Board Chair
Merrie Kaas, PH.D
Associate Professor, Director,
Psychiatric and Mental Health Graduate Nursing Program,
University of Minnesota
Joined the board June 2003
Additional Board Members
Leslie Connelly
Parent/Psychologist
Has a family member with mental illness
Joined the board May 2007
Michaela Diercks
Vice President of Marketing, United Healthcare
Joined the board October 2004
Donna Langer
Head of Compliance & Operational Risk, Wells Fargo
Joined the board December 2009
Katie Lichty, Esq.
Corporate Counsel and Recruiting/Staffing Manager, EFFECT Partners Inc.
Joined the board June 2007
JoAnn Meyer, Treasurer
Senior VP and General Manager, Franklin Street Bakery.
Joined April 2009
Liz Sjaastad
Director, Andcor Companies, Inc.
Has a family member with mental illness
Joined the board October 2004
Catherine Stine
Joined the board June 2009
