Board of Directors
Our 2018 Board of Directors
Jeff Peterson*
Co-Chair, Search Institute Board of Directors
Vice President of Marketing, Jostens
Ann Curme Shaw*
Co-Chair, Search Institute Board of Directors
Former SVP, Ethics Officer, Ceridian Corporation
Former Member of MNSCU Board of Trustees
Debra Bowers, Ph.D.*
Secretary, Search Institute Board of Directors
Professor of Graduate Education, Concordia University, St. Paul
Former Superintendent of the St. Louis Park School District
Jim Cuene
Founder and CEO at Fahren LLC
Joyce Ester, Ph.D.
President, Normandale Community College
Allison Gage
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, The Big Know, Inc.
Tom Holman*
Treasurer, Search Institute Board of Directors
Director, Morning Foundation
Jen Menke*
Vice President, Human Resources and Student Success Programs, Scholarship America
Jon Nudi
Senior Vice President; Group President, North American Retail, General Mills
Christine Osorio
Superintendent, North Saint Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools
Kent Pekel, Ed.D.*
President and CEO, Search Institute
Maureen Pelton
Co-founder, ShiftIt Institute, LLC
Michael C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota
Keisha Varma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota
Hedy Lemar Walls, Ed.D.*
Senior Vice President, Social Responsibility, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
*Member of Executive Committee