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.
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.
Suzanne Joyce
Suzanne, a mother of four and a retired Vice President of Morgan Stanley is thrilled to a Board member of Mill City Commons.By the way, there are also 8 fantastic grandchildren! She and her husband Bill are residents at Winslow House and love being down by "the River" and right across from the new Guthrie. They lived for 20 plus years in Kenwood right above the old Guthrie and were very involved in its early years. They now spend 4 months a year in Crested Butte, Colorado where they are involved in its Music Festival, Public Policy Forum and its Heritage Museum.
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.
Dick Olson
Dick Olson, following graduate school at Vanderbilt Univ., taught mathematics in the White Plains NY public schools. He then joined IBM and enjoyed a long career that included assignments in Tokyo and Hong Kong. He returned to Connecticut from Hong Kong, and a year later, took early retirement and returned to Asia as Managing Director of a computer company in Singapore. With the lifting of the US embargo in 1994, he and his wife Martha established a marketing consulting company and spent most of that year in Hanoi, Vietnam assisting US companies in re-establishing on-shore businesses. Before leaving for Singapore, they bought a home in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, in a community of over 1,500 homes, a beach club, a tennis club, and an outstanding golf course, where he served on the board of Sawgrass Association, Inc and for two years as its president. He is active in The Rotary Club and in environmental advocacy groups near their summer lake home in west central Minnesota. No moss on them: the Olsons moved to the Cobalt Condos in the fall of 2008 ---- it was their 25th home in 50 years of marriage. Looking back, they believe that being personally involved in new venues is the first important step to building warm and supportive communities. Dick and Martha have three married children and six grandchildren.
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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