mic 2009-2010 annual report

Delivering Citizen Diplomacy to Minnesota

MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL CENTER

2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT

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A Letter from the LeadershipExcellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. ~ Aristotle

For 57 years the Minnesota International Center (MIC) has worked to provide a bridge between Minnesota’s citizen diplomats and people of other countries. In 2009-10, we kept a strong focus on our mission of inspiring our community to understand global issues and cultures in an ever changing world and worked hard to be outstanding stewards of the trust our members place in us:

• MIC was recognized nationally and locally for excellence with our Great Decisions program receiving one of five prestigious Frank R. Cella Memorial Awards from the Foreign Policy Association in New York City and being designated “Best Lecture Series in the Twin Cities” by Minnesota Monthly magazine;

• MIC was instrumental in obtaining passage of a resolution in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and designating February 16, 2011, as “Citizen Diplomacy Day.” The Resolution commends the achievements of the thousands of citizen diplomats who have worked for generations to share the best of the United States with foreign leaders, specialists, and scholars participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). MIC welcomed approximately 400 international visitors in Minnesota last year under the auspices of the IVLP and one of MIC’s founders, Gladys Brooks, helped create COSERV for the United States, which was the forerunner of the National Council for International Visitors;

• The Celebration of Malaysia gala, held at the beautiful home of Bob and Polly McCrea and chaired by board member Sharon Lim, was MIC’s most successful gala to-date, surpassing our revenue goal by more than 35%;

• MIC reintroduced a Culture Through Cuisine program for members, hosting a dinner at Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine in May;

• MIC hosted a very successful visit with Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan, who noted: “Thank you so much for inviting me to visit Minnesota and for all your efforts in arranging a great itinerary. I enjoyed the trip immensely. It was a stimulating two days, and I hope to have the opportunity to visit again”;

• MIC’s 9th annual WorldQuest was sold out once again and raised $25,000 for our K-12 education program;• MIC created a WorldQuest program for corporate members, hosting the inaugural event with 32 teams of

enthusiastic General Mills employees, who noted that it was “simply a ton of fun”;• MIC delivered 1,179 World Cultures Day presentations to a student audience of 34,000 in Minnesota

schools.

Your generosity to MIC has made it possible for us to deliver citizen diplomacy to Minnesota for the past 57 years. With your support we will continue to have a strong and enduring impact on our community and our world.

Carol Engebretson Byrne Susan PlimptonMIC President MIC Board Chair

MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010

For MIC’s K-12 education program, International Classroom Connection, 113 speakers from 48 countries made 1,179 presentations to a student audience of 34,000. MIC conducted 11 training workshops for international speakers and 10 intercultural workshops for educators.

Highlights of 2009-10

MIC presented 6 World Affairs Forums with an attendance of 727; and worked with 62 community partners to bring additional internationally-focused programs to Minnesota audiences.

Great Decisions — a nationally-recognized model for foreign policy discussions in private homes, colleges, universities and workplaces across the state — convened 429 meetings for 61 groups with an attendance of 11,145. MIC also held its second annual Great Decisions Conference in October 2009 which was attended by 90 participants.

Sincere thanks to the 884 people who gave their time to support the activities of the Minnesota International Center as event volunteers, IVLP resources and escorts, dinner hosts, Great Decisions speakers and leaders, classroom speakers, members of our Benefit and Facilities committees, interns and administrative help.

At WorldQuest, an international trivia competition, 40 teams comprising 320 participants competed to test their knowledge of “all things international.” For Academic WorldQuest, the public competition’s companion for high schools students, where the winning team is sent – all expenses paid – to Washington, D.C. to compete at the national level, 112 students from 15 high schools fielded 28 teams.

MIC’s State Department-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) partnered with 290 local professional resources to arrange 419 appointments for 380 visitors from 105 countries and regions to strengthen connections and exchange between local and international professional peers.

MIC’s dinner hosting program arranged 301 dinners with MIC members for 366 international guests from 91 countries — a uniquely personal way of opening global doors for our community.

MIC engaged with 41 local companies by offering 3 international networking cocktails and 8 collaborative programs on doing business internationally to more than 750 Minnesota-based professionals.

MIC’s benefit celebrating Malaysia was attended by 305 guests and raised $208,000. The 2010-11 benefit focus country will be France.




Reach of MIC Programs and Events

AlgeriaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBolivia (Plurinational State of)BotswanaBrazilBrunei Darussalam BulgariaCambodia

CameroonCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEcuadorEgyptEritreaEthiopia FijiFinland

FranceGermanyGhanaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovo

Lao People’s Democratic Republic LebanonLiberiaLibyan Arab Jamahiriya MalaysiaMexicoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar NamibiaNepalNetherlands

Netherlands AntillesNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorwayPakistanPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of KoreaRomaniaRussian FederationSaudi Arabia

SenegalSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraine

United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Republic of TanzaniaUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela (Bolivian Republic of)Viet NamYemenZimbabwe

In the 2009-10 fiscal year, MIC programs and events represented 105 countries and regions, providing opportunities for education, engagement, exchange and enjoyment to an audience of 47,800 – students, educators, professionals and community members.

MIC also produced events and programs covering topics related to the following regions: Republic of Kosovo and Taiwan, Republic of China; Country names as designated by the United Nations Statistics Division

Twin Cities Metro Area

International Falls ●

Grand Rapids ●

● Grand Marais

●✱✹ Duluth● Moorhead

Alexandria ●

St. Cloud ●

Elk River ❖✱

✱ Mille Lacs Reservation/Onamia

✱ Red Wing

● Northfield

● Winona

●✱ RochesterFairmont ❖ ● Blue Earth

● Crosby

❖●✹✱ Twin Cities

Andover ........................... ✱

Apple Valley ................... ✱

Arden Hills ..................... ●

Bloomington .................. ❖✱●

Brooklyn Center ............ ❖

Brooklyn Park ................ ✱

Chanhassen .................... ●✱

Circle Pines ..................... ✱

Coon Rapids ................... ✱

Cottage Grove ................ ✱

Crystal ............................. ❖

Eden Prarie ..................... ✱

Edina ................................ ❖●✱

Excelsior .......................... ❖

Farmington .................... ✱

Forest Lake ..................... ❖

Fridley.............................. ●✱

Golden Valley ................. ✱

Hopkins ........................... ✱

Inver Grove Heights...... ❖

Lakeville .......................... ✱

Little Canada .................. ✱

Maple Grove ................... ●✱

Marine-on-St.Croix ...... ●

Minneapolis ................... ❖●✱✹

Minnetonka .................... ●✱

Mounds View ................. ✱

Maplewood ..................... ✱

North Oaks ..................... ●

North St. Paul................. ●

Plymouth......................... ❖●✱

Prior Lake ....................... ✱

Richfield .......................... ✱

Robbinsdale .................... ✱

Rosemount ...................... ✱

Roseville .......................... ●✱

Shakopee ......................... ✱

St.Louis Park .................. ●

St. Paul ............................. ❖●✱

Stillwater ......................... ❖●✱

South St. Paul ................. ❖

Wayzatta ......................... ❖

West St. Paul ................... ●

White Bear Lake ............ ❖

Woodbury ....................... ●

New Prague ✱

❖ International Classroom Connection● Great Decisions Discussion Group✱ International Visitor Leadership Program✹ WorldQuest International Trivia Competition

Statewide Engagement

✱ Cloquet

✱ Center City

✱ Owatonna✱ Redwood Falls





Statement of Financial ActivityJuly 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010Unrestricted Support and Revenue Membership and Individual Contributions 375,193 Corporate and Foundation Contributions 333,895State Grants 43,000 Federal Grants 81,241In-Kind Contributions 74,406Building New Bridges Grants -Program Income 93,599Investment Revenue and Other Income 12,328Unrealized Gains(Losses) on Long-Term Investments 24,490Total Unrestricted Support and Revenue 1,038,152

Expense Community Program 145,085International Classroom Connection Program 242,932International Visitor Leadership Program 154,999World Affairs Program 195,193Development/Fundraising 189,179General Operating (admin., equipment, supplies) 88,290 Total Operating Expense 1,015,678

Excess of Unrestricted Support & Revenue over Operating Expense 22,474

Assets Cash/Cash Equivalents 251,833 Board Designated Reserve 199,460Equipment (net) 88,313 Pledges/Accounts Receivable 213,207 Prepaid 15,180Other Current Assets 21,506Endowment Investment 184,829SIT Investment 195,452 Interest in Charitable Trust 40,411BNB Opportunities Fund 105,567 Total Assets 1,315,758

Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities 30,472 Capital Lease Obligations (non-current) 8,877Unrestricted Net Assets Operating 121,841 Board Designated Reserve 199,460Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 770,279 Permanently Restricted Net Assets 184,829Total Liabilities and Net Assets 1,315,758

Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2010

Financial Statements

2009-10 Program PartnersAmerican Refugee CommitteeAmericans for UNFPACenter for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)Consulate General of Canada of MinneapolisCompatible Technology InternationalCrisis Management InitiativeDistrict Export CouncilDorsey & Whitney, LLPFaegre & Benson, LLPFeed My Starving ChildrenFredrikson & Byron, LLPGeneral Mills, Inc.Haiti Outreach

Healing Hands for HaitiHindu Society of MinnesotaHubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public AffairsIslamic Resource GroupJapan American Society of MinnesotaJewish Community Relations CouncilKPMGLibrary Foundation of Hennepin CountyMedtronic, Inc.Midwest International NGO Network (MINN)Minnesota Council of ChurchesMinnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Trade OfficeNobel Peace Prize ForumOxfam AmericaPeninsula Malaysian RestaurantPeople of Faith PeacemakersPublic Radio International Rose EnsembleRoyal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International StudiesSt. Paul Area Council of ChurchesSt. Paul Interfaith NetworkU.S.-ASEAN Business CouncilU.S. Commercial ServiceU.S. Saudi Business CouncilWells Fargo Bank, N.A.World Wide Village, Inc.

