The Minnesota Homeownership Center was created in 1993 by a collaboration of organizations concerned about making homeownership affordable and sustainable for an extended range of Minnesotans. The diversity of this collaboration – housing non-profit organizations, REALTORS, mortgage finance agencies, local governments and other interests – is still represented in the diversity of the Center’s board:
President: Michael Haley, Minnesota Housing
Vice President: Vicky Shipley, US Bank
Treasurer: David Lindstrom, BMO / Harris Bank
Secretary: Jill Aleshire, Thrivent Financial
Robyn Bipes, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Christine Berger, Minnesota Association of REALTORS
Marilyn Bruin, University of Minnesota Extension Service
Joe Collins, City of St. Paul Planning and Economic Development
Darielle Dannen, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
Jim Erchul, Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Service
Tom Fulton, Family Housing Fund
Karen Gajeski, Bremer Bank
Mike Happe, SFM Risk Solutions
Jacqueline King, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Robin Peterson, Coldwell Banker Burnet
Heather Posthumus, Washington County HRA (Representing the Center’s Program Advisory Council)
Bill Sarvela, TCF National Bank Minnesota
Cherie Shoquist, City of Minneapolis, Community Planning and Economic Development
Stephanie Vergin, USDA Rural Development
David Wiese, Wells Fargo Bank
