Board of Directors
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Ben Shardlow
Board Chair
Director of Urban Design, Minneapolis Downtown Council -
Stephen Klimek
Vice Chair Senior Planner, Metropolitan Council’s Livable Communities Act
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Vince Netz
CEZ Treasurer
CFO, Towerside Innovation District -
Pat Thompson
CEZ Secretary
Board member and Transportation Committee co-chair, St. Anthony Park Community Council -
Sandy Boss Febbo
Board Member Co-owner, Bang Brewing
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Jared Hanks
Board Member Owner, Modern Day Me and Helping Hand Companies
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Stacy Holm
Board Member
Principal of Interior Design, RoehrSchmitt Architecture LLC -
Menaka Mohan
Board Member Urban Planner and Development Manager, Lendlease
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Chris Smith
Board Member Community Policy Advocate, Association for Non-Smokers MN (ANSR)
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Melissa Martyr
Board Member Director of Operations, NewStudio Architecture
Program Committees
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Guiding CEZ’s annual public art festival as a means to advance creative, cultural and economic development in the Zone. More at chromazone.net.
Committee Chair:
Jared Hanks, Creative Director of Modern Day Me
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Working to improve public health, beauty, safety and the environment in the Zone. Learn more here.
Committee Chair:
Sandy Boss Febbo, Co-owner Bang Brewing Co.
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Working to address creative displacement through real estate services, investment, and acquisition.
Committee Chair:
Renee Spillum, Director of Real Estate Development, University of Minnesota Foundation Real Estate Advisors.
Staff & Consultants
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Angela Casselton
Executive Director
Angela’s background includes museums, media, and a lifelong love for the arts. With degrees in communications and studio arts, Angela started her career in curatorial at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo (formerly in Moorhead) and in the department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She left the arts in 1998 to begin a two-decade-long run in marketing and sponsorship at the Star Tribune Media Company and the Minnesota Historical Society.
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Erin Heelan
Consultant
Erin served as Director of the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition in North Minneapolis where she led community-chosen initiatives ranging from a district-wide improvement program to a farmers market and pop-up galleries, restaurants, and retail. Most recently she served as program officer for the Metropolitan Council’s Livable Communities Grant Program, focusing on transit-oriented real estate development. She also teaches in the University of Minnesota’s urban studies department.