Corporate, Foundation and Organization Giving$200,000 Sit Investment Associates Foundation

MIC is grateful for this multiyear pledge which the late Gene Sit made as a challenge to the community to invest in MIC’s future for the long term.

$50,000+ National Council for International Visitors

$40,000+ State of Minnesota

$20,000+ T-Best Events Sdn Bhd

$5,000+ Education Minnesota FoundationForeign Policy AssociationMalaysian AirlinesRadisson Hotel Shanghai New World

Radisson St. Martin Resort, Marina & Spa

$2,500+ Athwin FoundationBerger BrandsDavid Winton Bell FoundationTourism Malaysia

$1,000+ Alworth Insititue for International Studies - UMDApres Party and Tent RentalsChef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Amalia LLCChez GuysD’Amico Catering, LLC Embassy of Malaysia Hilton Kuala Lumpur Lakeside Wine and Spirits Nordic Home Interiors Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis

$500+ Borton Overseas / Trollstigen ResortConsulate General of CanadaConsulate of MexicoKjell Bergh’s Borton VolvoMalaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)Phillips DistillingRoyal Norwegian Embassy in Syria

$200+ Cara Irish Pubs L.P.Cercle JeffersonCrisis Management Initiative / Office of President AhtisaariGuthrie TheaterHelen Wang JeweleryKhazanaThe Marquette HotelOrdway Center for the Performing ArtsPark Midway Bank Sokos Hotels




MIC Corporate Members


Premier

$50,000+

Medtronic, Inc. / The Medtronic FoundationDelta Air Lines

Millennium

$30,000+

3M Company / 3M FoundationGeneral Mills, Inc. / General Mills Foundation

Senior Global

$20,000+

Best Buy Co., Inc. / Best Buy Children’s Foundation Cargill, Inc.Carlson Companies / Curtis L. Carlson Family FoundationWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Global

$15,000+

The Mosaic CompanySit Investment Associates, Inc.

Executive

$10,000+

Ecolab Inc. / Ecolab FoundationU.S. Bank/Elavon

Leadership Patron

$5,000+

Colwell Industries, Inc.Donaldson Company, Inc.Dorsey & Whitney LLP / Dorsey & Whitney FoundationFaegre & Benson FoundationThe Lakeland CompaniesPropel Event Transportation ManagementTarget CorporationThe Toro CompanyUnitedHealth Group

Contributing Patron

$2,500+

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. / Fredrikson & Byron FoundationKPMG LLPRobins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLPWanner Engineering, Inc.

Associate Patron

$1,000+

ACIST Medical SystemsBellcomb Technologies IncorporatedBepex International LLCC.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Datacard GroupGray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.

Imation CorporationMedicaMinneapolis Area Association of REALTORSPolaris Industries, Inc.St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Associate

$500+

Global Language Institute / The Center for Scholarly EnglishHamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.Horton Holding, Inc.TripleInkWatermark Initiatives, LLC

Sponsoring Hotels The Marquette HotelRadisson Plaza Hotel

Organizational Members Alliance Française de Minneapolis/St. PaulAmerican Association of University Women Marnita’s TableMinnesota English Language Program




IVLP Topics & Resources

Grassroots OrganizingHealthcareHigher EducationHispanicHmongHuman RightsImmigration & Refugee IssuesInfectious DiseasesIntegrationIntellectual PropertyInterfaithJournalismJudicialLabor IssuesLaw EnforcementLegal SystemsLocal GovernmentMediaMinoritiesMulticulturalismNatural ResourcesNonprofit ManagementPolitical ProcessPublic HealthReligious OrganizationRestorative JusticeSomaliState GovernmentSubstance AbuseTechnologyTradeTraffickingVolunteerismWomenYouth Organizations

The International Visitor Leadership Program is a medium for professional and cultural exchange amongst emerging leaders. The majority of MIC’s participants come to Minnesota under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. As part of a national program lasting 3 weeks, visitors are typically here for 3-4 days and MIC arranges their schedule to include such events as professional meetings, cultural activities and dinner hosting.


AdoptionAgricultureAmerican IndianArtsBiotechnologyBusiness EthicsChildcareChineseCommunity DevelopmentCultural PreservationDisabilitiesEconomic DevelopmentEducationEnergyEnvironmentFaith-Based ProgramsFarmsFinancial SystemsFood SafetyGovernment Agencies

Topics:

