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2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Delivering
Citizen Diplomacy to Minnesota
A Letter from the Leadership Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. ~ Aristotle For 57 years the Minnesota International Center (MIC) has worked to provide a bridge between Minnesota’s citizen diplomats and people of other countries. In 2009-10, we kept a strong focus on our mission of inspiring our community to understand global issues and cultures in an ever changing world and worked hard to be outstanding stewards of the trust our members place in us: • MIC was recognized nationally and locally for excellence with our Great Decisions program receiving one of five prestigious Frank R. Cella Memorial Awards from the Foreign Policy Association in New York City and being designated “Best Lecture Series in the Twin Cities” by Minnesota Monthly magazine; • MIC was instrumental in obtaining passage of a resolution in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and designating February 16, 2011, as “Citizen Diplomacy Day.” The Resolution commends the achievements of the thousands of citizen diplomats who have worked for generations to share the best of the United States with foreign leaders, specialists, and scholars participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). MIC welcomed approximately 400 international visitors in Minnesota last year under the auspices of the IVLP and one of MIC’s founders, Gladys Brooks, helped create COSERV for the United States, which was the forerunner of the National Council for International Visitors; • The Celebration of Malaysia gala, held at the beautiful home of Bob and Polly McCrea and chaired by board member Sharon Lim, was MIC’s most successful gala to-date, surpassing our revenue goal by more than 35%; • MIC reintroduced a Culture Through Cuisine program for members, hosting a dinner at Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine in May; • MIC hosted a very successful visit with Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan, who noted: “Thank you so much for inviting me to visit Minnesota and for all your efforts in arranging a great itinerary. I enjoyed the trip immensely. It was a stimulating two days, and I hope to have the opportunity to visit again”; • MIC’s 9th annual WorldQuest was sold out once again and raised $25,000 for our K-12 education program; • MIC created a WorldQuest program for corporate members, hosting the inaugural event with 32 teams of enthusiastic General Mills employees, who noted that it was “simply a ton of fun”; • MIC delivered 1,179 World Cultures Day presentations to a student audience of 34,000 in Minnesota schools. Your generosity to MIC has made it possible for us to deliver citizen diplomacy to Minnesota for the past 57 years. With your support we will continue to have a strong and enduring impact on our community and our world.
Carol Engebretson Byrne MIC President
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Susan Plimpton
MIC Board Chair
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Highlights of 2009-10 Sincere thanks to the 884 people who gave their time to support the activities of the Minnesota International Center as event volunteers, IVLP resources and escorts, dinner hosts, Great Decisions speakers and leaders, classroom speakers, members of our Benefit and Facilities committees, interns and administrative help. For MIC’s K-12 education program, International Classroom Connection, 113 speakers from 48 countries made 1,179 presentations to a student audience of 34,000. MIC conducted 11 training workshops for international speakers and 10 intercultural workshops for educators. Great Decisions — a nationally-recognized model for foreign policy discussions in private homes, colleges, universities and workplaces across the state — convened 429 meetings for 61 groups with an attendance of 11,145. MIC also held its second annual Great Decisions Conference in October 2009 which was attended by 90 participants.
MIC presented 6 World Affairs Forums with an attendance of 727; and worked with 62 community partners to bring additional internationally-focused programs to Minnesota audiences.
At WorldQuest, an international trivia competition, 40 teams comprising 320 participants competed to test their knowledge of “all things international.” For Academic WorldQuest, the public competition’s companion for high schools students, where the winning team is sent – all expenses paid – to Washington, D.C. to compete at the national level, 112 students from 15 high schools fielded 28 teams.
MIC’s State Department-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) partnered with 290 local professional resources to arrange 419 appointments for 380 visitors from 105 countries and regions to strengthen connections and exchange between local and international professional peers.
MIC’s dinner hosting program arranged 301 dinners with MIC members for 366 international guests from 91 countries — a uniquely personal way of opening global doors for our community.
MIC engaged with 41 local companies by offering 3 international networking cocktails and 8 collaborative programs on doing business internationally to more than 750 Minnesotabased professionals. MIC’s benefit celebrating Malaysia was attended by 305 guests and raised $208,000. The 2010-11 benefit focus country will be France.
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Reach of MIC Programs and Events In the 2009-10 fiscal year, MIC programs and events represented 105 countries and regions, providing opportunities for education, engagement, exchange and enjoyment to an audience of 47,800 – students, educators, professionals and community members.
