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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.

Jim Bettendorf
CHAIR
(2023 – 2026)
President & CEO
Vista Prairie Communities
Champlin, MN

Judie Foster-Lupkin
Board Member
(2023 – 2025)
President & CEO
ProAct, Inc.
Eagan, MN

Robert Pickering
Board Member
(2022 – 2025)
Chief Financial Officer
Accord
St. Paul, MN

Tom Gillespie
VICE CHAIR
(2024 – 2027)
President & CEO
Living Well Disability Services
Mendota Heights, MN

Sarah Ackerman
Board Member
(2024 – 2027)
Executive Director
Western Mental Health Center, Inc.
Marshall, MN

Laura Purfeerst
TREASURER
(2024 – 2027)
Chief Financial Officer
Lifeworks Services, Inc.
Richfield, MN

Ashley Kjos
Board Member
(2022 – 2025)
Chief Executive Officer
Woodland Centers, Inc.
Willmar, MN

Kris Solz
SECRETARY
(2023 – 2026)
Human Resource Manager
Emerge Community Development
Minneapolis, MN

Lynne Megan
Board Member
(2023 - 2026)
President & CEO
TSE, Inc.
Roseville, MN