Board of Directors
The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota is governed by a team of distinguished advisors in the greater Mankato area. CMSM strives to achieve a balanced representation on the board with respect to institutional, organizational, and personal diversity. Our dedicated board members consistently volunteer their time and resources to CMSM.
Christi Wilking
Chair
Community Relations Officer, Mayo Clinic Health System
Parker Skophammer
Vice Chair
Director, Finance and Administrative Services, City of Mankato
Shane VanEngen
Executive Committee
President, Frandsen Bank
Tara Torseth
Treasurer
CPA, MBT, Partner, Abdo
Heather Von Bank, PhD.
Secretary
Department of Family and Consumer Science Chair, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Heather Carlson, D.O.
OB/GYN, Mankato Clinic
Rick Halbur
Partner, Gislason & Hunter LLP
Katie Heintz
Mohamed Ibrahim
Lead Internal Consultant, WellShare International
Mollie Meyer
Linda Leiding
Executive Director, Harry Meyering Center
Trevor Park
Assistant Vice President, United Prairie Bank
Sheri Sander-Silva
Executive Director, Feeding Our Communities Partners (FOCP)
Sue Schwickert
Retired Technology Director, Le Sueur/Henderson School District
Paul Shneider
Shareholder, Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
Jerhod Smithback
Vice President, Nidec/Kato Engineering
DQ Spencer, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Business, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Chastity Valvick
Communications Consultant, Compeer Financial
Gwen Westerman, PhD.
Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato