Welcome New Board Members

PFund is proud to welcome six new members to our board. PFund is lucky that each of these leaders, with their wisdom, strong relationships across PFund’s community, and dedication, are joining our board of directors:

Curtis Brock brings more than 30 years of financial management and executive leadership experience to PFund. Over a long career at Alliant Techsystems, he served in numerous leadership roles, including vice president of enterprise operations, vice president of employee benefit solutions, vice president of internal audit, and director of finance. Since retiring, Curtis has become a certified financial planner. He has experience as a donor for multiple organizations and as a board member, most recently with the African-American AIDS Task Force.

 

Lois Carlson has been a friend of PFund since 1995. She has served as a board member, as co-chair for the PFund Cabaret fundraiser, as a long term donor, and as a volunteer, in multiple capacities. Currently serving as the vice president of investments at UBS Financial Services, Lois has also been a volunteer with the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus and other nonprofit organizations.

 Max Gries has a long history with PFund, from serving on grants and scholarship committees, participating in the executive director search committee, and being honored as PFund’s 2010 Power of One award winner. Max's leadership roles and volunteer experience have touched almost every major initiative, project, or organization in the Twin Cities transgender community. A musician, Max teaches private piano lessons and serves as house manager at the University of Minnesota’s Ted Mann Concert Hall. Max's skill sets include event planning and production, project management, and community building.

Jennifer Houston is experienced in nonprofit management, program development, and community outreach. Currently serving as a new program associate with the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, Jennifer has also worked at West Side Community Health Services and the Minnesota Asian American Health Coalition. Bilingual in English and Spanish, her work experience includes broad community development work in Minnesota, New York, and El Salvador.

Alex Iantaffi’s doctorate work focused on the intersection of disability and gender in higher education. Alex is also a licensed family therapist; his professional experience and published work focus on human sexuality, transgender communities and LGBTQ family networks. Trilingual in Italian, English, and British Sign Language, Alex is an immigrant to the United States from Italy.  He is currently Project Coordinator with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. His volunteer and work experience includes many years of youth work, particularly with LGBTQ youth, and activism on issues of human sexuality and HIV/AIDS.
 

Lindsay Kruh is a long-time member of the PFund community, as a donor for both general operating funds and grants and as a volunteer serving on the communications committee. Currently a community volunteer, Lindsay retired in 2008 from Macy’s department store (previously Dayton’s/Marshall Field’s), where he spent the majority of his career in merchandising as a buyer, merchandise planner, and logistics manager. His most recent experience has been working with Project for Pride in Living (PPL), supporting its employment training effort. A longtime resident of the Powderhorn Park neighborhood in Minneapolis, Lindsay enjoys flower gardening, theater, and working out at the downtown YMCA.