Fargo-Moorhead Cohort
- Farhiya Abdulkarim, Diversity Coordinator for Programs and Cohort Support, Concordia College
- Hakun Abdullahi, Executive Director, AfroAmerican Development Association
- Fowzia Adde, Executive Director, Immigrant Development Center
- Scott Holdman, Director, Impact Foundation
- Derrick LaPointe, President/CEO, Downtown Moorhead, Inc.
- Megan Myrdal, Director of Development, NorthHarvest Bean Growers Association and Food of the North
- Jenny Olson, Managing Director, Office of Recovery Reinvented, State of North Dakota, Office of the Governor
- Greg Tehven, Executive Director/CEO, Emerging Prairie
- James Whirlwind Soldier, Training Consultant, Goldmark Property Management
- Taya Spelhaug, TechSpark Manager, Microsoft
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Cohort
- John Doan, Co-Founder/CEO, Mobility 4 All
- David Edgerton, Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Andersen Corporation
- Drinal Foster, Sr. Business Support Manager, Wells Fargo
- Dayna Frank, CEO, First Avenue
- Amelia Hardy, Senior Director Enterprise Relationship Management, Best Buy
- Tim Huebsch, Sr. Manager, General Mills
- Emily Johnson-Piper, Executive Director of Government Relations and Contracting, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
- Shoua Lee, Vice President, Community Development, Wells Fargo
- Max Musicant, President, Musicant Group
- Toni Newborn, Chief Equity Officer, City of Saint Paul
- Sam O’Connell, Sr. Manager, Public Relations, Metro Transit
- Alejandra Pelinka, Creative Placemaking Director, City of Bloomington
- Alicia Sojourner, Racial Equity Manager, City of Saint Louis Park
- Chris Swanson, SVP, Product Innovation Director, US Bank
- Ellen Trader, Executive Director, Carlson School, University of Minnesota
- Jen Wagner-Lahr, Sr. Director of Innovation & Commercialization, AURI (Agricultural Utilization Research Institute)
- Anika Ward, Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield Center for Prevention
- Jai Winston, Director, Knight Foundation
- Annie Zipfel, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Andersen Corporation
Rochester Cohort
- Ruth Bello, Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic School of Health Services
- Kevin Bright, Energy and Sustainability Director, Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency
- Annie Burt, Interim Chair, Communications, Mayo Clinic
- Chad Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Rochester
- Nick Campion, City Council Member, City of Rochester
- Jenny Casper, Director of Community Engagement & Career Development, University of Minnesota – Rochester
- Holly Masek, Exeuctive Director Rochester Downtown Alliance
- Chao Mwatela, Multicultural Advisor, Rochester Community and Technical College
- Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara, Host & Associate Producer; Diversity Program Director, R-Town (KSMQ Public Television program) and Mayo Clinic
Saint Cloud Cohort
- Ryan Cross, President & CEO, BCI Construction
- Leslie Dingmann, Business Development Director, Greater St Cloud Development Corporation
- Dan Edelbrock, Business Banking Relationship Manager, US Bank
- Hudda Ibrahim, President & CEO, Filsan Talent Partners
- Karl Nohner, High School Principal, Sauk Rapids/Rice Schools
- Marie Pfipsen, Community Development Director, City of Becker
- Clare Richards, Creative Services Manager, Leighton Interactive
- Amanda Romaine, Senior Marketing Strategy Director, GeoComm
- Lacey Schirmers, Managing Director, Great Theatre
- Jonathon Wong, Regional Communications Specialist, Minnesota Department of Human Rights
*Titles listed at time of Program.