Board members work on a variety of committees to oversee the operations, management and planning for the Winona Community Foundation. These committees include: granting, finance and investments, audit, fund development, nominations, personnel, governance, executive, and special purpose funds.
Board of Directors
Chair: Dave Jensen
Farmers Insurance Dave Jensen Agencies
Vice-Chair: Sara Smith Brandon
Community Leader
Treasurer: Jackie Czaplewski
WinCraft
Secretary: Ann Gibson
Whetstone Machinery, Community Leader
Past Chair: Jacob Woodworth
WKM Properties
Maurella Cunningham
Educator
Annmarie DeMarais
Community Leader
Hayley Hornberg
Merchants Bank
Cecilia Manrique
Retired Professor, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Kevin O’Reilly
Peerless Chain Company
Mark Peterson
Retired Director – Winona County Historical Society, Former Mayor of Winona
Bob Quinlan
Advisor Square Financial
Cindy Telstad
Retired Lawyer
Streater & Murphy, P.A.
Jolene Vaselaar
Altra Federal Credit Union
Staff
Mandi Olson
President/CEO
molson@winonacf.org
507-454-0441
Mandi Olson has worked in Winona in various administrative roles at non-profits. She has an A.A.S. degree in Marketing from Western Technical College and a B.B.A. degree in Organization Management from Viterbo University. She will be guiding the overall operations, growth and expansion of the Foundation. Mandi resides in Winona with her husband and two young daughters.
Vicki Elliott
Finance Director
velliott@winonacf.org
507-474-9188
Vicki Elliott comes to the Foundation with a background in investing, non-profit leadership, finance and accounting. She has a BA in Economics and an MBA with an emphasis on finance. In her part-time role, her primary responsibility will be the accounting and recordkeeping at the Winona Community Foundation, along with working with agency funds and overseeing investment returns. Vicki lives in Buffalo City with her husband and 2 dogs.