Mill City Commons Board of Directors
Marcia Townley
A retired philanthropic advisor at Rockefeller Financial Services – where for a decade Marcia advised members of the Rockefeller and other prominent families on their philanthropic ventures – she has recently returned from New York City to Minneapolis, where her two sons and three grandchildren live. Marcia matches her ideas with her energy and finds her service on the Board a perfect way to both re-engage with her community and build a future within the neighborhood where she lives.
Barbara Goldner
Barbara is a longtime community volunteer with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and the Communications Center of the Minnesota State Services for the Blind. She and husband Mike are nine-year residents of North Star Lofts. They share a long-standing interest and commitment to the Minneapolis Riverfront neighborhood, fulfilling their deep, personal commitment to enhance the neighborhood and remain engaged as the community grows.
John Crosby
Retired from teaching and serving as Development Director (The Blake School and St. John’s University), John currently chairs the board of the Minnesota Advisory Board of the Trust for Public Land and serves as president of the Stone Arch Resident's Association. A long-time Minneapolis resident, he and his wife Laura have lived for five years in the Mill City neighborhood, which he believes will be richly strengthened by the new services and community enhancements that Mill City Commons offers.
Tyrone Bujold
Tyrone – a retired partner at the firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi – and his wife Delia have lived in the Mill City neighborhood since 2004. A lead trial lawyer who litigated cases across the U.S., today Tyrone is active in the Jeremiah Program, which provides housing and daycare services for single mothers in need. Delighted to be near the city’s vibrant theater district and in a neighborhood that shares their devotion to vigorous living, Tyrone and Delia are happy to be a part of a community full of talented, enthusiastic neighbors.
Penny Hunt
Penny recently retired from Medtronic where she was Vice President, Medtronic Foundation and Community Affairs. An experienced nonprofit board member and attorney with more than 20 years in corporate philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, Penny brings her rich perspective to Mill City Commons, convinced that the value of the Riverfront neighborhood will be enriched and strengthened by an organization that supports lifelong community living.
Laurie Jones
Laurie, HR manager at Accenture (AIMS), recently returned to Minneapolis from Seattle, which she called home for the past 22 years. Her expansive volunteer experience includes a variety of board-level positions with the Junior League of Seattle where she focused on critical child health and welfare issues and visual arts initiatives. In addition, Laurie has served on the boards of the Seattle Symphony Association, Sojourner Place (transitional housing for women) and the Family Independence Program. Her devotion to and care of an aging parent has personalized the value that Mill City Commons offers its members.
Kin-Shing Lun
Recruited from his faculty position at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Kin-Shing (Kin), led Medtronic’s Greater China Zone operations in Asia. He has also served as advisor to the American Red Cross in St. Paul and volunteered with Youth Emergency Service in Minneapolis. Today, Kin combines his passion for theater and public service as a volunteer with government elections and at the Guthrie Theater. He is convinced that Mill City Commons’ focus on community building is essential to improving and preserving quality of life and the vigor of the Riverfront neighborhood. Kin and his wife Dora enjoy their home at North Star Lofts.
Mary Margaret MacMillan
Mary Margaret and her husband Larry Neumann have lived in Park Avenue Lofts for six years. A board member and president of the 1006 Summit Avenue Society – an organization that raises funds to benefit the Minnesota Governor’s Residence – Mary Margaret has also served as Director and Vice President of the board of the Woman's Club of Minneapolis and served as a member of the Steering Committee for the Shubert Theater, a Center for Dance in Minneapolis. Mary Margaret and Larry divide their lives between vital loft living and the equally energizing life at their Spirit River farm in Mille Lacs County.
Sabina Sten
A retired banker, formerly employed by First Bank Minneapolis and American National Bank, St. Paul, Sabina and her husband John reside at Stone Arch Lofts. She has served on a variety of boards, including the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Pillsbury Neighborhood Services and YMCA Camp Menogyn. After retiring, Sabina earned a graduate degree in Organizational Development, which led to serving several Twin Cities’ nonprofits. Her participation on the Board allows her to focus on her long-term goal to improve the lives of older adults.
Leslie Van Duzer
Author and Professor of Architecture, University of Minnesota, Leslie moved to the Mill District three years ago after teaching at numerous universities across the U.S. and Europe. Recently, Leslie wrote the new Guthrie Theater’s architectural tour, and she currently serves as Chair of Friends of Christ Church Lutheran, a nonprofit organization founded to help preserve this local architectural gem by Eliel and Eero Saarinen. Leslie’s interest in the design of products, buildings and programs for an aging population led to her decision to serve Mill City Commons.
Ron Vantine
Ron Vantine retired as a business lawyer with the Minneapolis law firm of Lindquist & Vennum. As an attorney, he served primarily as outside general counsel to entrepreneurs and mid-cap companies. Much of his work involved negotiating complex national and international business agreements that support long –term commercial relationships.
Ron served for 12 years on the Board of Trustees of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, including 5 years as Board Chair, and continues to be an active member of several seminary committees. He is a director of Northern Great Plains, Inc and its Meadowlark Institute. Ron volunteers as an assistant to the ESL teacher at Marcy Open School and also reads to kindergarten children at Marcy through the Everybody Wins! Program.
Ron is an avid cyclist who organizes European bicycling trips for a group of friends. He is also a casual birder and photographer and enjoys traveling, spending time at the family’s cabin in Wisconsin, and reading history, historical biographies, and mysteries.
Ron and his wife Carol live in Cobalt Condominiums. They have two children, Peter and Jessica, and three grandchildren: Hugo, Leola, and Maya.
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