Annual Report 2010-2011

Annual Report / 2010-2011

BRINGING THE WORLD TO MINNESOTA AND MINNESOTA TO THE WORLD

Join the conversation //

A Letter from the Leadership //

Carol Engebretson Byrne Susan PlimptonMIC President MIC Board Chair

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The diversity and depth of our 2010-2011 programming year truly reflects the Minnesota International Center’s efforts to reach “the heart of America.” Our statewide audience continued to grow – to 52,000 – as our programs offered engagement, education, exchange and enjoyment.

Our public programs for both community and corporate audiences provided a range of topics for discussions both around the dinner table and the conference table. From Ambassador Ryan Crocker speaking on the changes to diplomacy since 9/11, to a half-day business symposium on doing business with France, to a forum with former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Imam Faisal about Islam and the West – these and other topics all added a dimension to any conversation about America’s role in the world – today and in the future.

One of the jewels in MIC’s crown is the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), whose mission is to offer both professional and cultural exchanges for emerging leaders from around the world as a building block in the foundation of trust and understanding between the U.S. and other countries. This year, MIC arranged appointments for visitors here on myriad professional programs – from human trafficking, to food safety, to adoption, to interfaith dialogue. Minnesota and the Twin Cities are recognized as home to such diverse and important resources for this program that international visitors are no longer intimidated to come here in the winter!

In the area of civic engagement, there is little to rival MIC’s Great Decisions discussion groups. In the words of Noel Lateef, president of the Foreign Policy Association, “A creative and well-crafted foreign policy rests on a bedrock of public support. Such support can only come about with a public that is conversant in international affairs”; a statement which precisely describes the Great Decisions program and its participants. In the coming year, MIC will be partnering with The Star Tribune to introduce an even wider audience to the layers and intricacies of U.S. foreign policy through a series of editorial articles on the 2012 Great Decisions topics.

The need for international education in the classroom has never been greater and MIC’s World Cultures Days opens doors for our youngest community members to join the conversation about the world, exploring different cultures and lives – comparing and contrasting but not judging.

Engagement, education and exchange do not exclude enjoyment! MIC’s Celebration of France gala was magnifique, chaired by MIC board member Nathalie Joly. Our new Culture through Cuisine program offered wonderful opportunities for MIC members to meet at local ethnic restaurants and, going forward, we are arranging networking events for MIC members looking to build their international careers through our enRoute program. And don’t forget the definition of enjoyment - our ever-popular WorldQuest in the Twin Cities and Duluth, and two WorldQuests in the Workplace at Ecolab and General Mills.

Your generosity to MIC has made it possible for us to deliver the world to Minnesota for the past 58 years. With your support we will continue to have a strong and enduring impact on our community and our world.

Our thanks are offered to Susan Plimpton, who led our board of directors from 2008-2010 and kept the MIC budget in the black. She has graciously agreed to continue as Past Board Chair for the next year and will be very involved in the planning for our upcoming major gifts campaign.We are delighted to welcome Rob Sit of Sit Investment as Board Chair for 2011-2013. His challenges will include the relocation of MIC as well as the major gifts campaign.

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Highlights of 2010-11 //Sincere thanks to the 839 people who supported MIC’s activities as event volunteers, IVLP resources and escorts, dinner hosts, Great Decisions speakers and leaders, classroom speakers, Gala committee members, interns and administrative help.

K-12 Education Program //

135 speakers from 70 countries

student audience of 40,00014 training workshops

8 intercultural workshops for educators

Great Decisions // 371 meetings

55 groups8,780 attendees

Great Decisions // In October 2010

3rd Annual Conference was attended by

70 people

World Affairs // 3 World Affairs Forums

Attendance of 55731 community

partners

IVLP // 261 professional

resources471 appointments

486 visitors135 countries and regions

WorldQuest // 53 teams

332 participantsAcademic WorldQuest

15 teams from 10 schools

WorldQuest // In the workplace 299

people competed from Ecolab and General Mills and 168 people competed in WorldQuest in Duluth

Dinner Hosting // 444 dinner with MIC

members for international guests from 128 countries

and regions

Corporate // 43 companies; 3 networking

cocktails; 4 collaborative

programs; “Doing Business with France” symposium

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION //Foreign Policy Association Frank R. Cella Memorial Award to a Minnesota Great Decisions groupNational Council for International Visitors’ Citizen Diplomatic Corporate Award given to Medtronic for their participation in MIC’s International Visitor Leadership ProgramNational Council for International Visitors Advocacy Award to Carol Engebretson Byrne, MIC’s president, for her work to pass U.S. House and Senate resolutions supporting international exchangeMinnesota Monthly Magazine named Great Decisions as the Best Lecture Series in the Twin Cities

