Seed Coalition is an independent nonprofit organization governed by a set of by-laws updated and approved by the Board of Directors in October of 2022. Our Board of Directors is comprised primarily of college and university presidents representing a geographically and institutionally diverse group of campuses, as well as several community leaders.
Board Members
Officers
Chair: Anne Harris, President, Grinnell College
Vice Chair: Julio Vargas-Essex, Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, North Hennepin Community College
Treasurer: Ginny Arthur, President, Metropolitan State University
Past Chair: Scott Olson, Chancellor, Minnesota State
Members-at-Large
Nicholas Benson, Executive Director, University of Iowa
Michael Berndt, President, Dakota Technical College and Inver Hills Community College
Alicia Faust, Executive Director, Willis Dady Homeless Services
Anne Harris, President, Grinnell College
Mary Holz-Clause, Chancellor, University of Minnesota, Crookston
Kumara Jayasuriya, President, Southwest Minnesota State University
Rachelle Keck, President, Grand View University
Brian Lenzmeier, President, Buena Vista University
John Manning, Director of Marketing and Communications, Minnesota Private Colleges
Barbara McDonald, President, College of St. Scholastica
Mark Nook, President, University of Northern Iowa
Paula O’Loughlin, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Augsburg University
Suzanne Rivera, President, Macalester College
Janet Schrunk Ericksen, Chancellor, University of Minnesota, Morris
Jared Seliger, President, Allen College
David Weerts, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
