Executive Committee
Frank V. Harris ’75
Chair, Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees
Executive Director (retired), Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
Nicole James Gilchrist ’03
Vice Chair, Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees
Senior Counsel, Thrivent Financial
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
Brian Batzli ’85
Senior Vice President, Shareholder, and Chairman Emeritus Merchant & Gould PC
Alex Beeby ’16
President, Alumni Association
Christine Chalstrom ’91
President and CEO, Shepherd Data Services
Attorney, Larkin Hoffman
John Choi ’95
County Attorney, Ramsey County
Gloria Contreras Edin ’05
Owner and Founder, Contreras & Metelska
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 and Senior Wealth Advisor, Bremer Wealth
Judge Sara Grewing ’03
District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Ramsey County Courthouse
Mark A. Hallberg ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Hallberg Law
Dr. Linda N. Hanson
President Emerita, Hamline University
David Hellmuth ’92
Partner, Hellmuth & Johnson
Jean F. Holloway
Dean Emerita
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Cryolife
Jim Jacobson
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Medica
Charles H. Johnson ’75
Attorney and Owner, Charles H. Johnson & Associates
Christine Kucera Kalla ’94
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer, Travelers
Frances L. Kern ’13
Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Marketing Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Richard L. Mack ’93
Dr. Fayneese Miller (Ex Officio)
President, Hamline University
Chris Montana ’13
Owner and CEO, Du Nord Craft Spirits
Christopher D. Pham ’09
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron
David Ransom ’91
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC
Judge Denise D. Reilly ’83
Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals
Susan C. Rhode ’85
Shareholder, Moss & Barnett
Judge Becky R. Thorson ’95
Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Ugo Ukabam ’02
Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment Law, General Mills, Inc.
Wendy K. Watson ’97
Melissa Lee Wright ’93
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Twins Cities Public Television