IVLP Topics & Resources3M CompanyAdmission PossibleAfrican American AIDS Task ForceAfrican Development CenterAK connection( Adopted Korean Connection)Al-Amal SchoolAliveness ProjectAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MinnesotaAmerican Indian Magnet SchoolAmerican Swedish InstituteAnishinabe AcademyAnoka County Sheriff’s OfficeArona Academy of Sobriety High SchoolARP! Art Review and PreviewArts MidwestAsian American PressAsian Women United of MinnesotaAsian-American Journalists AssociationAssociation of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD)Augsburg CollegeAuthentic Leadership Action, Inc.Best Buy Co., Inc.Black Student UnionBloomington Immigration CourtBolder OptionsBoy Scouts Of AmericaBreaking FreeBrian Coyle CenterCampus KitchenCarlson CompaniesCarlson School of ManagementCatholic CharitiesCedar Riverside People’s Center Medical ClinicCenter for Democracy and CitizenshipCenter for Hmong StudiesCenter for Infectious Disease Research and PreventionCenter for Negotiation and Justice

Local resources:

Center for Transportation StudiesCenter for Victims of TortureCenter on Women and Public PolicyCentro CampesinoChicano Latino Affairs CouncilChildren’s HeartlinkChildren’s Home Society and Family ServicesChildren’s Hospital of MinnesotaChina CenterCity of BloomingtonCity of Elk RiverCity of StillwaterCivil SocietyCollege of Education and Human DevelopmentCollege RepublicansComparative and International Development Education ProgramConfederation of Somali Community in MinnesotaCongressman Keith Ellison’s District OfficeConsulate General of CanadaCookie CartCornerHouseCorporate Volunteerism Council Twin CitiesCristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolCrown Medical Center and Support ServicesDepartment of African American StudiesDepartment of American Indian StudiesDepartment of Employment and Economic DevelopmentDepartment of Food Science and NutritionDepartment of PediatricsDepartment of Recreational SportsDispute Resolution CenterDistrict EnergyDistrict Office of Senator Al FrankenDowling Urban Environmental CenterEcumenEducation Minnesota Foundation





EMERGEEnergy City Commission of Elk RiverEni-gikendaasoyangFamily and Children’s ServiceFederal Bureau of InvestigationFederal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisFeed My Starving ChildrenFond du Lac ReservationFranklin Street BakeryFredrikson & Byron, P.A.FUMPA Bio-FuelsGeneral Mills, Inc.Girl Scouts of AmericaGirls in ActionGlobal Traffic Technologies, LLCGrassroots SolutionsHazeldenHealth Partners, Inc.Hennepin County District CourtHennepin County Juvenile CourthouseHennepin County Office of Multicultural ServicesHennepin County Public Defender’s OfficeHennepin County Sheriff’s OfficeHispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through ResearchHIV/AIDS Intervention Prevention StudiesHmong American Mutual Assistance AssociationHmong American PartnershipHmong Boy Scout Troop 100Hmong Cultural CenterHmong TodayHopkins Police DepartmentHoward R. Green CompanyHuman Rights CenterHumphrey Institute for Public AffairsImmigrant History Research CenterImmigrant Law Center of MinnesotaIndependent School District 196

Local resources continued

Indian Land Tenure FoundationIndigenous Peoples Task ForceING GroupInitiative for Renewable Energy and the EnvironmentInstitute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyInstitute for New AmericansInstitute for New Media StudiesInternational Adoption ClinicInternational Institute of MinnesotaIslamic Center of MinnesotaIslamic Institute of MinnesotaJefferson ElementaryU of MN School of Journalism & Mass Comm.KCHK RadioMargaret A. KelliherKenwood Elementary SchoolKFAI-FM RadioKMOJ RadioKorean American Women’s Association of MinnesotaKorean Services CenterLand O’ LakesLand Stewardship ProjectLundstrum Center for Performing ArtsLutheran Social Services of MinnesotaMacalester CollegeMasonic Cancer Center and ClinicMayo ClinicMelpomene InstituteMetropolitan State UniversityMigizi CommunicationsMille Lacs Band of OjibweMinneapolis American Indian CenterMinneapolis Department of Health and Family SupportMinneapolis Heart InstituteMinneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Mayor’s OfficeMinneapolis Police Department

Minneapolis Public SchoolsMinneapolis/St. Paul Business JournalMinnesota AIDS ProjectMinnesota Alliance with YouthMinnesota Association of Community Health CentersMinnesota Association of Secondary School PrincipalsMinnesota Board on AgingMinnesota Center for Book ArtsMinnesota Correctional Facility - ShakopeeMinnesota Council on FoundationsMinnesota Cyber Crime Task ForceMinnesota DailyMinnesota Department of AdministrationMinnesota Department of AgricultureMinnesota Department of EducationMinnesota Department of FinanceMinnesota Department of HealthMinnesota Department of Human RightsMinnesota Department of Human ServicesMinnesota Department of Labor and IndustryMinnesota Department of Public SafetyMinnesota Department of TransportationMinnesota History CenterMinnesota Immigrant Freedom NetworkMinnesota Indian Affairs CouncilMinnesota Indian Women’s Resource CenterMinnesota Institute of Public HealthMinnesota Justice FoundationMinnesota News CouncilMinnesota Parent Teachers AssociationMinnesota Public Interest Research GroupMinnesota Public RadioMinnesota State Auditors’ OfficeMinnesota State CapitolMinnesota State House of RepresentativesMinnesota State Senate