MIC Gala France // 300 guests$226,000

MIC Gala 2012 // Türkiye

Reach of MIC Programs and Events //

AfghanistanAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaChad

ChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic People’s Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of CongoDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermany

GhanaGuatemalaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic LatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLithuaniaLuxembourg

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMyanmarMexicoMoldovaMontenegroMoroccoNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOccupied Palestinian Territory OmanPakistan

PanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippines PolandPortugal Republic of KoreaRussian FederationRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSpainSri LankaSudanSwazilandSwedenTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTibetTimor-LesteTogo

TunisiaTurkeyUganda UkraineUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Republic of TanzaniaU.S. Mission to the African UnionUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela (Bolivian Republic of)Viet NamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

In the 2010-2011 fiscal year, MIC programs and events represented 136 countries and regions, providing opportunities for education, engagement, exchange and enjoyment to an audience of more than 52,000 – students, educators, professionals and community members.

Regions: China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCountry names as designated by the United Nations Statistics Division

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Twin Cities Metro Area

International Falls ●

Grand Rapids ●

● Grand Marais

●✱ Duluth● Moorhead

Alexandria ●

Elk River ✱

✱ Red Wing

● Northfield

● Winona

● RochesterFairmont ❖ ● Blue Earth

● Crosby

❖●✹✱ Twin Cities

Apple Valley ................... ✱●

Arden Hills ..................... ●

Arlington ........................ ❖

Bloomington .................. ❖✱●

Brooklyn Center ............ ❖✱

Brooklyn Park ................ ✱

Chanhassen .................... ●

Coon Rapids ................... ❖

Cottage Grove ................ ❖

Eden Prarie ..................... ❖✱

Edina ................................ ❖●✱

Forest Lake ..................... ❖

Fridley.............................. ●✱

Golden Valley ................. ✹✱ Hastings .......................... ✱ Hopkins ........................... ✱

Inver Grove Heights...... ❖ Lino Lakes....................... ✱

Little Canada .................. ✱

Maple Grove ................... ●

Maplewood ..................... ✱

Marine-on-St.Croix ...... ●

Mendota Heights .......... ✱

Minneapolis ................... ❖●✱✹

Minnetonka .................... ●✱

New Brighton ................. ✱

Oak Park Heights .......... ✱

Plymouth......................... ●

Richfield .......................... ✱

Roseville .......................... ●

Savage .............................. ✱

Shakopee ......................... ✱

St. Louis Park ................. ❖●

St. Paul ............................. ❖●✱✹

Stillwater ......................... ❖●✱

South St. Paul ................. ❖

Wayzata ........................... ✱

West St. Paul ................... ●

Woodbury ....................... ● ✱

❖ International Classroom Connection● Great Decisions Discussion Group✱ International Visitor Leadership Program✹ WorldQuest International Trivia Competition

Statewide Engagement //

✱ Green Isle & Plato

ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011

Gaylord ❖ ❖ Arlington

AND MINNESOTA TO THE WORLD

✱ Mille Lacs Reservation

Statement of Financial ActivityJuly 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011Unrestricted Support and Revenue Membership and Individual Contributions 369,068 Corporate and Foundation Contributions 331,875 State Grants 43,000 Federal Grants 104,054 In-Kind Contributions 75,609 Building New Bridges Grants 35,000 Program Income 123,130 Investment Revenue and Other Income 12,289 Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Long-Term Investments 23,953 Total Unrestricted Support and Revenue 1,117,978

Expense Community Programs 151,351 International Classroom Connection Program 230,332International Visitor Leadership Program 173,493 World Affairs Program 250,258Development/Fundraising 216,315 General Operating (admin., equipment, supplies) 87,126 Total Operating Expense 1,108,875

Excess of Unrestricted Support & Revenue over Operating Expense 9,103

Assets Cash/Cash Equivalents 281,467 Board Designated Reserve 221,387 Equipment(net) 67,367 Pledges/Accounts Receivable 116,075 Prepaid Expense 12,174 Other Current Assets 6,750 Temporarily Restricted Investments 113,349 Interest in Charitable Trust 44,273 Permanently Restricted Investments 416,787 Total Assets 1,279,629

Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities 40,203 Capital Lease Obligations (non-current) 6,632 Unrestricted Net Assets: Operating 109,017 Board Designated Reserve 221,387 Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 485,603 Permanently Restricted Net Assets 416,787 Total Liabilities and Net Assets 1,279,629

Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2011

Financial Statements //

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2010-11 Program Partners //3MAlliance Française de Minneapolis/ St. PaulAtlas Grill and ClubroomBritish Consulate General in ChicagoCargillCarlsonConsulate General of Ecuador in MinnesotaConsulate General of France in Chicago Da Afghan RestaurantDorsey & Whitney, LLPEcolab Inc.

Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. Faegre & Benson, LLPFredrikson & Byron, LLPFrench American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Minneapolis/St. PaulGovernment of MalaysiaGeneral Mills, Inc.Humphrey School of Public AffairsKPMG LLPMeritage RestaurantMinneapolis Tours Sister City Association

Minnesota District Export CouncilMinnesota Public RadioMinnesota Trade OfficeNobel Peace Prize ForumOffice of Congressman Keith EllisonRose EnsembleRoyal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International StudiesTwin Cities BusinessU.S. Commercial ServiceU.S. Saudi Business CouncilVocalEssenceWilliam Mitchell College of Law

Corporate, Foundation and Organization Giving //

$200,000 Sit Investment Associates Foundation

MIC is grateful for this multiyear pledge which the late Gene Sit made as a challenge to the community to invest in MIC’s future for the long term.

$50,000+ National Council for International Visitors

$40,000+ State of Minnesota

$10,000+ Twin Cities Business Monthly

$5,000+ Berger BrandsMinnesota Monthly

$1,000+ Silvia Ontaneda Andrade, Consul del Ecuador en Minnesota Après Party and Tent Rentals Athwin FoundationDavid Winton Bell FoundationClub MedFamiglia Meschini WinesHilton Hotels WorldwideLakeside Wine and SpiritsMinneapolis Tours Sister City Association Graham Paul, Consul General of FranceRosen’s Diversified, Inc.

$500+ Consulate General of Canada, MinneapolisConsulate of México in St. PaulEuroNest, LLCNordic Home InteriorsPatrick Moore, “The Cheese Guy” LLCVincent, A Restaurant

$200+ British Consul General, ChicagoChocolate BonavitaCustom Woven InteriorsFrench-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Minneapolis-St. PaulGalignaniJulia Knight, Inc.Minnesota OperaMinnesota VikingsWalker Art Center

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MIC Corporate Members //

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Premier

$50,000+ Delta Air Lines Medtronic, Inc./The Medtronic Foundation

Senior Global

$20,000+ CargillCarlson/Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation

Millennium

$30,000+ 3M Company/3M FoundationBest Buy, Inc./Best Buy Children’s FoundationGeneral Mills, Inc./General Mills Foundation

Global

$15,000+ The Mosaic Company Sit Investment Associates, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Executive

$10,000+ Ecolab Inc.

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Leadership Patrons

$5,000+Colwell Industries, Inc.Donaldson Company, Inc.Faegre & Benson LLPFredrikson & Byron, P.A.Horton Holding, Inc.Propel Event Transportation Management

Target CorporationThe Lakeland CompaniesUnited Health GroupU.S. Bank/Elavon

Contributing Patrons

$2,500+Dorsey & Whitney LLPDorsey & Whitney Foundation RBC Wealth Management

Robins, Kaplan, Miller and CiresiWanner Engineering

Associate Patrons

$1,000+Bellcomb Technologies IncorporatedBepex International, LLCC.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Gray Plant MootyMedica

Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS Polaris Industries, Inc.St. Jude Medical

Associate Corporate

$500+Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Global Language InstituteHamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

QRDC, Inc.Sheer Wind, Inc.Smart Skin, Inc.TripleInk

Organizational Members

$250+Alliance Française de Minneapolis/St. Paul

OWLL Financial, Inc.University of St. Thomas

Sponsoring Hotels

The Marquette HotelRadisson Plaza Hotel

$10,000+ Sheila & Michael BonsignoreMary Lynn & Warren StaleyDeborah & G. Henk TouwMaxine & Winston Wallin / The Winston R. and Maxine H. Wallin Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation

$5,000+ An Anonymous Fund of the Minneapolis FoundationPhyllis & Thomas ColwellMargene & David FoxPenny & Bill George / The George Family FoundationIngrid Lenz Harrison & Alfred HarrisonLucy HartwellBenjamin S. JaffrayNathalie & Hubert JolyLouise & Douglas LeatherdaleJudith & Stephen LewisMartha MacMillan

Polly & Bob McCrea / Robert and Polly McCrea Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMarilyn Carlson Nelson & Glen NelsonCindy & Gregory PageMaureen Pelton & Charlie Hartwell / The Eagle and the Hawk FoundationSusan & David PlimptonJennifer & Hervé SarteauGayle & Robert SitEmily Anne & Gedney TuttleRachel & Donovan Walsh

$2,500+ Susan AlpertElizabeth AnderlikAnonymous Melissa & Uriel CamarenaJoan & Gary Capen / Capen Family FundCheryl EastbourneRebecca & Peter Hawthorne

Sharon Lim & Lance WallinSarah & John Lindahl, Jr. Leni & David Moore, Jr. / The Moore Family Fund for the Arts of The Minneapolis FoundationJennifer & Jay Novak / The Jennifer Novak FoundationSally & George Pillsbury / Leeward Landing Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationAnne SimonsonMarcia & John StoutSandy TearseNina & John TuttleKatherine & Larry Youngblood

$1,000+ Lucille H. AmisMartha & Brewster Atwater, Jr. Kathleen Blatz & Wheelock Whitney / The Whitney FoundationCatherine BornGretchen & Jeffrey Brown

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Individual Giving //

Carolyn & Philip BrunelleGreg BuckNedret & Mark ButlerCarol Engebretson Byrne & James ByrneMary Jane & Robert CarlsonJeanne & Gary CarpenterKaren Cooley-Kistler & Stephan KistlerAmalia & Kenn DamgaardKathleen & Pete DanakisMrs. Wallace C. DaytonCharles M. Denny, Jr. / Charles M. Denny, Jr. and Carole E. Denny Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMary EvansRebecca & Benjamin Field IIIColleen FosterLeslie & Alain FréconTerry & David GilberstadtDavid Gray / Candyce A. and David A. Gray Family Foundation of The Saint Paul FoundationElizabeth & Van HawnBarbara & Steve HemsleyJennifer & Michael HoffO.C. “Joe” Hognander, Jr. / The Hognander FoundationGeorge Jerzy Hornik Ingrid & Richard HoytRaghavan IyerAnjali & Gopal KhannaFarida Blok Korallus & Fredrik KorallusSarah & Steven KumagaiJoann & Donald LeavenworthJeanette Leehr & Terrance CarlsonSusan & Robert Macdonald, Jr.Laura Merriam & Peter ArmstrongJodi & Michael MooneyForrest MooreSharon MuellerNii QuayeMindy & Peter RechelbacherLois & John RogersJessica Trites RolleKristine & Guy SanschagrinDebra Sit & Peter Berge

Daniel SkaarHarriet & Edson Spencer / Harriet and Edson Spencer FoundationKay A. ThomasJeff TuttleZantha & Thomas WarthSusan Cornell Wilkes & Jim Klobuchar / Peter C. Cornell TrustKaren Sorbo & Francelino Zau

$500+ Kristine & Tor AasheimPatricia & Tor C. AasheimAllyson & Todd AldrichCraig ArendsCarole & Douglas Baker, Sr. / The Carole & Doug Baker Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMary Louise & Pat BoweHenry Bromelkamp & Jeff NelsonKristy & John BuckNicolas CarterStephane CattelinCharlotte & William DavnieSherry Ann & Edward DaytonArnaud de Ramburs / Chez ArnaudKaywin FeldmanCaroline & Robert Fullerton / Blue Rock Charitable Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationKaty GaynorAnett & Peter GrantCatherine & Thomas GumpPeggy & Michael HerrmannJoan HiginbothamAndrea & Kenneth HjelmJulie Hoff & Ron LattinMeredith & Richard HowellSandra Sweatt Hull & John A. Hull / CB Sweatt FoundationJerilyn & Eric JacksonJulia & Barry KnightNicolai & Ronald LewisMarianne & Martin LokenCarol & Daniel LuthringshauserGayle & Michael MacalusoEloise Maki & James Kaczmarczik

Mary Kate McKelvey & Christopher BercawLaura & James MilesSara & Bruce MonickKathryn & Shawn MorenTamrah & Stephen O’NeilFrances PauluBree PetersonSarah Reichert & Christopher BergerJames RustadKris SibikMargo Struthers & Mark HauglandKaimay & Joseph Terry / Kaimay & Joseph Terry FundLisa Griffin Vincent & Matthew SpectorAlice & Frederick Wall / Alice and Fred Wall Family FoundationJamie WilsonNicole & Kirt Woodhouse

$250+ Anonymous Elizabeth & John BalayLiliane & Guillaume BastiaensKathy BonnifieldVirginia A. BornChristina Selander BouzouinaJoan & John BrooksMarney & Conley BrooksBea BrownMary Lou & Allan L. BurdickRoma Calatayud-Stocks & Thomas StocksJérôme ChateauElizabeth & Steven ClarkeTom Crann & Andrew MartinDee Gaeddert Dorsey & James DorseyCheryl Duncan & Adeeb KhalidKathleen & Gerald EricksonLeonard W. FerneliusMary Ann FineganCarreen HeegaardAnn & James HowardZhen Zhen & Hoyt HsiaoMaggie & Gaylen Knack

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Individual Giving Continued

Maureen Kucera-Walsh & Michael WalshSusan & Thomas LinzmeierMary Lou LoudCaroline & Weiming Lu / The Shan Shui Foundation Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationFranck MarretPaula & Phillip MasonArijit MazumdarMary & Thomas McCaryMary McCormickWendy & Malcolm McLeanNicole & Paul MelanconAngela & Patrick MintoLori & Randall MonsonConstance Osterbaan & Herman MilliganDonna & Richard PetersonKamala & Prakash PuramKathleen & Michael RuhlandBarbara RyanLynn & Thomas SchaeferCarol Schuler

Inez & Lyall SchwarzkopfGail SederskiMary Jo & Frank SherwoodPatricia Shrader & Andrew ObeirneMarilyn & Wallace SmallCarol SteinbergRebecca & Micheal ThompsonLynn & Charles Woodbury

$150+ Kathy & Tom Aguilar-DowningSimone Ahuja & Hari ArimilliCarol AllinAnonymousNina & John ArchabalCarol BarnettKay & Craig BealJanet & David BerryGail & Richard BohrRonnie & Roger BrooksMarilyn BryantLeanne & Vasant ButalaMary Cade

Mary Lou CarpenterRoberta & Jack ConradEllie & Thomas Crosby, Jr.Joanne & Frederick CzeswikJanice & Gregory DamesMargaret deJongeCarol DethmersLois & Joseph DuffyJean Ann DuradesJane EmisonSandra & Olubunmi FamoduHolly & Jonathan FarberCecy & Walter FasterRuth & Leroy FingersonCarroll & Robert FlatenTrine & Allan FlinnTammie FollettBill FoxMarna FullertonJudy & Theodore FurberQueenie & Paul GamJanet & John GendlerMary & David GontarekBrian Hill

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Frank HornsteinJulianna & Stephan HuhWelcome Jerde & Dan BergRuth & Peter KelleyEllen Kennedy & Leigh LawtonTeresa KimkerSusan Kinder & David VealitzekJan Kleinman & Fadil SantosaAnn & Alan KoehlerJean-Noël KouaméBarbara & Robert KueppersLaJune & Thomas LangeLinda Lawrie & Robert ManningSusan & James LenfesteySara & Peter LilienthalHelen & Daniel Lindsay Shirley & David LingoNancy & Bruce LohnBarbara LongfellowJosephine & Edward LordDawn & John LundgrenHelen & Robert MairsVicki & James MayerMarsha McDonald & Amos RosenbloomJudith & William McGrannPeg McKee & Dean AdamsMeredith McQuaidJennifer & David MillerLucy & Robert Mitchell, Jr.Pearl A. Mitchell-JacksonKatherine & David MooreJeffrey MuellerPatricia NealDeeAnne & Robert NelsonElinor & William Ogden, Jr.Kathleen & Kelvin OscarsonMary & John PagnuccoKatie & Raymond PearsonLeila PoulladaImam Feisal Abdul RaufBarbara Rawley & Daniel NordbyKari & Thomas RichtsmeierElizabeth & Roger RickettsLaura & Michael RobinsonSylvia & Martin SaboSerena Lin & Christian SanftChristine & Jon Sasseville

Sibylle & Robert ScarlettMarianne Schulze & Raúl RamosSusan & Jonathan SeltzerSue Shepard & Donald HelgesonShirley Bierma & Bonnie SkeltonSusan SmoluchowskiSarah & Kenneth F. Spence IIISarah Stakston & Kevin GrotheimSheila & Paul SteinerSara Stenberg & Kevin MillerIrma ThiesCarol TorgersonKarin & Robert TreiberCarol & Ronald VantineJohn VreyensHelen WangK. Marianne Wargelin & Clifford BrownElizabeth & Kenneth WeirEllen WellsMuriel & Mark Wexler / Mark and Muriel Wexler FoundationCharles WolenskyCathy Yandell & Mark McNeil

Tribute Gifts In Honor of Leni Moore Katherine & David Moore

In Memory of Dorothea Franzel Frances Paulu

In Memory of Forrest Moore Mary Bowmann Joyce & Lloyd Dewey Jane Keyes June & Neil Lapidus Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP Frances Paulu Julie Rice & John Andrew Kathryn Thomas Gail Watt

Contributions may include gifts in-kind or items purchased at auction. If we have omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and let us know so that we may correct our records.

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ChairSusan B. Plimpton

Chair-Elect/Treasurer Robert W. Sit, Sit Investment Associates, Inc.

DirectorsDr. Daryoush Allaei, QRDC, Inc.Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D., SFA, LLCWendy BennettMelissa Camarena, MCM DesignsMary Capozzi, Best Buy Co., Inc. Mary Jane CarlsonJeanne Votca Carpenter, Perception INK PRKenn Damgaard, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Tom Gitaa, Mshale Newspaper Peggy Herrmann, Donaldson Company, Inc. Eric H. Jackson, Conservis Nathalie Joly Avigya Karki Ron Lattin, Youth Performance CompanyDoug Leatherdale, D.W. Leatherdale ConsultingJeanette Leehr, Via International

Judith Frost Lewis Eloise J. Maki, 3M Company Laura C. MerriamLeni D. Moore Prakash Puram, Chrysalis KPI InternationalMindy RechelbacherKathleen Smith Ruhland, Faegre & Benson LLP Sara Stenberg, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Wendy Tai, General Mills, Inc. Kay A. Thomas, International Student Scholar Services, University of Minnesota Micheal J. Thompson, Saint Paul Public Schools Geert Henk Touw, Horton Holding, Inc. John Tuttle, Haberman Angelica Della Grazia VolpiDonovan Walsh, The Financial Services Consulting GroupRichard E. Weiner, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Ex Officio DirectorsAna Luisa Fajer, Consul of Mexico Martin Loken, Consul General of CanadaSilvia Ontaneda-Andrade, Consul General of Ecuador

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Board of Directors and Staff //As of June 2011

Honorary DirectorsSheila BonsignoreGary CapenThomas ColwellDavid FoxCharlie HartwellBob McCreaEmily Anne TuttleKatherine W. Youngblood

Welcoming New Directors and Officers for 2011-12

ChairRobert W. Sit, Sit Investment Associates, Inc.

Past ChairSusan B. Plimpton

Treasurer Leni D. Moore

DirectorsChristopher Berger, Berger BrandsSteven J. Dickinson, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.Pablo Gaito, CargillMichael J. HoffJahn Kvalseth, KPMG LLPJay Novak, Aethlon Capital Guy Sanschagrin, WTP AdvisorsErtugrul Tuzcu, Tuzcu Organizational Effectiveness Consulting / University of St. Thomas Opus Management SchoolJames H. White, Ecolab Inc.

MIC Staff as of November 1, 2011Catherine Born, Vice President Carol Engebretson Byrne, PresidentTania Dawydowycz, Database CoordinatorDaniel Getahun, International Visitor Leadership Program ManagerAnne Hanson, Major Gifts & Executive SupportGeorge Jerzy Hornik, K-12 Education ProgramsLindsey Loree, International Visitor Leadership Program CoordinatorAngela McLaughlin, Corporate Relations and Gala ManagerKathleen Oscarson, Project ManagerBill Peters, Accounting ManagerTricia Rhodes, Individual Giving ManagerLynda Salway, Communications ManagerCarol Steinberg, Community Programs ManagerDanielle Tessmer, Administrative Coordinator Bee Yang, Technology Manager

The Minnesota International Center (MIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1953 to promote greater awareness and understanding of other cultures. MIC has 501(c)(3) status and meets Minnesota Charities Review Council standards.

The International Visitor Leadership Program is sponsored and funded by the Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State and administered by the National Council for International Visitors.

We would like to thank the following for their contributions to the 2010-11 Minnesota International Center Annual Report.Design: George Jerzy Hornik, Grupa CreativoPhotography: Craig Bares, Bares Photography; Elizaveta Borodina

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