Sian Muir - President Sian Muir is originally from New Zealand where she was a general manager for a retail chain for over a decade. Sian arrived in the U.S. in 2000 where she worked at Dartmouth College in the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network. Coming to St. Olaf College in 2004, she is now the Associate Director for the Finstad Program for Entrepreneurial Studies and an Assistant Professor of Economics teaching entrepreneurship, arts management, and business policy and strategy.

 
Mary Schmelzer - Vice President Mary Schmelzer, Allied Member ASID (American Society of Interior Designers), co-owns Vivus Architecture + Design with Peter Schmelzer. Vivus is located in downtown Northfield and is dedicated to providing creative, beautiful, and practical design solutions for residential, liturgical, and light commercial clients. Mary also volunteers with a local networking group, her church and children’s schools.

Julie Cochlin - Treasurer Julie Cochlin is Vice President and Commercial Lender at Community Resource Bank, a community owned and managed full service bank. With 23 years of banking experience, Julie assists businesses of all sizes and stages by identifying comprehensive financial solutions to meet the business community financial needs and goals.

Elizabeth Child - Secretary Elizabeth Child is principal of Elizabeth Child & Company, a marketing communications firm that specializes in creative communications for organizations with messages too meaningful to be reduced to a slogan. She was a founding member and board member for Women in Northfield Giving Support, served on the Board of Directors for the Northfield Arts Guild, and is currently a member of the Northfield Professional Resource Exchange, a business networking organization in Northfield. She also teaches yoga at Heartwork Yoga Studio in Northfield. For more information, see www.elizabethchild.com.

William Cowles - Board Member

Scott Davis - Board Member Scott Davis is the principal photographer and artistic force behind Davis Portrait Studios, a studio that captures images for all stages of life. In 1992 Scott began his entrepreneurial career launching a network integration company out of his basement and grew it into a million dollar plus organization with 12 employees. In 2000, Scott made several major changes in his life; sold his company, got married, and moved to Northfield from the Twin Cities. After dabbling as a CEO peer group consultant for a few years, Scott combined his love for photography with his entrepreneurial desires and opened what is now known as Davis Portrait Studios. Scott is actively involved in the community. He sits on the City of Northfield’s city council as the Ward 2 councilperson, on the city’s Economic Development Authority and is the Chairperson for the Mill Towns Trail Joint Powers Board.

Tom Durkin - Board Member Tom Durkin is the Vice President of International Operations and Sourcing for Midwest of Cannon Falls, a designer, importer, and wholesaler of home and holiday decorations. His responsibilities include managing the supplier relationships and manufacturing, delivery tracking, quality control, shipping, importing, and distribution processes for this consumer products company. He has also held leadership roles in Asian Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Supply Chain Management.

Anne Lundstrom - Board Member After a sales and Marketing career in the electronics industry in New Hampshire, Anne moved to Minnesota and in 1991 founded All Flex Inc., a local flex circuit manufacturer. In 1998 she purchased AVT, another electronic company, in Bloomington and retired from both companies in Jan. 2007.

Steve Meyer - Board Member Steve Meyer is a partner in the Minneapolis law firm of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP and is chair of the firm’s Financial Services Industry Group. He represents banks and other lenders in commercial loan transactions, loan workouts and bankruptcy.