Minnesota Supreme CourtMinnesota Sustainable Communities NetworkMinnesota Trade OfficeMinnesota Ukrainian Student AssociationMinnesota Women’s Political CaucusMinnPostMulticultural Indigenous AcademyMuslim-Christian Dialogue CenterNational Center for Food Protection and DefenseNational Youth Leadership CouncilNeighborhood HouseNext Generation Energy BoardNorth Senior High SchoolNortheast Middle SchoolNorthland Native American ProductsOffice for Equity and DiversityOffice of Diversity IntegrationOffice of International ProgramsOffice of Rural Health and Primary CareOffice of Senator Amy KlobucharOffice of the GovernorOffice of the Secretary of StateOperation de NovoPACER CenterParents United for Public SchoolsPeaceJam FoundationPerpich Center for Arts EducationPioneer PressPlymouth Christian Youth CenterPrior Lake Police DepartmentProgram of Mortuary ServicesProject SuccessPublic Radio InternationalRasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease PreventionRussian Museum of ArtSaint Paul Area Council of ChurchesSchool for Environmental Studies





School of Public HealthSchool of Social WorkSchools for Equity in EduationSearch InstituteService Employees International Union-SEIU Local 26The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) CommunitySholom Community AllianceSilha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and LawSouthwest High SchoolSpringboard for the ArtsSt. Catherine UniversitySt. Catherine University Early Childhood CenterSt. Paul Board of EducationSt. Paul Police DepartmentStar TribuneState of Minnesota - Legislative Auditors OfficeStillwater CourierStudents Today, Leaders Forever (STLF)Sub-Saharan African Youth and Family Services of MinnesotaTakeAction MinnesotaTarget CorporationTarget Forensic Services LaboratoryThe Advocates for Human RightsThe Center for Holocaust & Genocide StudiesThe City of Eden Prairie Girls on the RunThe Clinical and Translational Science InstituteThe Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s HealthThe Division of Epidemiology and Community HealthThe Loft Literary CenterThe Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Advisory Task ForceThe Midwest Dairy AssociationThe Minneapolis City Attorney’s OfficeThe Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS)The Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center (PNLC)

Local resources continued

The White House ProjectThreeSixtyTubman Family AllianceTucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in sportsTuft and Arnold, PLLCTV by GirlsTwin Cities Daily PlanetTwin Cities Public TelevisionU.S. Attorney’s OfficeUnited WayUnitedHealth GroupUniversity of St. ThomasUrban Boatbuilders, Inc.Urban VenturesVictim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA)Avinash ViswanathanVoices MergingWalker Art CenterWalling, Berg, and Debele, P.A.WATCHWCCO TVThe Wedge Food Co-opWeisman Art MuseumWellstone ActionWellstone International High SchoolWillwerscheid Funeral Home & Cremation ServicesWindustryWomen of Nations - Eagle’s Nest ShelterWomen’s PressYMCA Camp StreeflandYMCA Youth in GovernmentYouth FrontiersYouthriveYWCA-Minneapolis

Thank you!

Individual Giving$10,000+ Judith & Stephen LewisBrenda Radichel Quaye & Nii Ayite Quaye / William D. Radichel FoundationDebra Sit & Peter BergeMary Lynn & Warren StaleyMaxine & Winston Wallin / The Winston R. & Maxine H. Wallin Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation / The Wallin Foundation

$5,000+ Elizabeth Anderlik / The Elizabeth A. Anderlik Revocable TrustAnonymous (2)Janet & David BerrySheila & Michael BonsignorePhyllis & Thomas ColwellMargene & David FoxPenny & Bill George / The George Family FoundationIngrid Lenz Harrison & Alfred Harrison

Louise & Douglas LeatherdaleWEM Foundation Polly & Bob McCrea / Robert and Polly McCrea Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMaureen Pelton & Charlie Hartwell / Eagle and Hawk FoundationGayle & Robert SitEmily Anne & Gedney TuttleRachel & Donovan Walsh

$2,500+ Susan AlpertJulie & Douglas Baker, Jr.Kathleen & Pete DanakisLucy HartwellNathalie & Hubert JolySharon Lim & Lance WallinSarah & John Lindahl, Jr.Paula & Phillip MasonSally & George Pillsbury / Leeward Landing Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationSusan & David Plimpton

Harriet & Edson Spencer / Harriet and Edson Spencer FoundationMarvin SuomiJennifer (Gigi) WagnerKatherine & Larry Youngblood

$1,000+ Lucille H. AmisAnonymous / Anonymous Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMartha & Brewster Atwater, Jr. / Prospect Creek FoundationCarole & Douglas Baker, Sr. / The Carole & Doug Baker Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationLiliane & Guillaume BastiaensKathleen Blatz & Wheelock Whitney / The Whitney FoundationCatherine BornGretchen & Jeffrey BrownCarol Engebretson Byrne & James Byrne


