Financially Fit Minnesota Task Force

Financially Fit Minnesota is an initiative of the Itasca Project. This task force played a critical role in directing this initiative. Special thanks to the following members:

Brad Anderson, Task Force Chair, Best Buy
Peter Bell, Metropolitan Council
Mayor Chris Coleman, City of St. Paul
Frank Forsberg, Greater Twin Cities United Way
Rich Hartnack, US Bank
Barb Iverson, Weber Shandwick
Darren Jackson, Best Buy
Pam Moret, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Mayor R.T. Rybak, City of Minneapolis
David Wiese, Wells Fargo
Commerce Commissioner Glenn Wilson, State of MN

Members and staff of the Itasca Project’s Leadership Council guided the project from early planning to full implementation:

Jeff Severts, Leadership Council Chair, Best Buy
Allison Barmann, McKinsey & Co.
Ann Bender, Best Buy
Terre Davenport, Best Buy
Jason Dehne, Best Buy
John Moynihan, Best Buy
Laurie Nordquist, Wells Fargo
Kathy Prondzinski, Anderson Corp.
Liz Swanson, HealthPartners
Marilyn Williams, Best Buy

Advisory Group members were instrumental in the development of this project. (See Contributors)

The Itasca Project gratefully acknowledges the substantial donations of time and expertise from the following organizations and individuals:

• R.T. Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis
• Chris Coleman, Mayor of St. Paul
• Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota

The Itasca Project is particularly grateful to Greater Twin Cities United Way for their support of Financially Fit Minnesota; financial stability is a key goal of their Agenda for Lasting Change. United Way has been instrumental in providing resources, lending expertise and shepherding development of this tool.

The Itasca Project would like to acknowledge the incredible support of Weber Shandwick, who has generously provided pro-bono public relations support and expertise for Financially Fit Minnesota. Its dedication has been instrumental in advancing Financially Fit Minnesota from an idea to a successful initiative.