Jennifer Pfeffer
Jennifer Pfeffer, a Licensed Health Service Executive, has 30 plus years of experience in healthcare administration in both acute and long term care services. She currently serves as the National Director of Operations for The Goodman Group within their Senior Living and Health Care division. In 2020, Jennifer was the recipient of
Seth Ferkenstad
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
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
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
Joan Untiedt
Finance Director joan@mankatoareafoundation.com 507.344.7910 Joan Untiedt is the finance director for Mankato Area Foundation (MAF). She ensures MAF financial records are accurate and maintains efficient financial operations for the foundation. Originally from New Ulm, she has over 40 years of experience in the accounting field. Joan began her career working
Todd Prafke
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
Maureen Gustafson
Donor Relations and Programs Director maureen@mankatoareafoundation.com 507.344.7268 Maureen has over 35 years of professional business development, marketing, and public relations experience in the Mankato Area. Her career has included legal marketing and program development, medical marketing, non-profit management, and event planning. In addition to her marketing and business development career,
Tami Paulsen
Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund Director jzcfdirector@mankatoareafoundation.com 507.381.0984 Tami Paulsen has over 35 years of professional business management and marketing experience. Prior to taking on this new role, she was Director of Business and Marketing for Paulsen Architects and then Director of Marketing and Public Relations for ISG. In addition to
Kristin Weeks Duncanson
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
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