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

  • Dave Jensen Scaled - Winona Community Foundation

    Dave Jensen

    Chair – Farmers Insurance Dave Jensen Agencies

  • Team Sara Brandon - Winona Community Foundation

    Sara Smith Brandon

    Vice-Chair – Community Leader

  • Jackie Czaplewski 2025 800X800 1 - Winona Community Foundation

    Jackie Czaplewski

    Treasurer – WinCraft

  • Ann Gibson Team - Winona Community Foundation

    Ann Gibson

    Secretary – Whetstone Machinery, Community Leader

  • Jacob Woodworth - Winona Community Foundation

    Jacob Woodworth

    Past Chair – WKM Properties

  • Maurella Headshot - Winona Community Foundation

    Maurella Cunningham

    Educator

  • Annmarie Demarais Square - Winona Community Foundation

    Annmarie DeMarais

    Community Leader

  • Hayley Hornberg - Winona Community Foundation

    Hayley Hornberg

    Merchants Bank

  • Cecilia Manrique E1736797721521 - Winona Community Foundation

    Cecilia Manrique

    Retired Professor, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

  • Kevin Oreilly Team 2 - Winona Community Foundation

    Kevin O’Reilly

    Peerless Chain Company

  • Mark Peterson Square - Winona Community Foundation

    Mark Peterson

    Retired Director – Winona County Historical Society, Former Mayor of Winona

  • Bob Quinlan Square - Winona Community Foundation

    Bob Quinlan

    Advisor Square Financial

  • Cindytelstad Photo - Winona Community Foundation

    Cindy Telstad

    Retired Lawyer Streater & Murphy, P.A.

  • Jolene Vaselaar 2 Scaled - Winona Community Foundation

    Jolene Vaselaar

    Altra Federal Credit Union

Staff

  • Mandi Olson Portrait

    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 Headshot

    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.