Frank Forsberg Senior Vice President Systems Change & Innovation Greater Twin Cities United Way Lezlie Taylor Vice President Diversity & Community Engagement Greater Twin Cities United Way

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Sarah Caruso President & CEO Greater Twin Cities United Way

Table Introductions Name, Organization, Role

Bryan K. Phillips Senior Vice president, General Counsel & Secretary, SurModics; and United Way Board Member

Dr. Michael McAfee Senior Director, Policy Link Director, Promise Neighborhoods Institute

Panel Moderator: Reg Chapman, WCCO TV Panelists: Chanda Baker Smith, Pillsbury United Communities Victor Cedeño, Generation Next David Kim, Youthprise Michael McAfee, PolicyLink Bill McKinney, Thrivent Financial

Youth Igniter: Neese Parker, Youthprise

Table Discussion What stands in your way of building an equitable community? What actions are you willing to take to build an equitable community?

Take Action – United Way 5) Somali Success Grows – Amal Abdalla, President 1) American Indian OIC – Joseph Hobot, President 2) Better Futures Minnesota – Thomas Adams, President 3) Centro Cultural Chicano – Roxana Linares-Arrieta, President 4) Karen Organization of MN – Chong Bee Vang, President

Noon Kelly Brown, Director of D5 Coalition: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Philanthropy Minnesota Council on Foundations

Alfonso Wenker Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Minnesota Council on Foundations

Kelly Brown Director, D5 Coalition Presented by the Minnesota Council of Foundations, and sponsored by Target and Minnesota Philanthropy Partners