Our Team

Dir. Of Community Based Research
U of M, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs

Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer
Girl Scouts River Valleys

I am a lifelong Minneapolite, growing up and raising my family on the South Side. I work for a trust company, helping families and non-profits to manage and invest their money properly. I enjoy traveling and spending time with my partner and 2 kids. I love to spend as much time outside as possible. I stay active chasing my kids, riding bikes, hiking and playing sports.

Program Director of Arts at McKnight + Co-Founder, Former CEO at JXTA
McKnight Foundation, Bush Foundation Board of Directors

youth ed, Biz. Dev. enterpenuership visual artist
Co- founder of JXTA, Harvard Loeb Fellow

Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, U.S. Bank

Greg is a member of the U.S. Bank Managing Committee. He joined the bank in 2015 as Vice President of Customer Engagement. Greg’s mission is to make diversity, equity and inclusion a business imperative, and he is responsible for leading U.S. Bank Access Commitment®, the company’s long-term approach to building wealth and helping close the racial wealth gap.

Former Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition at Best Buy Co.
Stephanie has spent the last 20+ years in recruiting and loves that space. Stephanie has a strong background in HR. Stephanie assumes positive intent first and tends to see the positive side in people. She is no nonsense, efficient and incredibly responsive person. Stephanie prides herself in making it fun too.

Consultant/Photographer
Urban Trends LLC

Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Leah is deeply committed to her family and community, actively supporting local organizations and cherishing time with loved ones. Travel and the exploration of new cultures also inspire me, broadening my perspective and enriching my experiences. Professionally, Leah strives for excellence and focus on building strong, positive relationships, always working to make a meaningful impact.

General Counsel
Meristem Family Wealth and Meristem Trust Company

Aaron is a globally recognized Brand Strategist + Creative Director with nearly two decades of experience. His work with brands such as Nike, Cadillac, and NBC has been honored at the highest level, including: five different Cannes Lion Awards from the International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, the Fast Company Innovation Awards, and Google’s Creative Canvas Awards. His commercial work has also been showcased in The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Hypebeast, Forbes, USA Today, and many other national media outlets.

Currently, Aaron is Head of Brand, Creative + Experience at Red Wing Shoe Co. where he leads brand strategy, creative, and innovation efforts across the portfolio of Red Wing brands globally. He works to balance the art and science of business through his professional mission: provide value for his brands’ audiences, put beautiful and innovative work into the world, and lead teams to ensure organizations achieve their goals.

Aaron developed his work as a creative leader through a past life as a graffiti artist. Putting work into the world—in a place almost no one wanted to see it—taught him many things but, above all, to respect his audience and hold his work to a very high standard.

Chief Marketing and Growth Officer for Wildfire Water Solutions

Dorion's 25 years of marketing and advertising experience covers a range of roles, including start-up market introduction, family office strategic brand leadership, ad agency account management and business development, sustainable process development and strategic partner oversight. Throughout his career, he has served iconic brands including Ferrari, the Minnesota Twins, Target Corporation, Andersen Windows, General Mills, and Apple.

Dorion received his bachelor’s degree in marketing communications, African American studies and psychology from the University of Minnesota."