Board of Directors

Mt. Olivet Rolling Acre’s Board provides oversite, governance and strategic support of our mission, vision and values. Our board has an impressive record of service, with a rich and varied experience set in law, health care, HR, operations, and finance. They understand and are passionate about the needs of the people we serve as many of them have lived experience with a family member who has a disability. We are so grateful for their support and their service.

Chris Rud

Board Chair

Chris Rud

Board Chair

Chris is an organizational consultant helping her clients build the organizational capability to deliver on their business strategies. She has worked for Right Management for nearly 20 years where she has held local, regional and global leadership positions. Prior to joining Right Management, Chris held leadership positions in all functional areas of Human Resources including VP of Human Resources for a global high tech manufacturing company.

Chris holds a degree in business and advanced degrees (ABD) in Organization Development. She is a past Bush Leadership Fellow.

Pamela Miller

Vice Chair/Governance

Pamela Miller

Vice Chair/Governance

– Pam spent her entire career in the medical diagnostic field, including manufacturing, R&D, customer technical support hotline, and operations. She was responsible for 20+ locations and 3600 employees. After retiring from the medical diagnostics field, she earned her Master’s Degree in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University.

Prior to joining the Board, Pam served as the Interim President of Mount Olivet Rolling Acres from January-July 2017. Pam is the Chairman of the Board at The Blessing House, volunteers for Make-a-Wish Foundation, and serves as a lifetime member of the American Red Cross Tiffany Circle.

Elizabeth Psihos

Treasurer

Elizabeth Psihos

Treasurer

Beth is a graduate of St. Thomas with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science. She has spent her career in technology in many different industries including Insurance, Banking, Advertising, and Testing and spent the last 10 years at Thomson Reuters.

Beth has held many leadership positions, most recently as the CTO for Westlaw Business, a Thomson Reuters company. She currently consults with other businesses. Beth is also on the Board of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.

Kris Teigen

Secretary

Kris Teigen

Secretary

Kris is a registered nurse with more than 25 years’ experience. Kris has a passion for empowering people and making a difference in their lives, she brings a big picture perspective and fast, responsive service to empowering others.

Kris works as Director of Business Development at Lifesprk, a home care provider in Minnesota.

Pastor David Lose

Board Member

Pastor David Lose

Board Member

Pastor Lose started his tenure as the ninth senior pastor of Mount Olivet in July of 2017. Prior to arriving at Mount Olivet, he was the president of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (2014-2017) and previously was a member of the faculty of Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN; 2000-2014).

Pastor Lose looks forward to building on Mount Olivet’s distinguished history and present strengths in order to extend the church’s role in serving as a leading light in the greater church and community of how Christian faith leads to deepened commitment to care for all of God’s children.

Bruce Ensrud

Board Memeber

Bruce Ensrud

Board Memeber

Bruce is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College. He joined Thrivent Financial in 1992 and currently works in a values-based financial planning practice in Edina. Bruce serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, The Sheridan Story and the Collegeville Institute.

R. Bruce Kobs

Board Member

R. Bruce Kobs

Board Member

Bruce graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College and Creighton University Dental School. Dr. Kobs practiced in family and cosmetic dentistry in Edina and St. Louis Park for 40 years. He was a weekly volunteer dentist at the United Fund Children’s Dental Clinic for 25 years and board President, President of Mount Olivet Men’s Club and member of the Edina Foundation.

Bruce joined Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in 1958 and was appointed to the Mount Olivet Rolling Acres Board in the mid-1970’s. He has served as a volunteer for Rolling Acres and Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church since 1968

Sue Durkin

Board Member

Sue Durkin

Board Member

Sue brings 38 years of management experience at Allina Health Systems/Abbott Northwestern Hospital in operations as a senior leader. She has led teams of 500 employees and has overseen clinical and regulatory functions. Her signature skills include project management, coaching and building effective teams.

Now in retirement, she’s enjoying spending time with her grandchildren, volunteering as a Wish Granter for Make A Wish and providing leadership development and coaching for nonprofit organizations. Sue is a member of the Audit and HR Committees.

Ernie Harper

Board Memeber

Ernie Harper

Board Memeber

Ernie has been a member of the board of directors of Ikonics Corporation since 2012 and spent 14 years as the Chief Tax Officer at General Mills. He has extensive experiences in structuring international business operations and joint ventures, domestic and cross border international acquisitions & divestitures and corporate governance.

He received his J.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota. Ernie serves on the Finance Committee.

Pastor Monica Hammersten

Board Member

Pastor Monica Hammersten

Board Member

As a lifelong member of Mt Olivet, Monica was thrilled to join the pastoral staff after her graduation from Luther Seminary in 2008. She loves the never-ending variety that her work brings; from visiting people in the hospital to helping kids of all ages know that God loves them exactly as they are. Two of her greatest joys are spending every Thursday event with people with disabilities.

A mother of 3 sons, she also enjoys walking the lakes or cooking up a storm for her family. Monica serves on the Volunteer Committee

Nancy Nash

Board Member

Nancy Nash

Board Member

As a lifelong member of Mt Olivet, Nancy joined the Mt Olivet staff in 1988 as a facilities coordinator and currently serves as their Sr. Director of Operations. Her responsibilities include; hiring, support, evaluation and retention of staff, oversight of developing and implementing programs and services as well as oversight to the legal, risk management, facilities and property of the Church, Cathedral of the Pines and Conference and Retreat Center. Nancy serves on the HR Committee.

Shelley Grace

Board Member

Shelley Grace

Board Member

Shelley recently joined the board of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church. She has 35+ years of experience as a sales and marketing leader primarily in the healthcare and technology industries. She specializes in strategy development and leading teams to achieve challenging goals, and work cross-functionally to ensure coordination both within and across organizations. Shelley has served in executive and consulting roles in sales, marketing, and business development for some very large companies (Optum [part of UnitedHealth Group], IBM, Unisys, AT&T) and some that are mid-sized and smaller (Renalogic, ThreeWire, Nightingale Informatix, and Achieve Health Care Technologies). She graduated from St. Olaf College and has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.

Sue Ferguson

Board Member

Sue Ferguson

Board Member

Sue Ferguson has 28 years of experience in the senior living and health care industry and currently serves as Corporate Sales & Marketing Director at Ebenezer, which is part of Fairview Health Services. She has served in leadership roles at Ecumen, Walker Methodist as well as owning her own consulting firm to support other senior living providers. Sue graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a double major in Business and Psychology.

Jackson George

Board Member

Jackson George

Board Member

Hon. Jackson George, Jr. is an entrepreneur and motivational Speaker who transformed his business experience into thought provoking, interactive agent of CHANGE. He is a graduate of Concordia University with emphasis in Organizational Management and Leadership.

– Hon. George is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Liberia in Minnesota, USA
– He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Comfortable Living, Inc. a healthcare provider and the Founder and CEO of Strategy Africa, Inc. and Consultant Company in the USA.
– He is the President of the Liberian Business Association in the Diaspora.
– Member of the Board of Directors of Minnesota African United (MAU), an African advocacy group that caters to the warfare of African immigrants in Minnesota.
– Member of the Minnesota Malaria Community Advisory Board (CAB)
– Member of Brooklyn Park Business Forward Advisory Board
– Member of the Board of Directors of Prosperity Ready an organization that exists to develop the vast potential of immigrants to help overcome talent shortage crisis, and to enable organizations to reflect the communities in which they serve.

Hon. George served on the Advisory Committee of the Hennepin County Multi-Cultural Diversity Committee and as a member of the Brooklyn Park Human Rights Commission. He has conducted many workshops and seminars at conventions and programs. He is a Motivational Speaker who inspires people with culturally sensitive, thought provoking methods for change.

Kyle Johnson

Board Member

Kyle Johnson

Board Member

Kyle reside in Minneapolis with his wife Hannah. He spent 15 years working in social services in a variety of positions most of which were working with clients with Developmental Disabilities. Kyle worked at Rolling Acres for 9 years in every position from Overnight Staff to Program Supervisor. Kyle is a life long member of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church and currently an Associate Vice President of Northland Securities.

Drew Henry

Board Member

Drew Henry

Board Member

Drew Henry is a strategic communications professional with a diverse background in helping organizations be understood by their core audiences. Currently managing communications for one of Xcel Energy, Inc.’s largest business divisions, over 10 years he has led efforts in numerous arenas including public policy advocacy, corporate communications and crisis communications for both non-profit and for-profit groups. Prior to joining Xcel Energy he served as Communications Director for the trade association representing Minnesota residential disability service providers. Drew’s issue-oriented values have guided his work advocating for person-centered support for people with disabilities, access to high quality early childhood education, and carbon-free energy. He joined the MORA board in 2020.

Drew has a BA in History from Yale University and lives in his hometown of St. Paul with his wife, two young children and dog Humphrey.

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