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 Senior Leadership

 

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Deidre Schmidt
President & CEO
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Cecile Bedor
Executive Vice President of Real Estate
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Kevin Myren
Chief Financial Officer & Vice Pres. of Administration
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Derek Madsen
Executive Vice President of Resource Development
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CommonBond Communities Wisconsin Leadership

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Joe’Mar Hooper
Wisconsin Market Leader
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CommonBond Board of Directors

Executives

Carleen Rhodes
Chair
Special Advisor Impact Investing
O’Brien-Staley Partners

Richard Wicka
Vice Chair
Principal (Retired)
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate

Deidre Schmidt
President & CEO
CommonBond Communities

Tom Joyce
Secretary
University of St. Thomas

Vicki Duncomb
Treasurer

Chanda Smith Baker
SVP of Community Impact
The Minneapolis Foundation

Adam Bernier
Chief Operating Officer
O’Brien-Staley Partners

Mark Scholtes
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Directors

Jamal Adam
Achievement Specialist
Wayzata High School

Taylor Cooper
Real Estate Development

Chris Gallagher
Design Principal
Eppstein-Uhen Architects

Edward Goetz
Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
University of Minnesota

Kyle Hansen
Executive Vice President
U.S. Bank

 

Charles (Chuck) Haynor
Of Counsel
Briggs and Morgan

Brad W. Hoffelt
Chief Financial Officer- Payments Group
U.S. Bank

R. Patricia (Trish) Kelly
EVP, Head of Commercial Banking
TCF Bank

Wade C. Lau
President & CEO
Founders Properties, LLC

Lakeisha Lee
Life Skills Mentor / 180 Degrees
Brittany’s Place

Sita Morantz
President & Chief Human
Resources and Administrative
Officer
Marsden Holding, LLC

Megan Remark
President & CEO
Regions Hospital

Sean Rice
VP Finance, Institutional North America
Ecolab

Matt Schriner
Senior Vice President
Bremer Bank

Val Spencer
Community Volunteer

Mark Springett
AVP, Enterprise Business Intelligence
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Eva Stevens
President(Retired)
United Properties

Jennifer Thao
Executive Office Director
Wilder Foundation

Michelle Walker
Executive Director
Generation Next

 

CommonBond Housing Board

Bernadette Hornig
Vice Chair
Portfolio Manager
Hornig Companies

Freddie Houston
Director, Performance Property Management Company
Artspace

Wade C. Lau
Chair
President & CEO
Founders Properties, L.L.C.

Austin Mautz
CFO & Vice President
Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.

Kevin Myren
Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
CommonBond Communities

George C. Lang
Overlook Realty Investment Advisors (Retired)

Deidre Lal Schmidt
President
President and CEO
CommonBond Communities

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

Chris Gallagher
Chair
Senior Design Architect/Principal
Eppstein Uhen Architects

Kristi Luzar
Vice Chair
Executive Director
Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (UEDA)

Nicole Brookshire 
Director
Milwaukee County Office on
African American Affairs

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
Interim Executive Director
Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation

Deidre Schmidt
President & CEO
CommonBond Communities

Joe Schwenker 
Development Consultant
Evergreen Partners

Daniel (Dan) Sell 
Vice President/Relationship Manager
Commercial Real Estate Group
BMO Harris Bank

 

 

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