Members of ARC’s Board of Directors come from a variety of experiences and backgrounds in both the private and public sector. They provide the leadership and expertise that guide ARC programs around the world.

Board of Directors

Peter Bell, Chair
Minneapolis, MN

Neal Ball, Founder & Honorary Chair
Advisor to Corporations
Chicago, IL

Sheila Leatherman, Vice Chair
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina
IHI Senior Fellow
London School of Economics
Minneapolis, MN

Perry Witkin, Secretary
Stat Technologies, Inc.
Edina, MN

Ben Boyum, Treasurer
DCM Services, LLC
Excelsior, MN

Ward Brehm
The Brehm Group
Minneapolis, MN 

David Duclos
Minneapolis, MN

John Gappa
Malt-O-Meal Company
Minneapolis, MN

Anne Goldfeld
Harvard Medical School
The Immune Disease Institute
Boston, MA

James Hodge
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Mark Lindberg
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Minneapolis, MN

Svjetlana Madzar
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
Minnetonka, MN

Michael McCormick
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Minneapolis, MN

Mark Mortensen
Lansing Group, LLC
Minneapolis, MN

Tracy Poe
Chicago, IL

Maureen Reed
Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Minneapolis, MN

Holly Robbins
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Minneapolis, MN

Jim Rustad
St. Paul, MN

Jay Shahidi
Decorative Construction, Inc.
Minnetonka, MN

Grace Strangis
Pathways to Children
Corporate Travel Solutions
Minneapolis, MN