Algeria Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Cambodia
Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Finland
France Germany Ghana Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia
Senegal Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zimbabwe
MIC also produced events and programs covering topics related to the following regions: Republic of Kosovo and Taiwan, Republic of China; Country names as designated by the United Nations Statistics Division DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
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International Falls ●
Statewide Engagement
● Grand Marais
Grand Rapids
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Twin Cities Metro Area Andover............................ ✱ Apple Valley.................... ✱ Arden Hills...................... ● Bloomington................... ❖✱● Brooklyn Center............. ❖ Brooklyn Park................. ✱ Chanhassen..................... ●✱ Circle Pines...................... ✱ Coon Rapids.................... ✱ Cottage Grove................. ✱ Crystal.............................. ❖ Eden Prarie...................... ✱ Edina................................. ❖●✱ Excelsior........................... ❖ Farmington..................... ✱ Forest Lake...................... ❖ Fridley.............................. ●✱ Golden Valley.................. ✱ Hopkins............................ ✱ Inver Grove Heights...... ❖ Lakeville........................... ✱ Little Canada................... ✱ Maple Grove.................... ●✱
Marine-on-St.Croix....... ● Minneapolis.................... ❖●✱✹ Minnetonka..................... ●✱ Mounds View.................. ✱ Maplewood...................... ✱ North Oaks...................... ● North St. Paul................. ● Plymouth......................... ❖●✱ Prior Lake........................ ✱ Richfield........................... ✱ Robbinsdale..................... ✱ Rosemount....................... ✱ Roseville........................... ●✱ Shakopee.......................... ✱ St.Louis Park................... ● St. Paul.............................. ❖●✱ Stillwater.......................... ❖●✱ South St. Paul.................. ❖ Wayzatta.......................... ❖ West St. Paul.................... ● White Bear Lake............. ❖ Woodbury........................ ●
●✱✹ Duluth ● Crosby ✱ Cloquet ✱M ille Lacs Reservation/Onamia
● Moorhead
❖ International Classroom Connection ● Great Decisions Discussion Group ✱ International Visitor Leadership Program ✹ WorldQuest International Trivia Competition
Alexandria
● St. Cloud
● Elk River
✱ Center City ❖✱ ❖●✹✱ Twin Cities
New Prague ✱
✱ Red Wing ● Northfield ● Winona ✱ Owatonna
✱ Redwood Falls Fairmont
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● Blue Earth
●✱ Rochester
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Financial Statements Statement of Financial Activity July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 Unrestricted Support and Revenue Membership and Individual Contributions Corporate and Foundation Contributions State Grants Federal Grants In-Kind Contributions Building New Bridges Grants Program Income Investment Revenue and Other Income Unrealized Gains(Losses) on Long-Term Investments Total Unrestricted Support and Revenue Expense Community Program International Classroom Connection Program International Visitor Leadership Program World Affairs Program Development/Fundraising General Operating (admin., equipment, supplies) Total Operating Expense Excess of Unrestricted Support & Revenue over Operating Expense DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2010 375,193 333,895 43,000 81,241 74,406 93,599 12,328 24,490 1,038,152 145,085 242,932 154,999 195,193 189,179 88,290 1,015,678
Assets Cash/Cash Equivalents Board Designated Reserve Equipment (net) Pledges/Accounts Receivable Prepaid Other Current Assets Endowment Investment SIT Investment Interest in Charitable Trust BNB Opportunities Fund Total Assets Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities Capital Lease Obligations (non-current) Unrestricted Net Assets Operating Board Designated Reserve Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Permanently Restricted Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets
251,833 199,460 88,313 213,207 15,180 21,506 184,829 195,452 40,411 105,567 1,315,758 30,472 8,877 121,841 199,460 770,279 184,829 1,315,758
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2009-10 Program Partners American Refugee Committee Americans for UNFPA Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Consulate General of Canada of Minneapolis Compatible Technology International Crisis Management Initiative District Export Council Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Faegre & Benson, LLP Feed My Starving Children Fredrikson & Byron, LLP General Mills, Inc. Haiti Outreach
Healing Hands for Haiti Hindu Society of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs Islamic Resource Group Japan American Society of Minnesota Jewish Community Relations Council KPMG Library Foundation of Hennepin County Medtronic, Inc. Midwest International NGO Network (MINN) Minnesota Council of Churches Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Trade Office Nobel Peace Prize Forum Oxfam America Peninsula Malaysian Restaurant People of Faith Peacemakers Public Radio International Rose Ensemble Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies St. Paul Area Council of Churches St. Paul Interfaith Network U.S.-ASEAN Business Council U.S. Commercial Service U.S. Saudi Business Council Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. World Wide Village, Inc.
Corporate, Foundation and Organization Giving $200,000
Sit Investment Associates Foundation
MIC is grateful for this multiyear pledge which the late Gene Sit made as a challenge to the community to invest in MIC’s future for the long term.
$50,000+
National Council for International Visitors
$40,000+
State of Minnesota
$20,000+
T-Best Events Sdn Bhd
$5,000+
Education Minnesota Foundation Foreign Policy Association Malaysian Airlines Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World
Radisson St. Martin Resort, Marina & Spa
$2,500+
Athwin Foundation Berger Brands David Winton Bell Foundation Tourism Malaysia
$1,000+
Alworth Insititue for International Studies - UMD Apres Party and Tent Rentals Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Amalia LLC Chez Guys D’Amico Catering, LLC Embassy of Malaysia Hilton Kuala Lumpur Lakeside Wine and Spirits Nordic Home Interiors Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis
$500+
Borton Overseas / Trollstigen Resort Consulate General of Canada Consulate of Mexico Kjell Bergh’s Borton Volvo Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) Phillips Distilling Royal Norwegian Embassy in Syria
$200+
Cara Irish Pubs L.P. Cercle Jefferson Crisis Management Initiative / Office of President Ahtisaari Guthrie Theater Helen Wang Jewelery Khazana The Marquette Hotel Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Park Midway Bank Sokos Hotels
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MIC Corporate Members $50,000+ Premier
Medtronic, Inc. / The Medtronic Foundation Delta Air Lines
$30,000+ 3M Company / 3M Foundation General Mills, Inc. / General Mills Foundation
Millennium
$20,000+ Best Buy Co., Inc. / Best Buy Children’s Foundation Cargill, Inc. Carlson Companies / Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Senior Global
$15,000+ The Mosaic Company Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
Global
$10,000+ Executive
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Ecolab Inc. / Ecolab Foundation U.S. Bank/Elavon 7|8
$5,000+ Colwell Industries, Inc. Donaldson Company, Inc. Dorsey & Whitney LLP / Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Faegre & Benson Foundation The Lakeland Companies Propel Event Transportation Management Target Corporation The Toro Company UnitedHealth Group
Leadership Patron
$2,500+ Contributing Patron
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. / Fredrikson & Byron Foundation KPMG LLP Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP Wanner Engineering, Inc.
