NONPROFITS

Joy King

Animal Humane Society, Golden Valley, announced it has named Joy King as CEO. King previously served as chief advancement officer of NMDP, formerly Be The Match, a national bone marrow donation registry, and executive director of the NMDP Foundation.

ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Media Bridge, a Minneapolis-based ad agency, announced the formation of the MB Health Advisory Board as part of its growing MB Health practice. Board members include: Phillip Ebner, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Deb Barber, Canopy Medical; Terri Dresen, Metropolitan Council; Jill Eisenzimmer, S3 Consulting Group; Howard Green; Medtelligence; Kristin Mortenson, Nirin Development, Preceptis Medical; Jason Struck, Eureka Road Consulting, and Meredith Vadis, Playbook Strategies, Paterna Biosciences.

ENTERTAINMENT

Children’s Theatre Company, a Minneapolis-based live performance venue focused on young audiences, announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $40,000.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Securian Financial, St. Paul, announced that Warren Zaccaro, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire on July 1; Pete Berlute, previously senior vice president of Affinity Solutions, was named senior vice president of Finance, effective Jan. 1, and will succeed Zaccaro as CFO on June 1. Dave Seidel has been promoted to senior vice president of Affinity Solutions, succeeding Berlute. … Deluxe, a Minneapolis-based business services and technology company, announced the appointment of Brian Mahony as president of its Merchant Services business, effective Feb. 3; Mahony most recently served as chief revenue officer at Elavon, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank. … U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, announced it has named Tarek El-Yafi as head of U.S. Bank Global Transaction Services; El-Yafi joins U.S. Bank after more than 25 years at Standard Chartered Bank and Citi.

GOVERNMENT

Matt Staehling has been named Duluth city administrator, succeeding David Montgomery, who is retiring. Staehling previously was city administrator in St. Cloud.

HEALTH CARE

HealthPartners, a Bloomington-based health insurer and health care provider, announced it has named Mark Hansberry executive vice president and chief  strategy and growth officer. Hansberry joined HealthPartners in 2017 as chief marketing officer.

HONORS

Barletta Pontoon Boats, a subsidiary of Winnebago Industries, Eden Prairie, announced it has been recognized with a 2025 Discover Boating Minneapolis Boat Show Innovation Award by the National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International.

LAW

Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that attorney David R. Moeller has joined as an officer in its Energy & Natural Resources, Energy Regulation & Permitting, Energy Litigation, Renewable Energy and Energy Transition & Decarbonization groups. … Chestnut Cambronne, Minneapolis, announced that Katie Kelley has been named partner; she is a member of the firm’s Family Law practice group. … Maslon, Minneapolis, announced the addition of financial services attorney Gemma (Yoon Jeung) Jo to the firm, working in corporate trust representation, commercial financing transactions, debt restructurings, loan workouts and bankruptcy. … Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, St. Paul, announced the following staff moves: Lori Nelson hired as staff attorney, Rochester; Ahmed Mohamud, senior accountant, St. Paul; Princess Gataud and Sherry Ly, legal admin assistants, St. Paul; Sagal Abdi, intake referral specialist, St. Paul; Angie Lallemont, hotline attorney, Winona; Tonicia Ambrose, moved to paralegal, St. Paul, and Jenna Saverynski, moved to outreach coordinator, SE Region.

NONPROFITS

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, St. Paul, announced the following new board members: Nicki Donlon, Baker Tilly US; Brendan Johnson, Robins Kaplan, and Kenya McKnight Ahad, Black Women’s Wealth Alliance.

SERVICES

Restaurant Technologies, a Mendota Heights-based provider of cooking oil waste management to restaurants, announced Mike Reese as chief people officer, succeeding Alissa Partee, who transitions to chief operations officer. Reese previously held a similar executive role at Express.

UTILITIES

Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, announced that Devin Stockfish has been elected to its board of directors, effective Jan. 23; Stockfish is president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser Co. … Allete, a Duluth-based multi-state energy utility, announced that Chief Financial Officer Steven W. Morris will retire in July.

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