Young American Leaders Program Alumni
By Year
By Year
2015
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanna | Black | CEO and Founder | Center for Economic Inclusion |
| Scott | Burns | CEO and Co-Founder | Structural |
| Spencer | Cronk | City Manager | City of Austin |
| Irene | Fernando | Hennepin County Commissioner | Hennepin County |
| Peter | Frosch | CEO | Greater MSP |
| Shawntera | Hardy | Founder & CSO | PolicyGrounds Consulting |
| Beth | Kessler | Sr. VP | Enterprise Strategy |
| Luis | Moreno | Sr. VP Marketing and Strategic Engagement | NewPublica |
| Diane | Tran | Sr. Director, Community Engagement | Fairview Health Services |
| Philip | Trier | Sr. VP, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Market President | U.S. Bank |
2016
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | Campbell | Sr. Buyer | Target Corporation |
| Katie | Clark Sieben | Director | Cargill Foundation |
| Lynette | Dumalag | JLL | |
| Mandy | Ellerton | Community Innovation Director | Bush Foundation |
| Jeremy | Jacobs | Managing Director/Market Leader | Colliers International |
| James | McClean | Government Relations Manager | HealthPartners |
| Sahra | Noor | Founder & Principal Consultant | Grit Partners |
| Tomas | Perez | Sales and Business Development | Thrivent |
| Julia | Silvis | Director | Itasca Project, McKinsey & Company |
| Jaime | Simonsen | Chief of Staff | Minnesota State |
2017
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ro | Adebiyi | Chief Legal Officer | Thrivent Financial |
| Khadija | Ali | President & CEO | Global Language Connections |
| Rebecca | Crooks-Stratton | Secretary/Treasurer | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community |
| Leo | Lopez | VP, Sr. VP, Non Profit Banking & Community Development | Old National Bank |
| Mary Jane | Melendez | VP Chief Sustainability & Social Impact Officer; President | General Mills Foundation |
| Marcus | Owens | Executive Director | African American Leadership Forum |
| Catherine | Penkert | Library Director | City of St. Paul |
| Karen | Richard | SVP & CHRO | Diversity and Inclusion Andersen Corporation |
| Jonathan | Weinhagen | President & CEO | Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Pakou | Yang | VP for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management | Century College |
2018
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamayne | Braman | Director, Diversity & Inclusion | HealthPartners |
| Amol | Dixit | Founder & CEO | Hot Indian |
| Danielle | Grant | Founder & CEO | AchieveMpls |
| Pahoua | Hoffman | Executive Director | Citizens League |
| Muneer | Karcher-Ramos | Director | Office of Financial Empowerment |
| Melissa | Kjolsing Lynch | Co-Founder & CEO | Recovree |
| Marcus | Pope | VP | Youthprise |
| Godson | Sowah | Risk Advisory Executive | Ernst & Young |
| Elizabeth | Tolzmann | Director of Policy and Planning | Ramsey County |
| June | Yoshinari Davis | Global Inclusion & Diversity Lead, Principles & Practices | Cargill |
2019
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim | Ferguson | VP, Project Manager Strategic Initiatives | US Bank |
| Nerita | Hughes | Dean of Business, Technology, Career & Workforce Development | North Hennepin Community College |
| Amanda | LaGrange | CEO | TechDump |
| John | Marshall | Director of Community Relations & Foundation | Xcel Energy |
| Adair | Mosley | President & CEO | Pillsbury United Communities |
| Dr Abdul | Omari | CEO & Founder | AMO Enterprises |
| Lauren | Pradhan | CEO | Lauren Pradhan Strategy Consulting |
| Alene | Tchourumoff | Sr. VP, Community Development and Center for Indian Country Development | Minneapolis Federal Bank Reserve |
| Meredith | Vadis | Regional Administrator, Regional Administrator | Metropolitan Council |
| Hamse | Warfa | Cofounder/Executive VP, BanQu and Deputy Commissioner | DEED |
2021
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acooa | Ellis | Greater Twin Cities United Way | |
| Anne | Gotte | Ecolab | |
| Anil | Hurkadl | William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice | |
| Caroline | Karanja | 26 Letters and Hack the Gap | |
| Angelica | Klebsch | AGK Consulting | |
| Lars | Leafblad | Ballinger | Leafblad | |
| Melisa | Lopez Franzen | Minnesota Senate | |
| Andy | Putz | MinnPost | |
| Natalie | Volin Lehr | Carlson Companies | |
| Brent | Webb | Mortenson Construction |
2022
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake | Blumberg | GiveMN | |
| Prince | Corbett | Ramsey County | |
| Jason | George | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 | |
| Emilia | Gonzalez Avalos | Unidos MN | |
| Ethelind | Kaba | Ann Bancroft Foundation | |
| Abdirahman | Kahin | Afro Deli | |
| Irma | Márquez Trapero | LatinoLEAD | |
| Tina | May | Land OLakes, Inc. | |
| Adine | S. Momoh | Stinson LLP | |
| Chris | Schmitter | Office of Governor Tim Walz |
2023
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake | Blumberg | GiveMN | |
| Brittany | Cardinal | Be The Match/ National Marrow Donor Program | |
| Drew | Evans | Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension | |
| Seena | Hodges | The Woke Coach, LLC | |
| Sara | Hollie | Ramsey County | |
| Xiaoteng X | Huang | McKinsey & Company | |
| Blanca | Martinez Gavina | Citizens League | |
| Elijah | McDavid III | Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church | |
| Courtney | Schroeder | General Mills | |
| Amanda | Taylor | GREATER MSP Partnership |
2024
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imee | Cambronero | 3M | |
| Tiffani | Daniels | Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity | |
| Elizer | Darris | Darris Group LLC | |
| Daniel | Gilbertson | Medtronic | |
| Mukhtar M. | Ibrahim | Sahan Journal | |
| Lariss | Maldonado | Wells Fargo | |
| Hue | Nguyen | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | |
| Nawal | Noor | Noor Companies | |
| Alex | West Steinman | The Coven | |
| Clare | Oumou Verbeten | Minnesota Senate |
2025
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Arulfo | Principal Enterprise Architect - GenAI and AI Strategy | Boston Scientific |
| Aarica | Coleman | President & CEO | Land Bank Twin Cities, Inc |
| Aun | Hussain | Lead Growth Manager | Target Corp |
| Hali | Kolkind | Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff | Minnesota Department of Commerce |
| Rose | Lindsay | Communications & Public Relations Director | Ramsey County |
| Lulete | Mola | President & Co-Founder | Black Collective Foundation MN |
| Nneka | Sederstrom | Chief Health Equity Officer | Hennepin Healthcare |
| Adam | VanderPoel | Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Finance | General Mills |
| Houston | White | CEO and Founder | Houston White Ventures |
| Eric | Zilge | Vice President - Customer Service & Experience | HealthPartners |
*All information listed (name, title, region, company, sector) is from the date of participation in the Program and is not updated.