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Sean Kershaw
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A self-described "policy wonk", Sean is passionate about active citizenship and civic organization. He describes his life work as building the institutions necessary to "make policy public."
In 2003, he became just the sixth Citizens League president in its 50-plus-year-history. Prior to that, he was Deputy Director for the City of Saint Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development (PED), where he chaired Mayor Norm Coleman's e-Government initiative and coordinated community outreach for the Mayor's Y2K initiative.
Sean is a founding member of the Active Citizens School for Young Adults, a young-adult civic leadership program. He has a BA in Sociology from Haverford College, and lives in Saint Paul's West Seventh neighborhood.
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Judy Alnes
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As executive director of MAP for Non-Profits since 1997, Judy Alnes has increased the organization’s services and broadened its community support.
She also serves as the chair of the community advisory board at Twin Cities Public Television. Earlier in her career, she was Director of Public Affairs and VP of Development at Control Data Corporation. Judy has also held several leadership positions with the Greater Twin Cities United Way
Judy has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, and was a Mondale Fellow at the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
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Jon Pratt
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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is an association of 2,000 organizations that sponsors research, training, lobbying and negotiated discounts to strengthen Minnesota's nonprofit sector. In 1987, Jon Pratt became its Director.
Jon has a lengthy resume as a non-profit activist for an environmental organization (Minnesota Public Interest Research Group), as regional director for an alternative foundation (the Youth Project), and as director for a coalition formed by nonprofits to reform corporate and foundation philanthropy (the Philanthropy Project).
In 1982, he was campaign manager for a little-known candidate for Minnesota State Auditor ... Paul Wellstone. Jon has a law degree from Antioch School of Law, and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University.
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Mike Mann |
Once upon a time, Mike’s 7-year-old daughter Laura announced, “I have a special school assignment. We have to turn off the TV for a whole week!” With no TV to watch, the family made trips to their local library and discovered that the stories there were often far superior.
One night, rather than reading a favorite story to his children for the umpteenth time, he put the book down, looked into their eyes, and told them the story. From that day, a course was set which has led Mike Mann to a career as a professional storyteller and speaker.
Mike is a winner of the Parents’ Choice, NAPPA Gold, and Storytelling World awards. He has appeared on Channel 9’s Good Morning Minnesota and Kare 11 TV, and has been the subject of feature articles in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press. |