Our Board of Directors is made up of fifteen committed men and women who give their time and energy to this cause because they have seen the positive results our programs bring to children and families.

Coral Popowitz - Executive Director

Executive Director
Children's Grief Connection of Minnesota
Monarch Counseling Service
Willow River, MN

Todd Carlson, CFSP CPC - Treasurer

Vice President of Sales
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company
Abilene, TX


Jennifer Patel - Member

Owner/President
Crave Marketing & Public Relations
Chanhassen, MN


Jerry Brown - Ex-officio Member Emeritus

President
Forever Frontier Enterprises
Ingomar, MT


Jon Bertas - Member

Funeral Director/Owner
Bertas Funeral Home
Chaska, MN


Miki Tufto - President

Owner/Vice President
Sympathy Florists
Minnetonka, MN


Art Dingmann - Secretary

Funeral Director/Owner
Dingmann Funeral Care
Annandale, MN


John Harrington - Member

Regional Sales Vice President
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company
Minneapolis, MN


Roxanne Storms - Member

Coordinator of Life Transitions Services
Grief & Loss Program of Catholic Charities
St. Cloud, MN


Christie Rock Hantge - Member


Hantge - McBride Funeral Chapel
Hutchinson, MN


Nick Tunheim, CFSP - Vice President

Funeral Director
Wright Funeral Home
Moorhead, MN


Peg Johnson - Member

Bookkeeper
Double J Masonry
Spicer, MN


Steve Emblom, CFSP - Ex-officio Member

Funeral Director/Owner
Emblom Brenny Funeral Service
Litte Falls, MN


Sue Peterson - Member

Office Manager
Johnson-Peterson Funeral Service
White Bear Lake, MN


Leif Larsen - Ex Officio MFDA President

Funeral Director
Green Larsen Mortuary
International Falls, MN


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