Advisory Board

CGO project partners jointly selected the 17-member advisory board that helps guide and advise the project. Advisory board members are leaders in the planning community drawn from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

Jim Solem—Chair
John Crosby—1000 Friends of Minnesota, Board of Directors
Bob Engstrom—Robert Engstrom Companies; 1000 Friends of Minnesota, Board of Directors
Tom Fischer—U of M College of Design
Ed Goetz—U of M HHH Institute of Public Affairs
Warren Hanson—Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Jeff Heegaard—1000 Friends of Minnesota
Curt Johnson—Citistates
Joe Kurcinka—MN Dept of Natural Resources, Regional Director
Paul Moline—county representative (Carver County)
Eric Muschler—The McKnight Foundation
Rolf Nordstrom—Great Plains Institute
Guy Peterson—Metropolitan Council
Elizabeth Ryan—Family Housing Fund
Susan Schmidt—Trust for Public Land/Embrace Open Space
Tom Scott—U of M Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
Meredith Udoibok—MN Dept of Employment and Economic Development
Open seat—private sector representative (developer, banker, for ex)
Open seat—township representative
Open seat—Association for Metropolitan Municipalities