Commission Members bios
Michael M. Vekich (Chair), of St. Louis Park, a CPA who heads Vekich Associates, a management firm that specializes in strategic planning, acquisitions, mergers, refinancing and business consulting.
Philip J. Albert, of Circle Pines, vice president of corporate tax with Medtronic, Inc.
David Beito, of Thief River Falls, chairman, president and CEO of Northern State Bank of Thief River Falls.
William V. Belanger, of Bloomington, a retired businessman and former State Senator.
Danielle A. Buchberger, of Duluth, a CPA, with Eikill and Schilling Ltd. of Duluth.
David R. Carlsen, of Minneapolis, chairman and CEO of UMI Company, Inc, a manufacturing company in Hopkins.
Corey Haaland, of Bloomington, vice president and treasurer of Target Corporation.
Mark Haveman, of Woodbury, executive director of the Minnesota Taxpayers Association, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the advancement of efficient, economical government.
Joy Lindsay, of Oakdale, president of StarTec Investments, LLC, a private venture capital firm focused on early stage companies based in the Midwest.
Wendell Maddox, of Minnetonka, president and CEO of ION Corporation, an aerospace and technology company.
Gerald “Jerry” Morris, of Burnsville, assistant director of taxes and senior tax counsel of planning and litigation with General Mills.
Rebecca Paulsen, of Minneapolis, a CPA and vice president of state taxes with U.S. Bank.
Kate Rubin, of Plymouth, is president of the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), the largest technology trade organization in the state dedicated to supporting the growth, sustainability, and global competitiveness of Minnesota technology-based economy.
John Spry, Ph.D., of St. Paul, an associate professor in the Department of Finance at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
David L. Welliver, of St. Paul, a CPA and director of practice development with Wilkerson Associates, where he has management responsibilities within the firm’s Financial Reporting Services team.