Meet our EO Minnesota Board Members!
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Lisa McEllistrem - President
Company: Modern Foundation
College Alma Mater: University of Minnesota
Join EO in: 2022
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Glenda Amar - Executive Director
Company: EO Minnesota
College Alma Mater: University of Minnesota
Favorite hobby or passion: exercise, lake time, and snowmobiling/hiking
Joined EO in 2000:
Biggest take-away from EO: The community in this organization is incredible. EO members, locally and across the globe, are willing to connect and share with a deep level of trust that is uncommon in daily life.
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Kristin Nordling - Membership Chair
Company - Lakeside HR Group
College Alma Mater: Bemidji State University
Joined EO in: 2022
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Tim Barsness - Finance & Governance Chair
Company: fjorge
College Alma Mater: North Dakota State University
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Jay Sachetti - Accelerator Chair
Company: Bundl Home
College Alma Mater:
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Eyo Ekpo - Member Engagement Chair
Company: Partum Partners
College Alma Mater: University of St. Thomas ‘13
Joined EO in 2020
Biggest takeaway from EO: We are all in the people business
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Brian Adamek - Strategic Alliances Chair
Company: E-Wealth Partners
College Alma Mater:
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Riley Harlan - Forum Chair
Company: Symtec
College Alma Mater: University of Minnesota
Favorite hobby or passion: biking, traveling, and ocean fishing
Joined EO in: 2015
Biggest takeaway from EO: We are all struggling with similar things. It's great to have a community to lean on.
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Dipesh Patel - External Engagement Chair
Company: DP Gayatri
College Alma Mater: University of Minnesota
Joined EO in: 2025
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Michael McCarty - Learning Chair
Company: Edge Fall Protection
College Alma Mater:
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Stephen Tisch - Marketing & Communications Chair
Company: Fractional Marketing LLC
College Alma Mater:
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Igor Bogachev - Internal Engagement / MyEO Chair
Company: Cyber Advisors
College Alma Mater: Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics

