Art Westphal

Art Westphal is a Senior Development Officer at Bethany Lutheran College, where he has worked for nearly 40 years. Previous to his current position in the Advancement Office, Art coached Baseball and Men’s basketball while also serving as the Athletic Director.  Art currently holds board positions with West Bank, Leave a

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Marcia Bahr

Marcia Bahr has been a resident of the Mankato Area since the early 1990s. With a rich background in marketing and communication, her journey has been marked by leadership roles and community involvement. For over a decade, Marcia lent her expertise to Midwest Wireless, culminating in her role as Vice President

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Bob Beadell

Bob Beadell serves as Vice President, Commercial Lender for Community Bank Mankato. Community Bank Mankato is a local, family-owned business that Bob’s grandfather, Quentin Beadell, started in 1974. Bob has worked for the family business for over 14 years and has worked his way through the ranks to the position

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Stephanie Stoffel

Stephanie Stoffel is a recently retired IT executive having led IT teams at Taylor Corporation as well as other local companies.  Steph is a Mankato native and learned the value of community engagement from her father, a MAF board member in the early years of the organization.  Steph currently serves

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Belen Fernandez

Belen Fernandez serves as the Collection Strategist Librarian for the University of California, Davis. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University, a Master of Arts from The Ohio State University, and her Master’s in Library Science from Kent State University.  Her career in Librarianship spans 36 years, including

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Amanda Heilman

Amanda Heilman is the Director of Business Services at Mankato Area Public Schools. Prior to that, she served as Director of Finance at Owatonna Public schools, and as a school district auditor at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA). Amanda was born and raised in Southern Iowa, and has a bachelor’s degree in accounting

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Tim Huebsch

Tim Huebsch is the Digital and technology Leader for Mergers and acquisitions at General Mills in the Twin Cities and has been with the company for over 20 years.  Over that time, he held leadership roles in Information Technology, Supply Chain Logistics, and Digital Marketing.  Tim earned a Bachelor of

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Stacy Wells

Stacy Wells is the Director of Communications for Mankato Area Public Schools. She is a dedicated educator and equity thought leader with various professional experiences, including leadership in the public and private sector, higher education faculty, and consultant. She has over twenty years of training and facilitation experience. Her areas

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Brittany King-Asamoa

Brittany King-Asamoa, a partner of Gislason & Hunter, focuses her practice on labor and employment law and civil litigation. She enjoys helping companies, agribusinesses, and human resource professionals navigate the intricacies of employment law. King-Asamoa takes great pride in her work litigating employment claims and counseling employers on employment laws,

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Sarah Richards

Sarah was born and raised in Mankato, and from an early age wanted to be the first female quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings.  Instead, she spent her college and early professional years in the Twin Cities; and in Florida working as a PGA golf professional and playing on the Futures

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