ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Toni Dandrea

Media Bridge, a Minneapolis-based ad agency, announced the promotion of Toni Dandrea to president; Dandrea will retain her position as integrator-chief marketing officer for the company, as well as assume the role of integrator for Media Bridge subsidiary Haus of Sonder.

AIRPORTS

The Metropolitan Airports Commission announced the promotion of Evan Wilson to general counsel from deputy general counsel. The MAC owns and operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six reliever airports in the Twin Cities metro area.

ARTS

Ucross, a creative arts foundation and residency program based in Clearmont, Wyo., announced the addition Minnesota property developer Armand Brachman to its board of directors. Brachman served as co-managing partner of Dominium, a Plymouth-based affording housing development and management company, and was a founding member of Drake Bank in St. Paul.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LoCorr Funds, an Excelsior-based investment company, announced the following additions to its distribution team: Sal Amato, regional vice president; Misty Caber, senior internal wholesaler; Adam Conard, bank trust and family office, and Chris Moreno, regional vice president.

LAW

Kansas City, Mo.-based Spencer Fane announced 10 new partners, including litigation and dispute resolution attorney Ariel Lierz in Minneapolis. … Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, announced that Aylix K. Jensen has been elected a shareholder; Jensen focuses her practice on defending creditors, fintech companies, collection agencies and debt buyers in consumer litigation and regulatory matters.

MANUFACTURING

Diversified Plastics, a Brooklyn Park-based plastic-injection molder and digital manufacturer of high-precision components, announced the promotion of Alex Danzberger to chief executive officer. Danzberger joined the company as vice president of finance in 2023. …  Polaris, a Medina-based maker of off-road motorized recreational vehicles and motorcycles, announced the pending retirement Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer Ken Pucel in April. The company also announced the following moves: Vice President of Off Road Engineering Tony Kinsman has been appointed CTO, succeeding Pucel; Marc Suarez, vice president of Off Road Operations, takes over Sourcing and Logistics, and Doug Adrian has been appointed vice president of Quality & Operational Excellence.

MEDIA

MinnPost, a Minneapolis-based online news outlet, announced the hire of Gregg Aamot as associate editor, reporter Ava Kian moving to the Greater Minnesota beat and Deanna Pistono joins as race and health equity reporting fellow. Aamot most recently was editor of Southwest News Media.

NONPROFITS

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, St. Paul, announced the following recipients of its 2023 President’s Leadership Excellence Award: Alaina Ericksen, Partners in Community Supports; Jared Griffin, senior director at Camp Knutson; Kathy Sauve, LSS Youth Services in Brainerd.; Elizabeth Saevig, senior director of grants; Shanon Kalbrener, LSS Disability Services; Kim Prinsen, LSS Housing Services; Melody Raw, LSS Disability Services, and Erin Sutton, senior director of advocacy.

SPONSORSHIPS

Kwik Trip, a national chain of gas station convenience stores, announced it is renewing sponsorship of the Twin Cities Auto Show.

TECHNOLOGY

AVI Systems, an Eden Prairie-based based audiovisual consultant for business, announced the creation of a Federal Markets team, serving U.S. governmental agencies and approved government contractors, led by Jeremy Button, and including Business Development Managers Chuck Westphal, Robert Birch and Jonathan Kim. … Spave, a Red Wing-based provider of a consumer financial app integrating philanthropy and savings with retail purchases, announced the appointment of Alex Ross as director of software development.

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