Individual Giving Continued

Joan & Gary Capen / Capen Family Fund Mary Capozzi & Michael EkholmJeanne & Gary CarpenterJosephine & Thomas CarpenterAmalia & Kenn DamgaardMrs. Wallace C. DaytonTiffany & Robert DechellisThe Denny Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationEllen Ewald & Terje MikallsenRebecca & Benjamin Field IIIColleen FosterTerry & David GilberstadtDavid GrayCatherine & Thomas GumpRebecca & Peter HawthorneJennifer & Michael HoffO.C. “Joe” Hognander, Jr. / The Hognander FoundationIngrid & Richard HoytJerilyn & Eric JacksonBenjamin S. JaffrayAnjali & Gopal KhannaSusan Kinder & David VealitzekFarida Blok Korallus & Fredrik KorallusJean & Laurence Le JeuneJoann & Donald LeavenworthGayle & Michael MacalusoMolly & Robert McCrea, Jr.Laura Merriam & Peter ArmstrongHelen MetzForrest MooreLeni & David Moore, Jr.Tamrah & Stephen O’NeilPamela PerraudShannon Rogers & Rohan KalbagTeresa & Ronald SitDaniel SkaarKay ThomasDeborah & G. Henk TouwAnjali & Sameer VijayakarZantha & Thomas WarthSusan Cornell Wilkes & Jim

Klobuchar / Peter C. Cornell Trust

$500+ Kristine & Tor AasheimAnonymousWelcome Jerde & Daniel Berg / Dan Berg and Welcome Jerde Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationEileen M. Blaker-Raynolds & John RaynoldsSue & Paul BrecknerEllen & Karl BreyerHenry Bromelkamp & Jeff NelsonKristy & John BuckLorrie BuirgeMary & Allan BurdickMelissa & Uriel CamarenaMary Jane & Robert CarlsonMisato Sakai Conseil & Dominique Nils ConseilKaren Cooley-Kistler & Stephan KistlerCharlotte & William DavnieDee Gaeddert Dorsey & James DorseyBeth GarlandKaty GaynorPeggy & Michael HerrmannJoan HiginbothamAndrea & Kenneth HjelmSandra Sweatt Hull & John A. Hull / Charles B. Sweatt FoundationMaureen Kucera-Walsh & Michael WalshStephanie LaitalaCarol & Daniel LuthringshauserSusan & Robert Macdonald, Jr.Eloise Maki & James KaczmarczikRodrigo MarquezMichelle & Allison Robert MercerRichard MeyerJodi & Michael MooneySharon MuellerA’vpa’dne’ Nagy

Carolyn & Robert NelsonMarilyn Carlson Nelson & Glen NelsonJennifer & Jay NovakAbigail & Paul PribbenowPhilip RaupSarah Reichert & Christopher BergerSibylle & Robert ScarlettJeanne & Thomas SchnackAnne SimonsonKaren Sorbo & Francelino ZauMarcia & John StoutMargo Struthers & Mark HauglandIngeborg Sundet & Rolf Willy HansenWendy TaiKaimay & Joseph Terry / Kaimay & Joseph Terry FundNina & John TuttleAngelica & Michele VolpiAlice & Frederick Wall / Alice and Fred Wall Family FoundationNicole & Kirt Woodhouse

$250+ Carolyn & Robert AlbrightJulianne Amendola & Dan JensenJason ArtemiukShirley Bierma & Bonnie SkeltonBlue Rock Charitable Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationVirginia A. BornCarol BrandenburgBlythe BrendenMarney & Conley BrooksLeanne & Vasant ButalaSally & Douglas CameronElizabeth & Steven ClarkeKatherine & Greg CowardEllie & Thomas Crosby, Jr.Sherry Ann & Edward DaytonChris DungworthLeonard W. Fernelius / Leonard W. Fernelius Revokable TrustTomoko Fujiwara


Marna FullertonAnne & Craig HansonAnn & James HowardMarisa & Thomas KellySarah & Steven KumagaiRoger LaceyJeanette Leehr & Terrance CarlsonShirley & David LingoMary Lou LoudRoberta Mann-Benson & Donald Benson / Roberta Mann Revocable TrustMary McCormickMary Kate McKelvey & Christopher BercawAbbas MehdiPege MillerAngela & Patrick MintoSara & Bruce MonickJeffrey MuellerCatherine & Ford NicholsonMary & John PagnuccoDonna & Richard PetersonHelena Pohlandt-McCormick & Michael McCormickLeila PoulladaMartha RaupKathleen & Michael RuhlandLynn & Thomas SchaeferThe Shan Shui Foundation Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationSue Shepard & Donald HelgesonKris SibikMarilyn & Wallace SmallNan & Gerald SnyderBarbara SteinerSara Stenberg & Kevin MillerRebecca & Micheal ThompsonLisa Griffin Vincent & Matthew Spector

