Minnesota office at Two Appletree Square, 8011 34th Ave. S., Ste. 400, Minneapolis, MN 55425.

2021 ClearWay MinnesotaSM Board Committee Roster and Meeting Schedule

EXECUTIVE/GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Karen Kraemer, Board Chair
Brian Osberg, Vice Chair
Sarah Oquist, Secretary
Laurie Lafontaine, Treasurer

No meetings pending

AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE

Brian Osberg, Chair
Gail Amundson
Janet Avery
Sarah Oquist
Gregory Wulf

No meetings pending

 

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