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Board of Trustees

The Metropolitan State Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees that consists of members who are alumni, business, and community leaders:

Maureen Acosta
Retired, Metro State University Foundation

Harpreet Anand, Treasurer
Vice President in the Corporate Tax Department, Travelers

Jeanette Augustson, Chair
Vice President, HealthPartners Institute

Wendy Brekken
Chief Wealth Planning Officer, Private Wealth Asset Management

Joseph Ellis ’19 (Honorary), Past Chair
Chair, SPAC Development Group

Tony Gagliardo
Vice President, Enterprise, Nuclear and Technical Learning
Xcel Energy

Ezell Jones
Founder, Fifth Quarter Integrated Solutions

Laura Hawkins ’84
Retired, Winslow Capital Management, LLC

Suhanthi Kamesh ’01
VP, Compliance Executive, FIS Global

Ochen Kaylan ’08, Secretary
Attorney

Noah Korba
VP, Cyber Security Digital and Technology, General Mills

Scott McCoy
Director, Enterprise Command Center, Xcel Energy

Matt Moe ’12, Alumni Board Representative
President, CareMore Health/Aspire Health/ Anthem

Colin Partridge ’00, Vice Chair
Retired, Senior HR Professional

Beth Russell
Retired educator, University of Saint Thomas

Advancement Staff

Rachel Hughes

Rachel Hughes

Associate Vice President for Advancement and Foundation Executive Director

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