Our Board of Directors is made up of eighteen 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

Art Dingmann - Secretary

Funeral Director/Owner
Dingmann Funeral Care
Annandale, MN


Jon Bertas - Member

Funeral Director/Owner
Bertas Funeral Home
Chaska, MN


Molly Doran - Member

Development Officer
Minnesota Private College Fund
St. Paul, MN


Tim Hoff, CFSP - Past President

Funeral Director/Owner
Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service
St. Charles, MN


Roxanne Storms - Member

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

Steve Emblom, CFSP - President

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


Peg Johnson - Treasurer

Bookkeeper
Double J Masonry
Spicer, MN


Jerry Brown - Ex-officio Member Emeritus

President
Forever Frontier Enterprises
Ingomar, MT


Julie Harrigan - Member

Certified Preplanning Consultant
Kok, Kessler-Maguire and Lundberg
Funeral Homes
Coon Rapids, MN

Jennifer Norberg - Member

Owner/President
Crave Marketing & Public Relations
Chanhassen, MN


Nick Tunheim, CFSP - Member

Funeral Director
Wright Funeral Home
Moorhead, MN

Miki Tufto - Vice President

Owner/Vice President
Sympathy Florists
Minnetonka, MN


Maureen Boro - Member

Former Funeral Home Owner
Lakeview Funeral Home
Fairmont, MN


Todd Carlson, CFSP CPC - Member

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


John Harrington - Member

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


Sue Peterson - Member

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

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