Sean Gosiewski, Executive Director, has 30 years of experience bringing community leaders together to envision and build sustainable communities, providing hands-on tools and training to build community, health, wealth and local resilience. He holds a Master’s in Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA, a B.A. summa cum laude in Speech Communications and Foreign Studies from the University of Minnesota, and speaks fluent Spanish. Sean received a Technology of Participation Champion’s Award from the Institute of Cultural Affairs. Sean is a Certified Master Water Steward.
Grace Sheely, Water Quality Outreach Coordinator – Grace is a Certified Master Water Steward, bee keeper and expert on alternative grass varieties, previously ran for Mayor for the City of Minnetonka.
LouAnn Waddick, Water Quality Outreach Coordinator – LouAnn is a Certified Master Water Steward and Chair of the Water Quality Working Group of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission.
Our Board
Terry Gips, Board President
President, Sustainability Associates
St. Louis Park, MN
Collie Graddick, Board Chair
Co-Founder Community Table Cooperative,
MN Department of Agriculture, St. Paul, MN
Cass McLaughlin, Board Member
Resilience and Mindfulness Instructor
Whittier Clinic
Beth Mercer-Taylor, Board Member
Sustainability Education Coordinator, Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Brett H. Emmons, Board Member
PE, LEED AP BD+C, Co-Owner, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.,
Oakdale, MN
Sharon Franquemont, Board Member,
Program Director, Charleson Meadows, Victoria, MN
Kevin Ritchey, Board Member
CEO, Legal Research Inc.
Founder, Ritchey Foundation
Sudhir Singh, Board Member
Principal and Owner, LightingHouseUSA, Inc.
Plymouth, MN