$150+ Kathy & Tom Aguilar-DowningMartti AhtisaariCarol AllinMary A. Bang

Carol BarnettKay & Craig BealDarlene & Alfred BertkeGail & Richard BohrKathy M. BonnifieldJoan & John BrooksRonnie & Roger BrooksEstelle BrouwerHector BruceCassidy & David BurnsMary CadeMary Lou CarpenterRichard ChaffeeH. Yvonne CheekJoanne & Frederick CzeswikJanice & Gregory DamesCatherine & Michael DeManeCarol DethmersCaroline DeVinckLois & Joseph DuffyJane EmisonHolly & Jonathan FarberRuth & Leroy FingersonCarroll & Robert FlatenBarbara Forster & Larry HendricksonBarbara FreyJudy & Theodore FurberQueenie & Paul GamKathryn Gates & Peter EverettDeborah & Philip GelbachJanet & John GendlerColette & John GorraAnett & Peter GrantJean & John HedbergBrian HillMeredith & Richard HowellZhen Zhen & Hoyt HsiaoNoriko & Takuzo IshidaLisa Kane & Kieran FolliardMichael KariEllen Kennedy & Leigh LawtonSuheyla & John KerkinniDenise Kettelberger & Clarance SmithMary Jo & Timothy Kinsky

Jan Kleinman & Fadil SantosaAnn & Alan KoehlerBarbara & Robert KueppersSusan & James LenfesteySara & Peter LilienthalBarbara LongfellowMartha MacMillanHelen & Robert MairsVicki & James MayerMarsha McDonald & Amos RosenbloomPeg McKeeAngela McLaughlinWendy & Malcolm McLeanTammis McMillanNicole & Paul MelanconLouise Miner & Robert WilcoxLucy & Robert Mitchell, Jr.Pearl Mitchell-JacksonPatricia NealDeeAnne & Robert NelsonAnn & Doug NessElinor & William Ogden, Jr. / Elinor Ogden Living TrustKathleen & Kelvin OscarsonFrances PauluKent PekelTomas PieterJudith & Alan PotterJudy & Robert Prentiss, Jr.Jacqueline & Robb PrinceMindy & Peter RechelbacherKelly ReganLaura & Michael RobinsonSarah RocklerJessica Trites RolleJames RustadBarbara RyanEwa & J. RydakerChristine & Jon SassevilleMarnita Schroedl & Carl GoldsteinMarianne Schulze & Raúl RamosGail SeeSusan & Jonathan SeltzerJessica Sherman & Praba Manivasager





Nora Anderson Sillerud & Jon SillerudTerri Peterson Smith & Scott SmithSarah & Ken SpenceMary Ann & William SpychallaSarah Stakston & Kevin GrotheimCarol SteinbergSheila & Paul SteinerLee & William StrangIrma ThiesCheryl ThompsonCarol TorgersonCarol & Ronald VantineJohn VreyensHelen WangMarianne Wargelin & Clifford BrownEllen WellsMuriel & Mark Wexler / Mark and Muriel Wexler FoundationLynne & Chip WhitacreBarbara L. & Rick Whiting Gayle Woodruff & Dan Wallace

$75+ Betty AhnSimone Ahuja & Hari ArimilliConnie & Eugene AllenChas AndersonDean Roger AndersonJan & Paul AndersonKathleen AndersonMichelle Byfield AngellAnonymousSusan ArmstrongMarion McNurlen Ayres & Lane AyresJennifer & Paul BagdadeNancy & Craig BaresDavid BealDaniel BergerLeslie BerglandIsaac Bolger & Rim ZouabiJoyce Bonafield-Pierce & Lewis PierceCarol Bouska & Jeremy Iggers

Christina Selander BouzouinaAngela & Michael BowlusRobert F. Boyce & Tom Cytron- HysomLisa BoydMargaret & William BrackenDavid BraslauIrene BronsCarolyn & Philippe BrunelleJeanette & Allan BuchananTrilby BuschRyder ByrneDeborah Carlson & Jon SchaskerRuth & Alan CarpDennis CashmanSholeh Chatraei & Mark StenoienSydna & Herbert CheeverRuth ChovancekNadia M. ChristensenJane & Richard ClarkeDoreen & Douglas CodyNalongue & Charles CoganSusan Cogger & Terry WilliamsRoberta & Jack ConradAngélica Cox-Vàzquez & Daniel GetahunJane CunninghamTor DahlAshlee Daigle & John HerbeckJeanette & James DainesPatricia & Art DavisPaula DeGrand & John MillerElizabeth & John DeweyMichelle DezielMartha DorowShirley & Maynard DorowMary & William DuddlestonJean Ann DuradesMegan & Tom DurkinSally EconomonBetty EngebretsonMary EngebretsonDebrah & Douglas EngenRubye & Emery EricksonSandra & Olubunmi FamoduMaggie Fang

