Board

MIGIZI is governed by an ten-member board of directors selected from the community. In compliance with our organizational by-laws, two-thirds of our board is comprised of enrolled tribal members.

MIGIZI’s current Board members are:
Syd Beane, Chair
Film Maker and Community Development Consultant

Jacqueline Fraedrich, Vice Chair
Retired K-12 Educator

Suzanne Kincade, Secretary
Human Resources Director – Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center

Ronald McKinley, Treasurer
Education and Organizational Development Consultant

Joseph A. Erickson, Member
Professor, Education Department – Augsburg College

Tony Looking Elk, Member
Program Officer – Otto Bremer Foundation

Carlos Mariani Rosa, Member
Executive Director – Minnesota Minority Education Partnership

Mona M. Smith, Member
Producer/Director/Media Artist – Allies: Media Art

JIllian Rowan, Member
Circle of Indigenous Nations, Univ of MN Twin Cities