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 (2020-21)
- Brad Engdahl (Chair)
- Dr. Maggi Adamek (Vice Chair)
- Elizabeth Olson (Treasurer)
- Laurie Jacobi (Secretary)
- Dr. Philip Anderson
- Aimee Richcreek Baxter
- Carline Bengtsson
- Karl Benson
- Michael Bjornberg
- Brenda Butler
- Mary Dee Hicks
- Diane Hofstede
- Laurie L. Holmquist
- Herbert ‘Ted’ Johnson
- Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D
- Dr. John Litell
- Marco Molinari
- Mohamud Mumin
- Andrea Oseland
- David Sorensen
- Linda Wallenberg
- William ‘Bill’ Weiler
- Andreas Örnberg
ASI Staff
- Bruce Karstadt, President & CEO
- Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Chief Operating Officer
- Adelie Bergström, Executive & Consular Services Coordinator
Finance & Accounting
- Lori Doehne, Director of Finance
- Tierra Bowman, Accounting & Office Assistant
Communications & Marketing
- Karen R. Nelson, Marketing & Communications Manager
- Emily Krumm, Marketing & Communications Associate
- Jon Dahlin, Graphic Design & Print Coordinator
Development & Membership
- Christy Stolpestad, Director of Development & Membership
- Eric A. Wilson, Development Manager
- John Werner, Member & Donor Services Coordinator
- Leia Wambach, Volunteer Coordinator
Exhibitions, Collections & Programs
- Ingrid Nyholm-Lange, Director of Experience
- Erin Stromgren, Exhibitions Manager
- Shawn Connors, Senior Exhibitions Designer
- Inga Theissen, Collections Manager
- Hannah O’Neill, Project Archivist
- Curt Pederson, Senior Curator of Historic Properties
- Britta Walstrom, Program Manager
- Erin Swenson-Klatt, Food and Handcraft Educational Programs Coordinator
- Aly Fulton-Kern, Public Programs Coordinator
- Liz Stopka, Language & Cultural Programs Coordinator
- Lindsey Tscherne, Youth & Family Programs Coordinator
- Ingrid Aune, Program Associate
- Shelby Matula, Visitor Services Manager
Human Resources
- April Neske, Human Resources Manager
Museum Store
- Rick Sellen, Retail Operations Manager/Buyer
- Claire Lee, Inventory Specialist
Facility Management
- Nate Adelmann, Facilities Manager
- Mike Palmer, Lead Building Engineer
Slate & Stone (Rentals & Catering)
- Nadya Maravigli, Food & Beverage Director
- Brenda Thrower, Director of Catering
- Cailin Oakes, Catering Sales Manager
- Joshua Zellmer, Catering Chef
FIKA
- Blake Meier, Executive Chef
- Carolyn Tichich, FIKA General Manager