A new nonprofit corporation established to support and encourage continued riverfront revitalization in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation Board Composition

10 Governmental Members

(all appointed by entity being represented)

City of Minneapolis

3 members (two Council Members, plus Mayor or Council President)

Council President Barbara Johnson
Council Member Diane Hofstede
Council Member Paul Ostrow

Alt. Council Member Don Samuels

Minneapolis Park Board

3 members (three Commissioners)

President Tom Nordyke
Commissioner Walter Dziedzic
Commissioner Scott Vreeland

Alt. Commissioner Jon Olson

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)

1 member (Commissioner or Executive Director)

Doug Snyder (Alt. Dan Kalmon)

National Park Service's Mississippi National
River and Recreation Area (NPS/MNRRA)

1 member (Superintendent or senior staff)

Paul Labovitz

Alt. David Wiggins

Hennepin County

1 member (Commissioner?)

Invitation pending

University of Minnesota

1 member (President, direct report or senior staff)

Clint Hewitt

14 Non-Governmental Members

Neighborhood & Community Organizations

3 appointed by organizations: Above the Falls Citizen Advisory Committee (AFCAC) rep, plus—
1 from Central Riverfront and
1 from Lower Gorge

Fred Neet (Alt. Mary Jamin Maguire)
Andrew Hauer (Alt. Edna Brazaitas)
Irene Jones

Residents

4 others appointed by board; at least one to be at-large rep

Barbara Portwood, Riverfront res.
Linda Mack, Minneapolis res.
Chuck Sullivan, Minneapolis res.
John Pacheco, Riverfront res.

Other

1 member appointed by Minnesota Historical Society

John Crippen

6 members appointed by board
(could be representatives of nonprofits, businesses or foundations or additional residents)

David Norback, RSP Architects
Cynthia Whiteford, Trust for Public Land
Tené Wells, Social Enterprise Consultant
David Ahlers, Graco
Mary Fogarty, Coloplast

MAXIMUM TOTAL: 24 members

Positions shown in bold print indicate members who will be appointed by other bodies. All other members will be appointed by MRC board.

Updated January 4, 2010