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 (Vice Chair)
Retired, Piper Jaffray
Kelly Sam
VP Marketing, Grand Casino Mille Lacs & Hinckley
Arvind Sharma
Director, Strategic Sourcing & Enterprise Procurement, Ameriprise Financial
Liz Smith
Community Volunteer
Sheryl Zaworski
VP, Global Ethics Office, Director of Escalation, Investigation & Analytics, U.S. Bancorp
Ex Officio
Michelle Furrer
Como Campus Manager
Jackie Sticha (Secretary)
President, Como Friends