MKCA Board of Directors
(* denotes a kinship caregiver)

Executive Committee
Sharon R. Olson*, Chairperson
Elk River, MN

Irene Opsahl, Vice Chair
Attorney, Legal Aid Society of MN
Minneapolis, MN

Jenny Mason, Secretary
Plymouth Church
North St. Paul, MN

Board Members
Peter M. Banovetz*, Attorney
Vadnais Heights, MN

Deborah Beske Brown*, Foster Care Consultant
St. Paul, MN

Virginia Clark*
Minneapolis, MN

Jim Cormican*, Twin Cities Entrepreneurs
Edina, MN

Scott Curran, County & Family Services
Rochester, MN

Barbara Lundeen*, Public Health Nursing Consultant
Moundsview, MN

Crystal Petersen, RAP Representative
St. Cloud, MN

Brian Wolf, Wolf Tax
St. Louis Park, MN


Treasurer and Committee Members
Steve Rood*, Treasurer
Plymouth, MN

Joel Button, Attorney
Stillwater, MN

Carrie Carroll, Olmstead Co. Social Worker
Rochester, MN

Linda Hammersten, RAP Coordinator
Lutheran Social Services
Minneapolis, MN

MKCA Advisory Board
Paul F. Wilson*, Olmstead County Commissioner
Rochester, MN

Laurie Hanson, Attorney
Minneapolis, MN

Priscilla Gibson, Professor, U of M School of Social Work
St. Paul, MN

Dr. Lee Antell, Exec. Dir. American Indian OIC
Minneapolis, MN