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.

Ann Hendricks
Chair
Retired Educator

Christi Wilking
Vice Chair
Community Relations Officer, Mayo Clinic Health System

Trevor Park
Treasurer
Assistant Vice President (AVP)/Relationship Manager, United Prairie Bank

Heather Von Bank, PhD.
Secretary
Department of Family and Consumer Science Chair, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Heather Carlson, D.O.
OB/GYN, Mankato Clinic

Mat Greiner
Executive Director, Twin River Council for the Arts

Rick Halbur
Partner Attorney, Gislason & Hunter

Mohamed Ibrahim
Lead Internal Consultant, WellShare International

Linda Leiding
Executive Director, Harry Meyering Center

Sarah Richards
President & CEO, Jones Metal

Sue Schwickert
Retired Technology Director, Le Sueur/Henderson School District

Paul Shneider
Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.

Parker Skophammer
Director Administrative Services, City of Mankato

Jerhod Smithback
Vice President, Nidec

DQ Spencer, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Business, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tara Torseth
CPA, MBT, Partner, Abdo

Chastity Valvick
Communications Consultant, Compeer Financial

Shane VanEngen
Market President, Bremer Bank

Gwen Westerman, PhD.
Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato