Board Members
Mn Fundraising Initiative has an all volunteer Board of Directors with 3 officers.
Board of Directors & Officers
Martin Cross
CEO
Term Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
In 2016, my wife Patti and I finally took the advice of a friend and joined an NPO group that specialized in fundraising via volunteer work. In 2019, after a lot of soul searching, we decided to leave this group and start searching for an NPO group that offered everything we were looking for. We realized very quickly that this group did not exist, and, on June 2nd, 2019 we decided to open MNFI. My goal as a board member is to build the most welcoming, transparent and professional NPO group in MN.
Outside of volunteering, I am the owner and operator of All Things Diapers. In the last 12 years, Patti and I have built All Things Diapers from a crazy idea to the largest cloth diaper service in MN. I believe as a small business owner I have a unique perspective to offer MNFI and it’s Board. As a Board member, I can use my business knowledge and expertise to help guide the organization in a forward-thinking direction. I see MNFI as an NPO that has huge growth potential which will expand its grant outreach to the larger MN community.
Jessica Musta
Board Director & Vise President
Term Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
Contact Information
Email address: vp@
mnfundraisinginitiative.org
Patti Cross
Board Director & Treasurer
Term Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
Contact Information
Email address: treasurer@
mnfundraisinginitiative.org
I have worked as a Registered Nurse for over 30 years and have worked in various fields of medicine. On a daily basis, I am involved in many team decisions and am continuously advocating for my patients. I believe that hard work and determination is the key to making the life you want.
I started volunteering with an NPO about 4 years ago, and have very much enjoyed the people we have met and am grateful for the experiences we have been able to provide our children. As a parent, I try daily to instill a strong work ethic in my children, and I feel as adults we need to remind ourselves of the importance of working hard.
I want to be a member of the MNFI board to be involved in the decision-making that can expand the reach that our nonprofit grants can have across the broader Twin Cities community. I believe I can offer valuable insight from my nursing experience working with families, and other professionals in a collaborative way. I look forward to the exciting future of MNFI.
Stacy Schelkoph
Board Director & Treasurer
Term Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
I am currently the Director of a Contact Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis where I manage 65 staff. Our focus is on helping customers with Savings Bonds and Marketable securities purchases and redemptions. My day is filled with work on Strategic Direction, Staff Career Development, and Exploring Technologies to deploy.
I am interested in becoming a board member for MNFI because I would like to further apply my business knowledge to a non-profit that supports the community that I live in. As a previous board member for a High School Booster club, my experience helped me get the team everything they needed for a successful season. MNFI helps some of the same people, helping enrich the lives of our youth helps us all prepare them for becoming responsible young adults ready to become the new workforce.
Angie Keay
Board Director
Term Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
Chris Johnson
Board Director
Term Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
My goal in being a member of the MNFI board is to be a voice for the volunteers. I have been volunteering since the Twins and Vikings played at the Dome and joined MNFI in June of 2019. I want to use my 15+ years of experience volunteering with NPO’s to help with our groups decision-making process and to help set expectations for our volunteers.
During the day I work for Bell Bank in the Mortgage department and manage a team of 5 managers and 53 loan processors/assistants. Each and every day I strive to be the best manager I can be. I am trust-worthy, honest and believe in coaching up my staff to be the best they can be.
I have 2 girls , Erin is 24 and Sarah is 21. Dance has been my whole life! Both of my girls have been involved in studio dance since the age of 3, continued dancing on the high school dance team and then on the University of Minnesota Duluth dance team through College Graduation. I was always involved at the studio working the front desk or applying rhinestones to costumes. When my girls were on the high school dance team I was also a volunteer member of the booster club. I worked with the coaching staff and parents to give the team the best season possible.
I have been married to my husband Brian for 28 years. When I am not volunteering we enjoy riding our motorcycle, spending time at the race track (drag racing) and hanging out with friends.
I look forward to working with our volunteers and the continued success of MNFI!
Heather Murphy
Board Director
Term Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
Jana Kachmarek
Board Director
Term Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
Kelly McElderry
Board Director
Term Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
Monica Fisher
Board Director
Term Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
Advisory Committee
We are currently looking for volunteers willing to help in this committee. Click here for more information.
The following individuals have generously donated their passion, time, and talents to support MNFI
- Amond Neuville (Founding Board Member)
- Elizabeth DiGrazia
- Joe Kubiatowicz
- Martin Cross (Founding Board Member)
- Miranda Oliver
Contact MNFI
Email – info@mnfundraisinginitiative.org
Call – (763) 575-7585
An organization you can trust
When you give to MNFI, 97.47% of every dollar goes straight to our mission.
Contact MNFI
Email – info@mnfundraisinginitiative.org
Call – 763-575-7585
An organization you can trust
When you give to MNFI, 97.47% of every dollar goes straight to our mission.
Contact MNFI
Email – info@mnfundraisinginitiative.org
Call – 763-575-7585
by Volunteers