Join Our Board
We are committed to having a highly functioning board to advance our mission. The board works to oversee activities going on within our organization and votes to decide how we can best achieve our mission. We believe a diverse board is key and encourage anyone of any background or skill set to join. Meetings are typically held ten times a year.
If you are interested in applying contact the Urban Roots Board at boardrecruitment@ urbanrootsmn.org and complete an application form. New board applications are typically reviewed three times each year in February, June and October.
Board of Directors
Leif Masrud ● President
Mechanical Engineer
Daniel Yang ● Vice President ● Alumni
Communications Specialist at TriNet
Dan King ● Treasurer
Product Developer for Xcel Energy
Amy Thomas ● Secretary
Chief Operations Officer at Penumbra Theater
Tim Dykstal
Retired Fiscal Compliance Coordinator for the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Stephanie Harr
Legislative Aide for City Councilwoman Jane Prince and Saint Paul’s Ward 7
Zak Buell
PhD student at the University of Minnesota’s College of Food Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).
Angie Becker Kudelka
Deputy Director for The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota-North Dakota-South Dakota
Srinivas Siddabathuni
Senior IT Manager at Health Partners
Jamie Gehan
Associate Finance Director at United Healthcare
Melissa Prenevost
Operations Manager at the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy