Jennifer Pfeffer currently serves as the Sr. Director of Operations for Ecumen, a senior living, and services organization. Her portfolio includes oversight of Ecumen’s owned and managed properties throughout Minnesota.  Prior to that role, she was the Executive Director at Ecumen Pathstone Living for 18 years, which consistently achieved 5-star

Seth Ferkenstad serves as the CFO of Smith Lawn and Landscape and Voigt Smith Innovation since May of  2017.  These businesses have a wide variety of services, products, and customers, both locally and nationwide.  Prior to his current role, he worked as a CPA at a local Mankato public accounting

Melissa Bradley is the General Manager and co-owner of Snell Motors. In her role, she oversees daily operations and accounting for the company’s Buick/GMC/Cadillac dealership and Snell Auto Wash.  Melissa graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a degree in Economics.  In 2013 she graduated from the National Auto Dealers

Heidi Boyum is currently the President/Owner of Jarraff Industries headquartered in St. Peter, MN. Raised in Mankato/North Mankato, she moved to Colorado in 1988 for a couple of years before returning to Minnesota to work at Northwest Airlines. In 1999 Heidi accepted an offer from her father to work at

Todd Prafke believes in the honor of service to the greater community, and that experimentation brings vibrancy to organizations. He has been the City Administrator for the City of Saint Peter Minnesota for over 20 years. Prior to that he served in the same position in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota and

Kristin Duncanson is an owner and partner at Highland Family Farms located in Mapleton, MN. Kristin and her husband of more than 30 years, Pat, raise corn, soybeans, rye, oats, specialty corn, and hogs with a commitment to a triple-bottom-line approach: economic profitability, environmental improvement, and community engagement. Kristin also

Mark Sharpless has lived in the Mankato area for over 20 years while working for Consolidated Communications as a Manager of Engineering.  Mark received a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Purdue University and a masters’ degree in Business Administration from Indiana University.  Mark is a former board member of the

Nathan Mullikin currently serves as an Enterprise Leader overseeing multiple business units within Taylor Corporation, both in the United States and Canada.  Prior to that, he has served in roles as Business Unit President, Vice President of Sales & Marketing and General Manager of several Taylor businesses, and has been

David P. Schooff, SIOR/CCIM has been President/Broker/Owner of Fisher Group of Mankato, Inc. since 2006 which is the holdings company for Coldwell Banker Commercial Fisher Group, Fisher Management and Fisher Development.  In his role, he manages the day-to-day operations of the business specifically in brokerage of commercial real estate in

Jessica was appointed to the Mankato Area Foundation Board of Directors in 2016. She currently serves as a member of the Philanthropy and Strategy & Governance Committees.