$1,000+ Associate Patron
ACIST Medical Systems Bellcomb Technologies Incorporated Bepex International LLC C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Datacard Group Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
Imation Corporation Medica Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS Polaris Industries, Inc. St. Jude Medical, Inc.
$500+ Associate
Sponsoring Hotels
Organizational Members
Global Language Institute / The Center for Scholarly English Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C. Horton Holding, Inc. TripleInk Watermark Initiatives, LLC The Marquette Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Alliance Française de Minneapolis/St. Paul American Association of University Women Marnita’s Table Minnesota English Language Program
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IVLP Topics & Resources The International Visitor Leadership Program is a medium for professional and cultural exchange amongst emerging leaders. The majority of MIC’s participants come to Minnesota under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. As part of a national program lasting 3 weeks, visitors are typically here for 3-4 days and MIC arranges their schedule to include such events as professional meetings, cultural activities and dinner hosting.
Topics: Adoption Agriculture American Indian Arts Biotechnology Business Ethics Childcare Chinese Community Development Cultural Preservation Disabilities Economic Development Education Energy Environment Faith-Based Programs Farms Financial Systems Food Safety Government Agencies DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
Grassroots Organizing Healthcare Higher Education Hispanic Hmong Human Rights Immigration & Refugee Issues Infectious Diseases Integration Intellectual Property Interfaith Journalism Judicial Labor Issues Law Enforcement Legal Systems Local Government Media Minorities Multiculturalism Natural Resources Nonprofit Management Political Process Public Health Religious Organization Restorative Justice Somali State Government Substance Abuse Technology Trade Trafficking Volunteerism Women Youth Organizations
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Local resources: 3M Company Admission Possible African American AIDS Task Force African Development Center AK connection( Adopted Korean Connection) Al-Amal School Aliveness Project American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota American Indian Magnet School American Swedish Institute Anishinabe Academy Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Arona Academy of Sobriety High School ARP! Art Review and Preview Arts Midwest Asian American Press Asian Women United of Minnesota Asian-American Journalists Association Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) Augsburg College Authentic Leadership Action, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. Black Student Union Bloomington Immigration Court Bolder Options Boy Scouts Of America Breaking Free Brian Coyle Center Campus Kitchen Carlson Companies Carlson School of Management Catholic Charities Cedar Riverside People’s Center Medical Clinic Center for Democracy and Citizenship Center for Hmong Studies Center for Infectious Disease Research and Prevention Center for Negotiation and Justice
Center for Transportation Studies Center for Victims of Torture Center on Women and Public Policy Centro Campesino Chicano Latino Affairs Council Children’s Heartlink Children’s Home Society and Family Services Children’s Hospital of Minnesota China Center City of Bloomington City of Elk River City of Stillwater Civil Society College of Education and Human Development College Republicans Comparative and International Development Education Program Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison’s District Office Consulate General of Canada Cookie Cart CornerHouse Corporate Volunteerism Council Twin Cities Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Crown Medical Center and Support Services Department of African American Studies Department of American Indian Studies Department of Employment and Economic Development Department of Food Science and Nutrition Department of Pediatrics Department of Recreational Sports Dispute Resolution Center District Energy District Office of Senator Al Franken Dowling Urban Environmental Center Ecumen Education Minnesota Foundation
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Local resources continued EMERGE Energy City Commission of Elk River Eni-gikendaasoyang Family and Children’s Service Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Feed My Starving Children Fond du Lac Reservation Franklin Street Bakery Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. FUMPA Bio-Fuels General Mills, Inc. Girl Scouts of America Girls in Action Global Traffic Technologies, LLC Grassroots Solutions Hazelden Health Partners, Inc. Hennepin County District Court Hennepin County Juvenile Courthouse Hennepin County Office of Multicultural Services Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research HIV/AIDS Intervention Prevention Studies Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association Hmong American Partnership Hmong Boy Scout Troop 100 Hmong Cultural Center Hmong Today Hopkins Police Department Howard R. Green Company Human Rights Center Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs Immigrant History Research Center Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Independent School District 196 DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
Indian Land Tenure Foundation Indigenous Peoples Task Force ING Group Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Institute for New Americans Institute for New Media Studies International Adoption Clinic International Institute of Minnesota Islamic Center of Minnesota Islamic Institute of Minnesota Jefferson Elementary U of MN School of Journalism & Mass Comm. KCHK Radio Margaret A. Kelliher Kenwood Elementary School KFAI-FM Radio KMOJ Radio Korean American Women’s Association of Minnesota Korean Services Center Land O’ Lakes Land Stewardship Project Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota Macalester College Masonic Cancer Center and Clinic Mayo Clinic Melpomene Institute Metropolitan State University Migizi Communications Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Minneapolis American Indian Center Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support Minneapolis Heart Institute Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis Mayor’s Office Minneapolis Police Department 11 | 12
Minneapolis Public Schools Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Minnesota AIDS Project Minnesota Alliance with Youth Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals Minnesota Board on Aging Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee Minnesota Council on Foundations Minnesota Cyber Crime Task Force Minnesota Daily Minnesota Department of Administration Minnesota Department of Agriculture Minnesota Department of Education Minnesota Department of Finance Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of Human Rights Minnesota Department of Human Services Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Minnesota Department of Public Safety Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota History Center Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network Minnesota Indian Affairs Council Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center Minnesota Institute of Public Health Minnesota Justice Foundation Minnesota News Council Minnesota Parent Teachers Association Minnesota Public Interest Research Group Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota State Auditors’ Office Minnesota State Capitol Minnesota State House of Representatives Minnesota State Senate
Minnesota Supreme Court Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network Minnesota Trade Office Minnesota Ukrainian Student Association Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus MinnPost Multicultural Indigenous Academy Muslim-Christian Dialogue Center National Center for Food Protection and Defense National Youth Leadership Council Neighborhood House Next Generation Energy Board North Senior High School Northeast Middle School Northland Native American Products Office for Equity and Diversity Office of Diversity Integration Office of International Programs Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar Office of the Governor Office of the Secretary of State Operation de Novo PACER Center Parents United for Public Schools PeaceJam Foundation Perpich Center for Arts Education Pioneer Press Plymouth Christian Youth Center Prior Lake Police Department Program of Mortuary Services Project Success Public Radio International Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Russian Museum of Art Saint Paul Area Council of Churches School for Environmental Studies
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Local resources continued School of Public Health School of Social Work Schools for Equity in Eduation Search Institute Service Employees International Union-SEIU Local 26 The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community Sholom Community Alliance Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law Southwest High School Springboard for the Arts St. Catherine University St. Catherine University Early Childhood Center St. Paul Board of Education St. Paul Police Department Star Tribune State of Minnesota - Legislative Auditors Office Stillwater Courier Students Today, Leaders Forever (STLF) Sub-Saharan African Youth and Family Services of Minnesota TakeAction Minnesota Target Corporation Target Forensic Services Laboratory The Advocates for Human Rights The Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies The City of Eden Prairie Girls on the Run The Clinical and Translational Science Institute The Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health The Division of Epidemiology and Community Health The Loft Literary Center The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Advisory Task Force The Midwest Dairy Association The Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office The Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS) The Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center (PNLC) DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
The White House Project ThreeSixty Tubman Family Alliance Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in sports Tuft and Arnold, PLLC TV by Girls Twin Cities Daily Planet Twin Cities Public Television U.S. Attorney’s Office United Way UnitedHealth Group University of St. Thomas Urban Boatbuilders, Inc. Urban Ventures Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA) Avinash Viswanathan Voices Merging Walker Art Center Walling, Berg, and Debele, P.A. WATCH WCCO TV The Wedge Food Co-op Weisman Art Museum Wellstone Action Wellstone International High School Willwerscheid Funeral Home & Cremation Services Windustry Women of Nations - Eagle’s Nest Shelter Women’s Press YMCA Camp Streefland YMCA Youth in Government Youth Frontiers Youthrive YWCA-Minneapolis
Thank you!
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Individual Giving $10,000+
Judith & Stephen Lewis Brenda Radichel Quaye & Nii Ayite Quaye / William D. Radichel Foundation Debra Sit & Peter Berge Mary Lynn & Warren Staley Maxine & Winston Wallin / The Winston R. & Maxine H. Wallin Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation / The Wallin Foundation
$5,000+
Elizabeth Anderlik / The Elizabeth A. Anderlik Revocable Trust Anonymous (2) Janet & David Berry Sheila & Michael Bonsignore Phyllis & Thomas Colwell Margene & David Fox Penny & Bill George / The George Family Foundation Ingrid Lenz Harrison & Alfred Harrison MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNUAL REPORT
Louise & Douglas Leatherdale WEM Foundation Polly & Bob McCrea / Robert and Polly McCrea Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Maureen Pelton & Charlie Hartwell / Eagle and Hawk Foundation Gayle & Robert Sit Emily Anne & Gedney Tuttle Rachel & Donovan Walsh
$2,500+
Susan Alpert Julie & Douglas Baker, Jr. Kathleen & Pete Danakis Lucy Hartwell Nathalie & Hubert Joly Sharon Lim & Lance Wallin Sarah & John Lindahl, Jr. Paula & Phillip Mason Sally & George Pillsbury / Leeward Landing Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Susan & David Plimpton
Harriet & Edson Spencer / Harriet and Edson Spencer Foundation Marvin Suomi Jennifer (Gigi) Wagner Katherine & Larry Youngblood
$1,000+
Lucille H. Amis Anonymous / Anonymous Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Martha & Brewster Atwater, Jr. / Prospect Creek Foundation Carole & Douglas Baker, Sr. / The Carole & Doug Baker Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Liliane & Guillaume Bastiaens Kathleen Blatz & Wheelock Whitney / The Whitney Foundation Catherine Born Gretchen & Jeffrey Brown Carol Engebretson Byrne & James Byrne 2009-2010
Individual Giving Continued Joan & Gary Capen / Capen Family Fund Mary Capozzi & Michael Ekholm Jeanne & Gary Carpenter Josephine & Thomas Carpenter Amalia & Kenn Damgaard Mrs. Wallace C. Dayton Tiffany & Robert Dechellis The Denny Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Ellen Ewald & Terje Mikallsen Rebecca & Benjamin Field III Colleen Foster Terry & David Gilberstadt David Gray Catherine & Thomas Gump Rebecca & Peter Hawthorne Jennifer & Michael Hoff O.C. “Joe” Hognander, Jr. / The Hognander Foundation Ingrid & Richard Hoyt Jerilyn & Eric Jackson Benjamin S. Jaffray Anjali & Gopal Khanna Susan Kinder & David Vealitzek Farida Blok Korallus & Fredrik Korallus Jean & Laurence Le Jeune Joann & Donald Leavenworth Gayle & Michael Macaluso Molly & Robert McCrea, Jr. Laura Merriam & Peter Armstrong Helen Metz Forrest Moore Leni & David Moore, Jr. Tamrah & Stephen O’Neil Pamela Perraud Shannon Rogers & Rohan Kalbag Teresa & Ronald Sit Daniel Skaar Kay Thomas Deborah & G. Henk Touw Anjali & Sameer Vijayakar Zantha & Thomas Warth Susan Cornell Wilkes & Jim DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
Klobuchar / Peter C. Cornell Trust
$500+
Kristine & Tor Aasheim Anonymous Welcome Jerde & Daniel Berg / Dan Berg and Welcome Jerde Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Eileen M. Blaker-Raynolds & John Raynolds Sue & Paul Breckner Ellen & Karl Breyer Henry Bromelkamp & Jeff Nelson Kristy & John Buck Lorrie Buirge Mary & Allan Burdick Melissa & Uriel Camarena Mary Jane & Robert Carlson Misato Sakai Conseil & Dominique Nils Conseil Karen Cooley-Kistler & Stephan Kistler Charlotte & William Davnie Dee Gaeddert Dorsey & James Dorsey Beth Garland Katy Gaynor Peggy & Michael Herrmann Joan Higinbotham Andrea & Kenneth Hjelm Sandra Sweatt Hull & John A. Hull / Charles B. Sweatt Foundation Maureen Kucera-Walsh & Michael Walsh Stephanie Laitala Carol & Daniel Luthringshauser Susan & Robert Macdonald, Jr. Eloise Maki & James Kaczmarczik Rodrigo Marquez Michelle & Allison Robert Mercer Richard Meyer Jodi & Michael Mooney Sharon Mueller A’vpa’dne’ Nagy
Carolyn & Robert Nelson Marilyn Carlson Nelson & Glen Nelson Jennifer & Jay Novak Abigail & Paul Pribbenow Philip Raup Sarah Reichert & Christopher Berger Sibylle & Robert Scarlett Jeanne & Thomas Schnack Anne Simonson Karen Sorbo & Francelino Zau Marcia & John Stout Margo Struthers & Mark Haugland Ingeborg Sundet & Rolf Willy Hansen Wendy Tai Kaimay & Joseph Terry / Kaimay & Joseph Terry Fund Nina & John Tuttle Angelica & Michele Volpi Alice & Frederick Wall / Alice and Fred Wall Family Foundation Nicole & Kirt Woodhouse
$250+
Carolyn & Robert Albright Julianne Amendola & Dan Jensen Jason Artemiuk Shirley Bierma & Bonnie Skelton Blue Rock Charitable Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Virginia A. Born Carol Brandenburg Blythe Brenden Marney & Conley Brooks Leanne & Vasant Butala Sally & Douglas Cameron Elizabeth & Steven Clarke Katherine & Greg Coward Ellie & Thomas Crosby, Jr. Sherry Ann & Edward Dayton Chris Dungworth Leonard W. Fernelius / Leonard W. Fernelius Revokable Trust Tomoko Fujiwara 15 | 16
Marna Fullerton Anne & Craig Hanson Ann & James Howard Marisa & Thomas Kelly Sarah & Steven Kumagai Roger Lacey Jeanette Leehr & Terrance Carlson Shirley & David Lingo Mary Lou Loud Roberta Mann-Benson & Donald Benson / Roberta Mann Revocable Trust Mary McCormick Mary Kate McKelvey & Christopher Bercaw Abbas Mehdi Pege Miller Angela & Patrick Minto Sara & Bruce Monick Jeffrey Mueller Catherine & Ford Nicholson Mary & John Pagnucco Donna & Richard Peterson Helena Pohlandt-McCormick & Michael McCormick Leila Poullada Martha Raup Kathleen & Michael Ruhland Lynn & Thomas Schaefer The Shan Shui Foundation Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Sue Shepard & Donald Helgeson Kris Sibik Marilyn & Wallace Small Nan & Gerald Snyder Barbara Steiner Sara Stenberg & Kevin Miller Rebecca & Micheal Thompson Lisa Griffin Vincent & Matthew Spector
$150+
Kathy & Tom Aguilar-Downing Martti Ahtisaari Carol Allin Mary A. Bang
Carol Barnett Kay & Craig Beal Darlene & Alfred Bertke Gail & Richard Bohr Kathy M. Bonnifield Joan & John Brooks Ronnie & Roger Brooks Estelle Brouwer Hector Bruce Cassidy & David Burns Mary Cade Mary Lou Carpenter Richard Chaffee H. Yvonne Cheek Joanne & Frederick Czeswik Janice & Gregory Dames Catherine & Michael DeMane Carol Dethmers Caroline DeVinck Lois & Joseph Duffy Jane Emison Holly & Jonathan Farber Ruth & Leroy Fingerson Carroll & Robert Flaten Barbara Forster & Larry Hendrickson Barbara Frey Judy & Theodore Furber Queenie & Paul Gam Kathryn Gates & Peter Everett Deborah & Philip Gelbach Janet & John Gendler Colette & John Gorra Anett & Peter Grant Jean & John Hedberg Brian Hill Meredith & Richard Howell Zhen Zhen & Hoyt Hsiao Noriko & Takuzo Ishida Lisa Kane & Kieran Folliard Michael Kari Ellen Kennedy & Leigh Lawton Suheyla & John Kerkinni Denise Kettelberger & Clarance Smith Mary Jo & Timothy Kinsky
Jan Kleinman & Fadil Santosa Ann & Alan Koehler Barbara & Robert Kueppers Susan & James Lenfestey Sara & Peter Lilienthal Barbara Longfellow Martha MacMillan Helen & Robert Mairs Vicki & James Mayer Marsha McDonald & Amos Rosenbloom Peg McKee Angela McLaughlin Wendy & Malcolm McLean Tammis McMillan Nicole & Paul Melancon Louise Miner & Robert Wilcox Lucy & Robert Mitchell, Jr. Pearl Mitchell-Jackson Patricia Neal DeeAnne & Robert Nelson Ann & Doug Ness Elinor & William Ogden, Jr. / Elinor Ogden Living Trust Kathleen & Kelvin Oscarson Frances Paulu Kent Pekel Tomas Pieter Judith & Alan Potter Judy & Robert Prentiss, Jr. Jacqueline & Robb Prince Mindy & Peter Rechelbacher Kelly Regan Laura & Michael Robinson Sarah Rockler Jessica Trites Rolle James Rustad Barbara Ryan Ewa & J. Rydaker Christine & Jon Sasseville Marnita Schroedl & Carl Goldstein Marianne Schulze & RaĂşl Ramos Gail See Susan & Jonathan Seltzer Jessica Sherman & Praba Manivasager
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Individual Giving Continued Nora Anderson Sillerud & Jon Sillerud Terri Peterson Smith & Scott Smith Sarah & Ken Spence Mary Ann & William Spychalla Sarah Stakston & Kevin Grotheim Carol Steinberg Sheila & Paul Steiner Lee & William Strang Irma Thies Cheryl Thompson Carol Torgerson Carol & Ronald Vantine John Vreyens Helen Wang Marianne Wargelin & Clifford Brown Ellen Wells Muriel & Mark Wexler / Mark and Muriel Wexler Foundation Lynne & Chip Whitacre Barbara L. & Rick Whiting Gayle Woodruff & Dan Wallace
$75+
Betty Ahn Simone Ahuja & Hari Arimilli Connie & Eugene Allen Chas Anderson Dean Roger Anderson Jan & Paul Anderson Kathleen Anderson Michelle Byfield Angell Anonymous Susan Armstrong Marion McNurlen Ayres & Lane Ayres Jennifer & Paul Bagdade Nancy & Craig Bares David Beal Daniel Berger Leslie Bergland Isaac Bolger & Rim Zouabi Joyce Bonafield-Pierce & Lewis Pierce Carol Bouska & Jeremy Iggers DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
Christina Selander Bouzouina Angela & Michael Bowlus Robert F. Boyce & Tom CytronHysom Lisa Boyd Margaret & William Bracken David Braslau Irene Brons Carolyn & Philippe Brunelle Jeanette & Allan Buchanan Trilby Busch Ryder Byrne Deborah Carlson & Jon Schasker Ruth & Alan Carp Dennis Cashman Sholeh Chatraei & Mark Stenoien Sydna & Herbert Cheever Ruth Chovancek Nadia M. Christensen Jane & Richard Clarke Doreen & Douglas Cody Nalongue & Charles Cogan Susan Cogger & Terry Williams Roberta & Jack Conrad AngĂŠlica Cox-VĂ zquez & Daniel Getahun Jane Cunningham Tor Dahl Ashlee Daigle & John Herbeck Jeanette & James Daines Patricia & Art Davis Paula DeGrand & John Miller Elizabeth & John Dewey Michelle Deziel Martha Dorow Shirley & Maynard Dorow Mary & William Duddleston Jean Ann Durades Megan & Tom Durkin Sally Economon Betty Engebretson Mary Engebretson Debrah & Douglas Engen Rubye & Emery Erickson Sandra & Olubunmi Famodu Maggie Fang
Alice Faribault Cecy & Walter Faster Rochelle & Edward Ferlauto Bonita & Scott Fisher Gerald Foley Linda Foreman Cynthia & David Foster Katharine & Richard Fournier Carol Freeman Mark Frey Karlynn & David Fronek Nancy Gaschott & Donald Ritchie Susan Gethin Marta & Joel Gisselquist Jill Hartwell Geoffrion & Timothy Geoffrion Stephanie Gober Sharon Goodyear Elizabeth Grant & Bill Casey Cheryl Grasmoen & Bill Van Essendelft John Growe & Thomas Moore Tom Haider Susan & Thomas Handley Gail & Stuart Hanson Marcia & Jeffrey Hanson Ranae Hanson Irene & John Harnett Sandra & John Harrigan Emily Harris Beth & Tim Hart-Andersen Marietta & Duane Hassig Patricia Hastreiter Mary Ann & Richard Hawkins Judy Hawkinson & Patrick Plonski Elizabeth & Van Hawn Anne & Peter Heegaard Mary Heltsley Patty Henson & Brent Evans Mary Kay Hicks Scott Hillstrom Douglas Hoadley Mary Holloway & David Bartlett Hedy & Mark Holmberg Mary Hoopman & Michael Wallner 17 | 18
John Houle Dobra & Richard Hunegs Roberta Hunt & Timothy Heaney Samiha Ibrahim Janet & Stan Jacobson Betty & Robert Johnson Jason Johnson Karen & Barry Johnson Lena Jones Margaret Jones & Jeff Risberg Maria & David Jones Ruth & Edwin Jones, Jr. Martha Joy & John Cushing Suzanne & William Joyce Kay Jurgenson Paula & Ryan Kanne Susan Kantor & Paul Welvang Harpreet Kaur Rima Kawas & Jeffery Lundberg Thea Keamy Ruth & John Keely Debbie & Mark Kennedy Zehra Keye & Noyan Tanberk Teresa Kimker Carol Kissner & Claude Buettner Carla Kjellberg Mary Klauk Carol Klee & Luis Ramos-Garcia Mary Knoblauch & Martin Carlson Jean & Charles Krogness Mary Alyce & Duane Krohnke Edward Kruszka Venetia & Robert Kudrle Lynn Kuznia Mary Beth Lake LaJune & Thomas Lange Joan & Richard Larson Jean & James Laska Peggy & Alan Lathrop Janis & Peter Lee Irina & Todd Lefko Matthew Leighton Janette Lever Cheryl & Michael Linn Thomas Linzmeier Faith Loggers-Jamnik & Joel
Jamnik Edward Lord Sylvia & Michael Lovett Christine Lund Eric Lund Janet & Dean Lund Dawn & John Lundgren Hertha & Charles Lutz Randi Lyders & Scott Kindrick Scott Mace Svjetlana Madzar & Miki Hondzo Paul Magnuson Deanne Magnusson Richard Mann Christine & Robert Manning Rachael & Franck Marret Siri & Robert Marshall, Jr. Rebecca Martin & Jay Erstling Arijit Mazumdar Polly McCormack & Keith Engel S. Catherine McIntire Ann McIntosh Helen McNulty Elizabeth Merchant James Miller Karen & David Minge Katie Misialek Martha & George Moffett Geraldine Mooers Shirley Moore Joan & Michael Moser Michael Murphy Karen Nelson Kristen Nelson & Richard Cheeseman Joan & Richard Newmark Lisa & David Noah Norma Noonan Carol & Steve Nulsen Debra & Michael O’Connor Charlotte & Edward Oliver Adam Olson Barbara & Erik Olson Cindy & Bert Olson Sara & Cap O’Rourke Ann & Thomas O’Toole
Kattia Pabon & Yan Martinez Jeanette & Donald Pafko Mabel Paredes & Rastislav Nichta Karin & Dr. Bharat M. Parekh Jennifer Park & Woodrow Byun Robert Passi Carla Pavone & Morris Stockburger Suzanne Pearl Diane Pearson & William Kaplan Lorinda Pearson Catherine Petersen Jennifer Peterson Mary Pickard Marlene Pinten & Louise Town Alisa & Mike Poehler Gary Prevost Kamala & Prakash Puram Cindee Quake-Rapp Virginia Quay Elizabeth & Paul Quie Shalini Raghavan Merilyn & Richard Rajcic Marcela & Juan Ramirez Lois Rand Maureen Reed & James Hart Kristi Rendahl & Jamie Parker Tricia Rhodes Robert Riggs Jaimie & David Robertson Jenifer Robins & Steven Hunegs Duane Roemmich Nancy & Scott Rogneby Cherie Rollings & Roger Prestwich Elisabeth & Andreas Rosenberg Sharon Ruhland Sylvia & Martin Sabo Nima Salehi & Omid Mohseni Chad Salsbery Mary Kay & Peter Sammond Teresa Sanislo & Nicholas Gardner Duffy & William Sauer Linda & Thomas Sawyer Helen & Stephen Schlosser Gabriele Schmiegel Inez & Lyall Schwarzkopf Allison Seaborn
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Individual Giving Continued James Sentz M. Jay Shahidi Arlene Skorich Rosemary Slowiak & William Zajicek Joan Smith Marilyn Smith Maureen Millea Smith & Daniel Newton Smith III Margaret & Thomas Stadnik Carol & Richard Stahl Jane Starr Joan & David Stene Peggy & John Stephens Russell Stephens Christopher Stevens Marilee Stevens Sara & William Stout Marilynn Taylor Christina & John Temperante Peggy Brakken Thal & Steven Thal Marie & Athanasios Theologides Shawne Buckley Thiry and Alain Thiry Mary Tjosvold Karin & Robert Treiber Maureen & John Trepp Tom Trow Ann & John Tulloch Anne & Thomas Ulseth Meeka & Joshua Urlaub Valerie Varno Richard Virden Leona Ann & Chander Wahi Karen Wahlund Vince Walker Marsanne Wallace & Paul Zoschke Ruth & David Waterbury Katherine Waymire & John Rozman John Welckle Maren & George Welles III Mark Welter Natalie & Gilbert Westreich Janelle Weyek Adrienne & Robert White DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
JoAnn & James White Janice & Paul Wicklund Constance & Alan Wilensky Emily Williams Eleanor & Frederick Winston Ellen & Stanley Wolfson Barbara & Frank Wright Eleanor & John Yackel Mary Jane & Thomas Young Katrina Zabinski Mahmood Zaidi Andrew Zimmerman
Other gifts
Catherine Abbott Robert Alfton Valerie Arnold Erica Ashleson Sigrid A. and Tanya Bachmann Ruslan Bocancea Sally & Michael Bosanko Tessie Bourdamis A.S. Buchanan Esther & Martin Capp Andrea Sue Carty Margaret & Alejandro Catambay Glen Christianson Josh Davis Pat Davis Cynthia DeKay & Adam Reef Knowles Dougherty Carol Duff Clem Duffy Jenna Duncan & Khrystenn Asariah Barbara Eiger Jennifer Eilts Abdi Elmi Frances & Roger Field Mary Ann Finegan Anita Foster Lori Friedman Karen & Howard Gochberg Joanne & Sidney Green Tushar Gupta Antonia Hamilton
