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

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

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

Tim Huebsch leads Tech Innovation for 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 Science in Computer Science – Management Information

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

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,

Jim Heilman is an Agribusiness Specialist with CiftonLarsonAllen (CLA), focusing on producers that raise swine, corn, and soybeans.  His experience includes tax planning and compliance, business consulting, succession planning, estate planning, and being a resource so his clients can achieve their long-term goals and objectives. Prior to his time at

Wade H. Abed II is Profinium, Inc.’s EVP & Corporate Counsel.  His in-house legal practice at Profinium focuses on banking, trusts and estates, finance, technology, real estate and lending, and brokerage law.  Since 2015, Wade has taught at Minnesota State University, Mankato in the College of Business and the College

David M. Wittenberg is an Associate Vice President/Investments and Financial Advisor with the Conley, Morgan & Wittenberg Group at Stifel.  David is a 1997 graduate of the University of MN with a degree in Economics.  He has held various professional roles in the Greater Mankato region’s financial services industry for

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