Foundation Board and Staff
F. R. Bigelow Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of trustees committed to honoring the legacy of Frederic R. Bigelow. The board provides organizational leadership, oversight and guidance for grantmaking. The Foundation is supported by staff of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
Board of Directors
Deborah Dicker Weiss
Community Volunteer, Retired
Morris Goodwin, Jr.
Managing Director, Forge North, Greater MSP
Ambar Cristina Hanson
Executive Director, Mortenson Family Foundation
Alicia Kunin-Batson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Jonathan Liang
Certified Financial Planner, CTB Financial Services
Maggie Lorenz
Executive Director, Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi & Wakan Tipi Center Director
Meredith Moore
President, Leverette Weekes
Kathy Mouacheupao
Executive Director, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC)
Taj Mustapha, M.D.
Chief Equity Strategy Officer, M Health Fairview and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Minnesota Medical School
Erik Takeshita
Principal, The Takeshita Group
Amala Thakkar, CFA
Wealth and Investment Management Executive
Mary Tingerthal
President, Tingerthal Group LLC
Officers
Ambar Cristina Hanson
Board Chair
Erik Takeshita
Board Vice Chair
Deborah Dicker Weiss
Board Treasurer
Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Board Secretary
Staff Leadership
Sylvie Xiong
Client Foundations Manager