Governing Body
Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the HR Leadership Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 HR executives, along with the top government and academic HR executives, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.
Loren Heeringa
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CHRO
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CHRO
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Robert Jones
Governing Body Co-Chair
Chief Administrative Officer
Gavilon LLC
Governing Body Co-Chair
Chief Administrative Officer
Gavilon LLC
Ken Schneider
Governing Body Co-Chair
Chair of Human Resources
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Governing Body Co-Chair
Chair of Human Resources
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Sri Zaheer
Governing Body Co-Chair
Dean
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Governing Body Co-Chair
Dean
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Nancy Betz
SVP & Director, Human Resources
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
SVP & Director, Human Resources
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Jeffrey Branstetter
Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Creighton University
Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Creighton University
David Brumbaugh
VP, Human Resources
Children's Health Care
VP, Human Resources
Children's Health Care
Peg Butler
SVP, Human Resources
Allina Health System
SVP, Human Resources
Allina Health System
Michelle Byers
Director, Human Resources
University of Northern Iowa
Director, Human Resources
University of Northern Iowa
Duane Carter
SVP, Human Resources
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
SVP, Human Resources
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Rick Clevette
VP, Human Resources
M. A. Mortenson Company
VP, Human Resources
M. A. Mortenson Company
Terry Colvin
VP, Human Resources
Regal Beloit Corporation
VP, Human Resources
Regal Beloit Corporation
Angela Craig
VP, Corporate Relations & Human Resources
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
VP, Corporate Relations & Human Resources
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Diane Davidson
CHRO
Essentia Health
CHRO
Essentia Health
Mike Davis
SVP, Global Human Resources
General Mills, Inc.
SVP, Global Human Resources
General Mills, Inc.
Judy Docter
EVP, Director of Human Resources
Associated Banc-Corp
EVP, Director of Human Resources
Associated Banc-Corp
Rick Fantini
VP, Human Resources
Menasha Corporation
VP, Human Resources
Menasha Corporation
Angie Freeman
VP, Human Resources
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
VP, Human Resources
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Sara Gross Methner
General Counsel & CHRO
University of St. Thomas
General Counsel & CHRO
University of St. Thomas
Patricia Hamm
VP, Global Human Resources
Imation Corp.
VP, Global Human Resources
Imation Corp.
Mark Hudak
EVP, Human Resources
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
EVP, Human Resources
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
Pat Jones
VP, Human Resources & Administration
AgriBank, FCB
VP, Human Resources & Administration
AgriBank, FCB
Patricia Jones
SVP, Administration
Lifetouch Inc.
SVP, Administration
Lifetouch Inc.
Sandee Joppa
VP, Human Resources & Communications
Donaldson Company, Inc.
VP, Human Resources & Communications
Donaldson Company, Inc.
David Juhlke
VP, Human Resources
Hormel Foods Corporation
VP, Human Resources
Hormel Foods Corporation
Fred Koury
SVP, Human Resources
Pentair, Inc.
SVP, Human Resources
Pentair, Inc.
Sheila Laing
VP, Human Resources
Hy-Vee, Inc.
VP, Human Resources
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Ron Leonhardt
VP, Global Human Resources
Smiths Medical
VP, Global Human Resources
Smiths Medical
John Malanowski
VP, Human Resources, North Atlantic Consumer Products
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
VP, Human Resources, North Atlantic Consumer Products
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Carey Martin
VP, Human Resources
Eaton Hydraulics Group
VP, Human Resources
Eaton Hydraulics Group
Mike Meyer
EVP, Human Resources
Ecolab Inc.
EVP, Human Resources
Ecolab Inc.
Michele Murphy
EVP, Human Resources & Communications
SUPERVALU INC.
EVP, Human Resources & Communications
SUPERVALU INC.
Bob Myers
SVP, Human Resources & CHRO
Black Hills Corporation
SVP, Human Resources & CHRO
Black Hills Corporation
Robert Nye
VP, Human Resources
Holiday Stationstores
VP, Human Resources
Holiday Stationstores
Karin Peterson
VP, Human Resources
Pella Corporation
VP, Human Resources
Pella Corporation
Scott Peterson
EVP & CHRO
The Schwan Food Company
EVP & CHRO
The Schwan Food Company
Franci Phelan
SVP, Grow People
Kum & Go Lc
SVP, Grow People
Kum & Go Lc
Peter Ramstad
VP, Human Resources & Business Development
The Toro Company
VP, Human Resources & Business Development
The Toro Company
Amy Reichenbach
SVP, Human Resources
Merrill Corporation
SVP, Human Resources
Merrill Corporation
Corrine Ricard
SVP, Human Resources
Mosaic Global Holdings
SVP, Human Resources
Mosaic Global Holdings
Cindy Rodahl
EVP, Human Resources & Communications
Carlson
EVP, Human Resources & Communications
Carlson
Anne Sample
SVP & CHRO
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
SVP & CHRO
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Bobbi Schroeppel
VP, Customer Care, Communications & Human Resources
NorthWestern Energy
VP, Customer Care, Communications & Human Resources
NorthWestern Energy
Susan Staed
VP, Human Resources
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
VP, Human Resources
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Jeffrey Stanley
SVP & CHRO
Wells Enterprises, Inc.
SVP & CHRO
Wells Enterprises, Inc.
Carol Surface
EVP & CHRO
Best Buy Co., Inc.
EVP & CHRO
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Jerry Thygesen
VP, Human Resources
Patterson Companies, Inc.
VP, Human Resources
Patterson Companies, Inc.
Tom Traub
VP, Human Resources
CHS Inc.
VP, Human Resources
CHS Inc.
David Ulrich
VP, Human Resources
Twin Metals Minnesota
VP, Human Resources
Twin Metals Minnesota
Duke Vair
SVP, Human Resources
Ag Processing Inc
SVP, Human Resources
Ag Processing Inc
Jim Williams
VP, Human Resources
Polaris Industries Inc.
VP, Human Resources
Polaris Industries Inc.