Our Team

Honorary Co-Chairs

Beth Ford

Beth Ford

CEO
Land O’Lakes

Cheryl Reeve

Cheryl Reeve

General Manager and Head Coach
Minnesota Lynx

Lindsay Whalen

Lindsay Whalen

Head Coach
University of Minnesota Women’s Basketball Team

Minnesota Local Organizing Committee (MNLOC)

Executive Board: Co-Chairs

Hugh Lombardi

Hugh Lombardi

Target Center – ASM

Julie Manning

Julie Manning

University of Minnesota

Melvin Tennant

Melvin Tennant

Meet Minneapolis

Executive Board: Members

Tom McGinnis

Tom McGinnis

University of Minnesota

Carol Rodgers

Carol Rodgers

Best Buy

Amanda Rome

Amanda Rome

Xcel Energy

Jessie Stomski Seim

Jessie Stomski Seim

Prairie Island Indian Community

Christine Sovereign

Christine Sovereign

Accenture

Minnesota Sports and Events Executive Staff

Wendy Williams Blackshaw

Wendy Williams Blackshaw

MNSE President and MNLOC Co-Executive Director 

Debbie Estes

Debbie Estes

MNSE Executive Vice President and MNLOC Co-Executive Director

Matt Meunier

Matt Meunier

MNSE Senior Director of Sales and Operations

MNLOC Team

Host Institution – University of Minnesota

  • Mills Armbruster
  • Stephanie Davis
  • Sarissa Falk
  • Rachel Galatowitsch
  • Megan Lee

Host City – Minneapolis, MN

  • Erica Bergum
  • Tyler Boike 
  • Madonna Carr
  • Brent Foerster
  • Kevin Kurtt
  • Kathy McCarthy
  • Courtney Ries
  • Tamara Spude
  • Gia Vitali

Host Arena – Target Center

  • Trent Arthur
  • Nancy Fortney
  • Jay Hackett
  • Marcus Kroulik
  • Amy Rahja
  • Tom Reller
  • Jen Ritchie
  • Steve Sawyer

Minnesota Sports and Events

  • Milan Burgess
  • Alyssa Chapman
  • Denzell Godwin
  • Andrea Graham
  • Kathy Gullickson
  • Stephanie Hall
  • Sydney Hardek
  • Izzy Jones
  • Coretta Kendricks
  • Minori Nakamoto
  • Stephanie Schmidt
  • Matt Sovereign
  • Taylor Sudduth
  • Sandy Sweetser
  • Ariel Astrachan Toback
  • Will Villalta