Mary Schmelzer – 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.

Scott Davis – Vice President 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.

Fred Rogers – Treasurer Fred Rogers is the vice president and treasurer of Carleton College, and the senior vice president emeritus of Cornell University, having served as Cornell’s chief financial officer for 10 years. He is also the former vice president of business affairs and chief financial officer of Carnegie Mellon University. He has been a leader and innovator among university business officers for 25+ years and has direct experience in the full suite of campus administrative and business responsibilities. A strong believer in collaborative work and mentoring, Fred has been a presenter at many professional meetings and organizations. Fred currently serves as a member of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Sustainability Advisory Panel.

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.

Rick Estenson – Board Member Rick  served as an auditor for the Chicago Board of Trade, working in Chicago and New York City. He worked with Piper Jaffray, Inc. for more than twenty years in various managerial capacities. Following his time at Piper Jaffray, Rick joined Wells Fargo Bank as an Investment Manager, where he served for three years. Rick is now with the First National Bank of Northfield as Vice President of Business Development. He has lived in Northfield for more than fifteen years and is active in a variety of community organizations including, among other groups, the Northfield Rotary, the Northfield Downtown Development Committee, Northfield United Methodist Church, and the Northfield Chamber of Commerce.

Dave Becker – Board Member. Dave has been employed within Northfield’s manufacturing community during the past 31 years. He spent the first 27 years of his career with Sheldahl/Multek in a variety of management positions including engineering, sales, and marketing with the flexible circuitry business. In 2007, when All Flex was purchased by two private equity firms, Dave became part of the All Flex management team as the Director of Sales and Marketing. Dave and his wife Debby have lived in Northfield for 31 years and have been involved in a variety of school, church and community projects.

Roz Eaton-Neeb- Board Member Roz serves as Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Academic Support Center at St. Olaf College. She works primarily with new students. A graduate of St. Olaf, Roz returned to Northfield in 2003. She has served on the Board of Northfield Montessori and is also currently active with the Friends of Way Park fundraising committee.

Susan Wolf- Board Member Susan is currently the Director of Internal Audit at Universal Hospital Service, Inc headquartered in Edina, MN. Liking change, seven years ago she returned to school to acquire her MBA in Accounting and became a CPA. She worked as an auditor in a public accounting firm in Edina for 2.5 years before becoming a  manager in the Internal Audit Department at Northwest Airlines. Prior to returning to schoo, Susan used her background in counseling and psychology as an educator for Project SIGHT, a teen pregnancy prevention program serving Northfield and Faribault and eventually became the Executive Director. A strong believer in community work, serving on the NEC Board brings her back to participating the the Northfield community.