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,

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

Christina Bohlke is Market President for BankVista Mankato and is an integral part of its senior management team. With nearly two decades of financial services experience, she is dedicated to providing her expertise to small businesses and consumers. Christina earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Minnesota State University,

Leah Davis is a partner at Abdo and leads the firm’s HR and Payroll Advisory practice, helping employers across all industries develop creative and effective strategies to organize and empower their workforces. As a lifelong resident of southern Minnesota and a 2005 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, she’s passionate

Jennifer Pfeffer, a Licensed Health Service Executive, has 30 plus years of experience in healthcare administration in both acute and long term care services. She currently serves as the National Director of Operations for The Goodman Group within their Senior Living and Health Care division. In 2020, Jennifer was the recipient of

Seth Ferkenstad serves as the CFO of Smith Lawn and Landscape and Voigt Smith Innovation since May of  2017.  These businesses have a wide variety of services, products, and customers, both locally and nationwide.  Prior to his current role, he worked as a CPA at a local Mankato public accounting

Melissa Bradley is the General Manager and co-owner of Snell Motors. In her role, she oversees daily operations and accounting for the company’s Buick/GMC/Cadillac dealership and Snell Auto Wash. Melissa graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, with a degree in Economics. In 2013, she graduated from the National Auto Dealers