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NIT Board of Directors

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NIT is managed by a nine member volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. Directors must be employed in a leadership role within the member organization to serve.

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Jim Bettendorf

CHAIR

(2023 – 2026)

President & CEO

Vista Prairie Communities

Champlin, MN

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Judie Foster-Lupkin

Board Member

(2023 – 2025)

President & CEO

ProAct, Inc.

Eagan, MN

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Robert Pickering

Board Member

(2022 – 2025)

Chief Financial Officer

Accord

St. Paul, MN

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Tom Gillespie

 VICE CHAIR

(2024 – 2027)

President & CEO

Living Well Disability Services

Mendota Heights, MN

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Sarah Ackerman

Board Member

(2024 – 2027)

Executive Director

Western Mental Health Center, Inc.

Marshall, MN

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Laura Purfeerst

TREASURER

(2024 – 2027)

Chief Financial Officer

Lifeworks Services, Inc.

Richfield, MN

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Ashley Kjos

Board Member

(2022 – 2025)

Chief Executive Officer

Woodland Centers, Inc.

Willmar, MN

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Kris Solz

SECRETARY

(2023 – 2026)

Human Resource Manager

Emerge Community Development

Minneapolis, MN

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Lynne Megan

Board Member

(2023 - 2026)

President & CEO

TSE, Inc.

Roseville, MN

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