Thomas Heller Rodney Hiel Susan Swenson Holloway Carolyn & Joseph Incorvaja Rose Marie & Leland James Catherine F. Jenny Elaine Jervis Yleen & Gary Joselyn Avigya Karki Kimberly & Eric Kroetsch Sheila Kunkle Linda Lawrie & Robert Manning Craig Letourneau Vicki Lofquist & Craig Thiesen Karen Lokkesmoe & Bob Amick Gloria MacRae Abby & Donald Marier Angela Martin Jane & Duncan McCampbell Corrine McCarthy Mari McClafferty Cassie McMahon & Geoffrey Sheagley Joan & Richard Meierotto Patricia & Josef Mestenhauser Yvonne Moore Joseph Moriarity Cledor Ndiaye Sue & Stuart Nordquist Michael O’Loughlin Lucina & Robert Phillips Barbara Pilling & Dan Carlson Kimberly Pratt Cecil Ramnaraine Eileen Reagan Matthew Resch Jessica Reupke Emily Rosenberry Janet & Noah Rosenbloom Victoria Sandberg Carla Scholz John Schrager Jeffrey Seltz Mary Jo & Frank Sherwood Darlene Sholtis & Heino Beckmann Mary & Jay Schrankler 19 | 20
Joseph Schwartzberg Winfried Seelig Reena Shetty Ann & Tim Smith Dr. Camille M. Smith Carol Spearman & Rowland Joiner James Thomas
Barbara Thompson Patricia & Gale Tollefson Imogene Treichel Parker & Albert Trostel James Tuff Mary Van Evera Carol Waldoch
Rhonda Wellner-Chiodo & Glenn Chiodo Evan Williams Will Wright
In Memory of Allison R. Mercer Esther & Martin Capp Rose Marie & Leland James Mary Knoblauch & Martin Carlson Robert Riggs Darlene Sholtis & Heino Beckmann
In Memory of Marian Raup Mary Ann & Richard Hawkins Martha Raup Philip Raup
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Tribute Gifts In Memory of Vernon A. Born Pat Davis Patty Henson & Brent Evans In Memory of Gladys Brooks Pamela Perraud In Memory of Patricia Jaffray Susan & David Plimpton
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MIC Board of Directors & Staff Chair
Susan B. Plimpton
Past Chair
Robert H. Scarlett, Grupo Avance, LLC*
Chair-Elect/Treasurer
Robert W. Sit, Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
Directors
Dr. Daryoush Allaei, QRDC, Inc. Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D., Medtronic, Inc. Wendy Bennett** David J. Berry Melissa Camarena, MCM Designs Mary Capozzi, Best Buy Co., Inc. Mary Jane Carlson Jeanne Votca Carpenter, Perception Kenn Damgaard, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.** Kathleen Danakis, KPMG LLP Tom Gitaa, Mshale Newspaper Robert Golian* Peter C. Hawthorne, Cargill, Inc.* Peggy Herrmann, Donaldson Company, Inc. Eric H. Jackson, Conservis Advisory Services DELIVERING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TO MINNESOTA
Nathalie Joly Rohan Kalbag, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.* Avigya Karki Fredrik Korallus, Carlson Hotels Worldwide Ron Lattin Doug Leatherdale, D.W. Leatherdale Consulting Jeanette Leehr, Via International** Judith Frost Lewis Sharon Lim* Eloise J. Maki, 3M Company Robert Manning, Global Perspective* Phillip J. Mason, Ecolab Inc.* Laura C. Merriam Leni D. Moore Prakash Puram, Chrysalis KPI International** Mindy Rechelbacher** Kathleen Smith Ruhland, Faegre & Benson LLP Sara Stenberg, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Wendy Tai, General Mills, Inc. Kay A. Thomas, International Student Scholar Services, University of Minnesota Micheal J. Thompson, Saint Paul Public Schools Geert Henk Touw, Stakeholder Satisfaction LLC John Tuttle, Haberman Angelica Della Grazia Volpi** 21 | 22
Donovan Walsh, The Financial Services Consulting Group** Richard E. Weiner, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Ex Officio Directors
Ana Luisa Fajer, Consul of Mexico Martin Loken, Consul General of Canada Silvia Ontaneda-Andrade, Consulate General of Ecuador** * Term completed or resigned 2010 ** Term began July 2010
Honorary Directors
Sheila Bonsignore Gary Capen Thomas Colwell David Fox Charlie Hartwell Bob McCrea Emily Anne Tuttle Katherine W. Youngblood
MIC Staff as of November 1, 2010
Catherine Born, Vice President Tania Dawydowycz, Database Coordinator Carol Engebretson Byrne, President Daniel Getahun, International Visitor Leadership Program Manager Claire Gray, Development Associate Anne Hanson, Major Gifts and Executive Support George Jerzy Hornik, K-12 Education Program Lindsey Loree, International Visitor Leadership Program Coordinator Angela McLaughlin, Corporate Relations & Special Events Manager Juan Pablo Polanco Mendoza, International Classroom Connection Cultural Intern Kathleen Oscarson, Project Manager Bill Peters, Accounting Manager Tricia Rhodes, Individual Giving Manager Lynda Salway, Communications Manager Carol Steinberg, Community Programs Manager Danielle Tessmer, Corporate Relations & Special Events Coordinator Bee Yang, Technology Manager
We would like to thank the following for their contributions to the 2009-10 Minnesota International Center Annual Report. Design: George Jerzy Hornik, Grupa Creativo Photography: Craig Bares, Bares Photography; Adam Konczewski
The Minnesota International Center (MIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1953 to promote greater awareness and understanding of other cultures. MIC has 501(c) (3) status and meets Minnesota Charities Review Council standards. The International Visitor Leadership Program is sponsored and funded by the Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State and administered by the National Council for International Visitors. MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010
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