Board & Staff

2025 Board of Directors

Officers:

• Osborne Strickland, Chair, City of Lakes Community Realty

• Amy Schwabe, Vice Chair, TWP Architects

• Jonathan Cooper, Treasurer, Sunrise Banks

• Kizzy Downie, Secretary & CEO, Model Cities

Directors:

• Judith Aminmentse, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

• Brenda Bailey, Retired

• Brenda Bolar-Ford, Retired

• Heidi Leise, Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm

• Tiffany Phillips, Bell Bank Mortgage

• Marilyn Porter, Metro Transit

Management staff:

• Kizzy Downie, Chief Executive Officer
  kdownie@modelcities.org
• Dean Carlson, Director of Community Development
  dcarlson@modelcities.org
• Gillian Onyango, Property Manager
  gonyango@modelcities.org
• Kris Hagan, Facilities Manager
  krhagan@modelcities.org
• Kasaye Ayenew, Accountant
  kayenew@modelcities.org
• Yer Xiong, Safe Space Shelter Manager
  yxiong@modelcities.org

• Jeff Wills, Economic Services Manager
  jwills@modelcities.org