With gratitude

The following individuals, businesses and organizations were vital in moving Envision Community from an idea to reality.

Fundraising Advisory Board Members

  • Andriana Abariotes

  • Liz Hewitt, Director of Annual Giving, DeLaSalle High School

  • Jon Cole

  • Joanne Kosciolek

  • Courtney Cushing Kiernat, Executive Director, Peris Project, Graves Foundation

  • Kyrra Rankine, Director of Partnerships and Initiatives, Graves Foundation

  • Tom Fisher, Director, Minnesota Design Center

  • Lauren Withers, Keystone Program Manager, Tradition Bank

Research Team

Assists the Envision Leaders and serve as co-investigators on research studies. This group focuses on the intersection of housing, social-connection, and health.

  • Jon Aga

  • Stuart Grande, PhD, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

  • Austin Watanabe, Alchemy Architects

  • Andrea Brown, Human Centered Designer

  • Blair Harrison, Minnesota Department of Health

  • William Walsh, MD, Hennepin Healthcare and Minnesota Design Center

  • Mageen Caines, Minneapolis Health Department

  • Lawrence (Ripley) Smith, PhD, Bethel University

  • Michelle DeVaughn, Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church

  • Ashley Thorfinnson, Human Centered Designer

  • Tom Fisher, Director, Minnesota Design Center

  • Geoffrey C. Warner, AIA, Alchemy Architects