Executive Committee
Nicole James Gilchrist ’03
Chair, Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees
Senior Counsel, Thrivent Financial
Jim Jacobson
Vice Chair, Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Medica
Steven J. Kirsch ’76
Secretary, Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees
Partner, Larson King
Gregory L. Buck ’87
Treasurer, Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees
President, Productivity, Inc.
Trustees
Judge Reynaldo A. Aligada, Jr. ’02
Judge, Second Judicial District of Minnesota
Landon Ascheman ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
President, Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association
Owner, Ascheman Law
Brian Batzli ’85
Partner and Chairman Emeritus Merchant & Gould PC
Christine Chalstrom ’91
President and CEO, Shepherd Data Services
John Choi ’95
County Attorney, Ramsey County
Sam Clark
Civil Division Director, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office
Gloria Contreras Edin ’05
Owner and Founder, Contreras & Metelska
Scott Flaherty
Partner, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister
Jeanne M. Forneris
Senior Vice President, Strategy and General Counsel, Corfigo
Judge Donovan W. Frank ’72
Senior U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Patrick Garay-Heelan ’09
Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor, Bremer Financial Corporation
Judge Sara Grewing ’03
Judge, Second Judicial District, Juvenile and Family Justice Center
Mark A. Hallberg ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Of Counsel, Robins Kaplan
Dr. Linda N. Hanson
President Emerita, Hamline University
Frank V. Harris ’75
Executive Director (retired), Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
David Hellmuth ’92
Founding Partner, Hellmuth & Johnson
Jean F. Holloway
Dean Emerita
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Cryolife
Frances L. Kern ’13
Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Marketing Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Dr. Fayneese Miller
President, Hamline University
Chris Montana ’13
Founder, CEO and Head Distiller, Du Nord Craft Spirits
Christopher D. Pham ’09
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron
David D. Ransom ’91
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC
Susan C. Rhode ’85
Shareholder, Moss & Barnett
Ugo Ukabam ’02
Director, Senior Counsel, General Mills, Inc.
Wendy K. Watson ’97
Education Coordinator, The Arc Minnesota
Melissa Lee Wright ’93
Chief Content Officer, Twins Cities Public Television
