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Leadership & Financials

Leadership

Executive Team

Brent Babcock
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

Sheila Olson
Chief Services & Programs Officer

Jinah Chernivec
Chief Human Resources & Risk Officer

Jeff Uecker
Chief Financial Officer

Mary Jones
Chief Philanthropy Officer

Michael Wirth-Davis, DPA
President & Chief Executive Officer

Board of Directors

Joseph M. Barsky III, MBA (ex-officio)

Chair, Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Board of Directors

Margaret Camp, MBA, JD ('23)

Vice President, Business Unit Operations
Wolters Kluwer

Kortney Cartwright ('21)

District Branch Manager
BCForward

Marcella de la Torre, EdD 

Director, AACSB Administration/Health Care Outreach
Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas

Sonjia Erickson ('23)

Design Director, Product Design & Development
Target Corporation 


Andrew Feikema
Senior Vice President/Relationship Manager
US Bank Corporate Banking

Mike Finger, MA ('22)

Founder
ExitOasis.com

Peggy L. Kadlec ('21)

Chief Human Resources Officer/Executive
Cadré Incorporated

Rachel Lockett ('21) Vice Chair

Chief Information Officer
Pohlad Companies/Marquette Companies

Wendy Mahling, JD, ('22) Chair

Sr. Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Securities and Corporate Law
Ameriprise Financial

Sita Morantz ('23) Secretary

Chief Acquisition and Community Engagement Officer
Marsden Holding L.L.C.

Leslie Olson, MBA ('23) Treasurer

Director, Strategic Performance Analytics,
Thrivent Financial


Elizabeth Ortloff 
Community Representative

Valerie Krzywkowski Snyder, JD ('22)

Supervising Attorney
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Richard Tepe, MBA, CFA ('22)

Sr. Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Strategy
Target Corporation
 

Morgan Truscott 
Executive Director, JP Morgan Private Bank

Michael Wirth-Davis, DPA (ex-officio)

President & CEO, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota
President, Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation

 

Foundation Board of Directors

Joseph M. Barsky III, MBA, Chair

Chair, Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Board of Directors
Ameriprise Financial (retired)

Lisa Manzey Adelmann, MBA, CPA

Past Chair, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota Board of Directors
President
Manzey McCracken Consulting Services

James S. Anderson, MS, CPCM

Director, Government Contract Compliance
3M (retired)

John Bergstorm, MBA

Partner
RiverPoint Investments, Inc.

Lauren Beecham Henry

Vice President, Community Marketing
Bremer Bank

Debbie Galka, MBA, Vice Chair

Chief Risk Officer
US Bank

Lorraine Hart, MBA, CFA, Treasurer

Vice President Investments
Ameriprise Financial (retired)

Texas Hemmaplardh, MBA, CFA

Partner
Pavilion, a Mercer Practice

Rachel Lockett (ex-officio)

Vice Chair, Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota Board of Directors
Chief Information Officer
Pohlad Companies/Marquette Companies


Wendy Mahling, JD
Chair, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Securities and Corporate Law 
Ameriprise Financial

John Schonberg

Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager
Stonebridge Capital Advisors

Michael Vinyon, JD, Secretary

Regional Managing Director
The Wells Fargo Private Bank

Michael Wirth-Davis, DPA (ex-officio)

President, Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation
President & CEO, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

Financials

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Fiscal year 2021 • Amounts rounded to 000s

REVENUE

Retail operations $116,502 
Program service fees, grants and contracts 7,587 
Contributions 3,396 
Miscellaneous 3,714 
Support and revenue before cost of retail sales 131,199 
Less: cost of retail sales -62,270
Total revenue, net $61,929 

 

EXPENSES

Program expenses $35,638 
Management and general 7,757
Fundraising 872 
Total expenses 44,268 
Change in net assets available for operations 17,662
Non-operating income (loss) 10,418
Change in net assets 28,079 

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION    

Fiscal year 2021 • Amounts rounded to 000s    

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$5,517 
Accounts receivable 4,503 
Inventory 3,745 
Land, building and equipment, net 37,683 
Investments 38,859
Other assets 760 
Total assets $91,066 

 

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $10,504 
Long term debt 20,977 
Total liabilities 31,481 
Net assets 59,585 
Total liabilities and net assets $91,066 

Accreditations

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) holds many certifications and accreditations to ensure transparency with donors and the highest level of service to our program participants. Nationally, Goodwill is rated an "A" grade by Charity Watch, and GESMN has earned nine consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator, a distinction obtained by only 2% of charities nationwide.

Americans told the World Value Index that Goodwill is the brand they trust more than any other. The World Value Index is based on a nationally representative, comprehensive survey of 3,000 Americans on perception, awareness and behaviors in response to the purpose and mission of organizations and brands.

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the Federal Tax ID: 41-0706171.