NONPROFITS
Adair Mosley
The GroundBreak Coalition, a Minneapolis-based community funding organization made up of corporate, civic and philanthropic leaders, announced Adair Mosley as its first chief executive officer, effective Sept. 15. Mosley served on the organization’s founding board of directors and was CEO of the African American Leadership Forum.
AIRLINES
Sun Country Airlines announced that D. Torque Zubeck has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Sept. 2. Zubeck most recently served as chief financial officer of Mesa Airlines and prior to that in multiple executive roles at Alaska Airlines. The company also announced that Stephen Coley has been permanently named senior vice president and head of operations effective Aug. 13. Coley had been serving in an interim role in both positions since late April. Sun Country is based at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
AIRPORTS
The Metropolitan Airports Commission announced it has promoted Mark Rudolph to assistant director of field maintenance to oversee Federal Aviation Administration airfield maintenance compliance requirements at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Rudolph previously served as manager of field maintenance and planning, overseeing MSP’s fleet department as well as fleet maintenance needs at the MAC’s six general aviation Twin Cities airports.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
Golden Valley-based engineering and consulting firm WSB announced the hiring of Spencer Mertes as director of HRIS and total rewards, a new leadership position overseeing the firm’s human resources.
EDUCATION
Minnesota FFA, a St. Paul-based chapter of a national organization focused on high school agricultural curricula, announced the hiring of Mary Hoffmann as executive director of the Minnesota FFA Association. Hoffmann is a former secondary agricultural education teacher, most recently in Sleepy Eye, Minn.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
St. Paul Federal Credit Union, St. Paul, announced the appointment of Chris Petersen as chief executive officer. Petersen has been with the company for more than 26 years, most recently serving as CFO and interim CEO. … KLC Financial, a Minnetonka-based provider of equipment lease and purchase financing for business, announced the promotion of Amy Lewis from vice president of operations to chief operating officer. Lewis has been with the company since 2022.
GOVERNMENT
Crow Wing County announced it has approved Kelsey Hopps as county attorney, succeeding Don Ryan, who is retiring after more than 30 years in the position. Hopps has been assistant county attorney for seven years. She will serve the rest of Ryan’s term through Dec. 31, 2026. An election will be held for the next four year term on Nov. 3, 2026. … Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that Eric Taubel will serve as executive director of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management. Taubel has been in the role in an interim capacity since January after serving as the office’s first general counsel.
HEALTH CARE
Visana Health, a Bloomington-based virtual women’s health clinic, announced it has appointed Tom Maraday as chief commercial officer. Maraday’s résumé includes executive stints at Omada Health, EHE Health, Bright Horizons and Plus One (now Optum).
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Minze Health, a developer of digital diagnostic and therapeutic devices for urology maladies, announced Thomas Moore as president and chief executive officer, based in the Twin Cities. Moore previously served as chief commercial officer at GT Medical Technologies. The company is based in Antwerp, Belgium.
POLITICS
The Center of the American Experiment, a Golden Valley-based political policy advocacy group, announced the hiring of Josiah Padley as a policy fellow covering education. Padley studied classics and history at Baylor University, worked with the Hertog Institute as a political studies fellow and a humanities program facilitator. Most recently, she taught Attic Greek, Latin and ancient history in Baton Rouge, La.
SPORTS
The PGA of America and Hazeltine National Golf Club announced Dan Mulheran has been named general chair of the 2029 Ryder Cup. Mulheran is president of Abbey Street, an Eden Prairie wealth management and institutional consulting firm. Additional Ryder Cup executive committee members are Greta Siedow, Marty Hancharenko, Matt Hanson, Ben Clymer, Dave Susla, Bob Fafinski and Ruth Kimmelshue. Hazeltine National Golf Club is located in Chaska.
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