Leadership
We are proud to serve residents in more than 60 cities across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. From interns and volunteers to the members of our leadership team, we are passionate about enriching communities and helping residents meet their goals. Take a moment to meet some of our team!
CommonBond Communities Executive Leadership
Deidre Schmidt
President & CEO
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Thomas Adams, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President of Housing and Services
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Karen Law
Executive Vice President of Talent, Equity and Culture
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Angela Riley
Chief Financial Officer
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Cecile Bedor
Executive Vice President of Real Estate
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Derek Madsen
Executive Vice President of Resource Development
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CommonBond Board of Directors
Executives
Richard Wicka
Chair
Principal (Retired)
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate
Adam Bernier
Vice Chair
Chief Operating Officer
O’Brien-Staley Partners
Deidre Schmidt
President & CEO
CommonBond Communities
Tom Joyce
Secretary
University of St. Thomas
Cindy Koch
Treasurer
Senior Executive
General Mills
Jamal Adam
Achievement Specialist
Wayzata High School
Megan Remark
President & CEO
Regions Hospital
Directors
Tasha Alexander
Senior Vice President – Senior Private Banker
Wells Fargo The Private Bank
Nicole Brookshire
President
Brookshire Customized Solutions, LLC
Taylor Cooper
Project Manager
Seward Redesign
Edward Goetz
Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
University of Minnesota
R. Patricia (Trish) Kelly
EVP, Head of Commercial Banking
TCF Bank
Wade C. Lau
President & CEO
Founders Properties, LLC
Sita Morantz
President & Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer
Marsden Holding, LLC
Sean Rice
VP Finance, Institutional North America
Ecolab
Matt Schriner
Senior Vice President
Bremer Bank
Valerie (Val) Spencer
Community Volunteer
Mark Springett
AVP, Enterprise Business Intelligence (Finance Department)
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Eva Stevens
President (Retired)
United Properties Investment
Jennifer Thao
Executive Office Director
Wilder Foundation
CommonBond Housing Board
Wade C. Lau
Chair
President & CEO
Founders Properties, L.L.C.
Bernadette Hornig
Vice Chair
Portfolio Manager
Hornig Companies
Deidre Lal Schmidt
President
President and CEO
CommonBond Communities
Secretary
Vacant
Taylor Cooper
Project Manager
Seward Redesign
Todd Eatmon
President
Core Living
Freddie Houston
Director, Performance Property Management Company
Artspace
George C. Lang
Overlook Realty Investment Advisors (Retired)
James Solem
Commissioner of Minnesota Housing Finance & Metropolitan Council (Retired)
Leanna Stefaniak
Director of Business Development and General Counsel
At Home Apartments
Jim Urbanek
EVP (Retired)
TCF Financial Corporation
Richard Wicka
Principal (Retired)
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate
Wisconsin Board of Managers
Kristi Luzar
Chair
Executive Director
Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (UEDA)
Vice Chair
Vacant
Nicole Brookshire
President
Brookshire Customized Solutions
Bill Cummings
Shareholder
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Ryan Daniels
Executive Director
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation
Irma Yepez Klassen
Program Officer
Zilber Family Foundation
Austin Mautz
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President
Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.
Leo Ries
Executive Director, LISC (Retired)
Deidre Schmidt
President & CEO
CommonBond Communities
Joe Schwenker
Development Consultant
Evergreen Partners
Marsha Sehler
Director of Business Development (Retired)
Uihlein Wilson Architects
Daniel (Dan) Sell
Finance Director
Continental Properties Company, Inc.
Derek Taylor
Partner
Husch Blackwell
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