Meet our EO Minnesota Board Members!
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Jen Roth - President
Company: Blue Sparq Marketing & Wise Blue Yonder
Professional Accolades: Named 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship, named to Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies two years in a row
College Alma Mater: College of St Benedict (BA), St Thomas University (MBA)
Favorite hobby or passion: traveling and visiting wineries
Joined EO in: 2018
Biggest take-away from EO: I’ve had the opportunity to meet and network with highly successful entrepreneurs in Minnesota and across the globe who are always willing to collaborate, share and make one another better.
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Lisa McEllistrem - President Elect ('26-28)
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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Blair Budlong - Accelerator Chair
Company: DecksDirect
College Alma Mater: Drury Univerity & University of St. Thomas
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Matt Haney - Member Engagement Chair
Company: Universal Network Solutions
College Alma Mater: Creighton University
Joined EO in: 2000
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Mark Flaherty - Strategic Alliances Chair
Company: Scouts Talent
College Alma Mater: University of North Dakota
Joined EO in: 2020
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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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Patrick Donohue - Learning Chair
Company: Hill Capital Corporation
College Alma Mater: Creighton University
Joined EO in: 2011
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Jon Stojan - Marketing & Communications Chair
Company: First North Marketing
College Alma Mater: University of Minnesota - Duluth
Joined EO in: 2023
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Igor Bogachev - Internal Engagement / MyEO Chair
Company: Cyber Advisors
College Alma Mater: Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics