Board and Staff
ASI Board of Trustees
Members of the ASI Board of Trustees serve three-year terms and can be elected to two consecutive terms of office. Candidates for the Board are nominated by ASI members, and trustees are elected to the board at ASI's annual membership meeting every June.
Members of the Board
- Christine Albertsson
- Rev. Rodney Anderson
- Carline Bengtsson
- Helen Bergren
- Martin Bertilsson
- Terri Carlson
- Ann-Kristin de Verdier
- Dean Erickson
- Jamal Hashi
- Tony Hofstede
- Joe Hognander
- Truett Lawson, Chair
- Beth Lundquist Jones
- Ingrid Mattsson, Secretary
- Randal Monson, Treasurer
- Thomas Nelson, Vice Chair
- Lena Norrman
- Jerry Sjogren
- Roland Thorstensson
- Veronika Torarp
ASI Staff
- Bruce Karstadt, ASI President & CEO
- Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Chief Operating Officer
- Bonnie Nelson, Chief Financial Officer
- Kara Hedlund, Executive and Consular Services Coordinator (Assistant to the President)
Museum, Collections & Exhibits
- Scott Pollock, Director of Exhibitions, Collections & Programs
- Curt Pederson, Curator
- Dianne Kramer, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
- Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus, Librarian & Archivist
Programs & Education
- Karin Krull, Adult Programs Coordinator
- Ingrid Nyholm-Lange, Youth & Family Programs Coordinator
Communications & Marketing
- Laura Cederberg, Communications & Marketing Manager
- Jenn Stromberg, Communications & Marketing Coordinator
Development & Membership
- Christy Stolpestad, Director of Development & Membership
- Claire Tschann, Membership Coordinator
Finance
- Pam Jacobs, Senior Accountant/Analyst
- Carl Peterson, Accounting Assistant
Facilities
- Denise Karney, Facilities Manager
Business Enterprises (Museum Shop, Café, Facility Rentals)
- Chad Snelson, Director of Business Enterprises
Facility Rentals
- Gegi Carlson, Event Manager
Museum Shop
- Danielle Langehaug, Museum Shop Manager
- Kate Kruse, Online Retail Manager
FIKA (ASI café)
- Michael Fitzgerald, Chef
- Brie Roland, Food and Beverage Operations Manager