Meet the Team
Learn more about Como Friends’ staff and advocates.
Como Friends Staff
Kate Aksadi
Individual Giving Manager
Susannah Baudhuin
Creative Director
Kaitlyn Huntington
Development and Communications Manager
Laurel Lundberg
Director of Individual Giving
Caroline Mehlhop
Director of Institutional Partnerships and Events
Jeff Mundinger
Director of Finance
Bethany Paul
Events Manager
Jeni Rutherford
Executive Assistant
Terri Scheunemann
Director of Retail Operations
Megan Shackle
Database Manager
Jackie Sticha
President
Sheila Wewers
Associate Director of Retail Operations
Como Friends Board of Directors
John Bauer
Retired SVP, Target
Andy Davis
Partner, Stinson LLP
Peter Everett
VP Marketing for Europe, Australia, Asia & Latin America, General Mills
Stephen Foss
Regional VP, Xcel Energy
Jane Gerber
Community Volunteer
Wendy Harden, (Treasurer)
Shareholder, Schechter Dokken Kanter
Patrick Harris
VP, Customer Solutions, PMA Financial Network
Annie Huidekoper
Community Volunteer
Renee Lee
Director of Quality Assurance, Securian
Patrick McIntyre (Chair)
SVP, Enterprise Strategy & Business Development, Best Buy
Greg McNeely
Manitou Fund
Nicky Nagle
Community Volunteer
Theresa Neal
Retired High School Principal
Martha Nelson
Community Volunteer
Ford Nicholson
President, Draft Co.
Erik Ordway
Associate Director, Newmark Group
Greg Peelman
VP Operations, North America – Pest Elimination Ecolab
Steve Proeschel
Retired, Piper Jaffray
Kelly Sam
VP Marketing, Grand Casino Mille Lacs & Hinckley
Arvind Sharma
Director, Strategic Sourcing & Enterprise Procurement, Ameriprise Financial
Liz Smith (Vice Chair)
Community Volunteer
Sheryl Zaworski
VP, Global Ethics Office, Director of Escalation, Investigation & Analytics, U.S. Bancorp
Ex Officio
Michelle Furrer
Como Campus Manager
Mike Hahm
Director, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation
Jackie Sticha (Secretary)
President, Como Friends