Alice FaribaultCecy & Walter FasterRochelle & Edward FerlautoBonita & Scott FisherGerald FoleyLinda ForemanCynthia & David FosterKatharine & Richard FournierCarol FreemanMark FreyKarlynn & David FronekNancy Gaschott & Donald RitchieSusan GethinMarta & Joel GisselquistJill Hartwell Geoffrion & Timothy GeoffrionStephanie GoberSharon GoodyearElizabeth Grant & Bill CaseyCheryl Grasmoen & Bill Van EssendelftJohn Growe & Thomas MooreTom HaiderSusan & Thomas HandleyGail & Stuart HansonMarcia & Jeffrey HansonRanae HansonIrene & John HarnettSandra & John HarriganEmily HarrisBeth & Tim Hart-AndersenMarietta & Duane HassigPatricia HastreiterMary Ann & Richard HawkinsJudy Hawkinson & Patrick PlonskiElizabeth & Van HawnAnne & Peter HeegaardMary HeltsleyPatty Henson & Brent EvansMary Kay HicksScott HillstromDouglas HoadleyMary Holloway & David BartlettHedy & Mark HolmbergMary Hoopman & Michael Wallner


John HouleDobra & Richard HunegsRoberta Hunt & Timothy HeaneySamiha IbrahimJanet & Stan JacobsonBetty & Robert JohnsonJason JohnsonKaren & Barry JohnsonLena JonesMargaret Jones & Jeff RisbergMaria & David JonesRuth & Edwin Jones, Jr.Martha Joy & John CushingSuzanne & William JoyceKay JurgensonPaula & Ryan KanneSusan Kantor & Paul WelvangHarpreet KaurRima Kawas & Jeffery LundbergThea KeamyRuth & John KeelyDebbie & Mark KennedyZehra Keye & Noyan TanberkTeresa KimkerCarol Kissner & Claude BuettnerCarla KjellbergMary KlaukCarol Klee & Luis Ramos-GarciaMary Knoblauch & Martin CarlsonJean & Charles KrognessMary Alyce & Duane KrohnkeEdward KruszkaVenetia & Robert KudrleLynn KuzniaMary Beth LakeLaJune & Thomas LangeJoan & Richard LarsonJean & James LaskaPeggy & Alan LathropJanis & Peter LeeIrina & Todd LefkoMatthew LeightonJanette LeverCheryl & Michael LinnThomas LinzmeierFaith Loggers-Jamnik & Joel

JamnikEdward LordSylvia & Michael LovettChristine LundEric LundJanet & Dean LundDawn & John LundgrenHertha & Charles LutzRandi Lyders & Scott KindrickScott MaceSvjetlana Madzar & Miki HondzoPaul MagnusonDeanne MagnussonRichard MannChristine & Robert ManningRachael & Franck MarretSiri & Robert Marshall, Jr.Rebecca Martin & Jay ErstlingArijit MazumdarPolly McCormack & Keith EngelS. Catherine McIntireAnn McIntoshHelen McNultyElizabeth MerchantJames MillerKaren & David MingeKatie MisialekMartha & George MoffettGeraldine MooersShirley MooreJoan & Michael MoserMichael MurphyKaren NelsonKristen Nelson & Richard CheesemanJoan & Richard NewmarkLisa & David NoahNorma NoonanCarol & Steve NulsenDebra & Michael O’ConnorCharlotte & Edward OliverAdam OlsonBarbara & Erik OlsonCindy & Bert OlsonSara & Cap O’RourkeAnn & Thomas O’Toole

Kattia Pabon & Yan MartinezJeanette & Donald PafkoMabel Paredes & Rastislav NichtaKarin & Dr. Bharat M. ParekhJennifer Park & Woodrow ByunRobert PassiCarla Pavone & Morris StockburgerSuzanne PearlDiane Pearson & William KaplanLorinda PearsonCatherine PetersenJennifer PetersonMary PickardMarlene Pinten & Louise TownAlisa & Mike PoehlerGary PrevostKamala & Prakash PuramCindee Quake-RappVirginia QuayElizabeth & Paul QuieShalini RaghavanMerilyn & Richard RajcicMarcela & Juan RamirezLois RandMaureen Reed & James HartKristi Rendahl & Jamie ParkerTricia RhodesRobert RiggsJaimie & David RobertsonJenifer Robins & Steven HunegsDuane RoemmichNancy & Scott RognebyCherie Rollings & Roger PrestwichElisabeth & Andreas RosenbergSharon RuhlandSylvia & Martin SaboNima Salehi & Omid MohseniChad SalsberyMary Kay & Peter SammondTeresa Sanislo & Nicholas GardnerDuffy & William SauerLinda & Thomas SawyerHelen & Stephen SchlosserGabriele SchmiegelInez & Lyall SchwarzkopfAllison Seaborn





James SentzM. Jay ShahidiArlene SkorichRosemary Slowiak & William ZajicekJoan SmithMarilyn SmithMaureen Millea Smith & Daniel Newton Smith IIIMargaret & Thomas StadnikCarol & Richard StahlJane StarrJoan & David StenePeggy & John StephensRussell StephensChristopher StevensMarilee StevensSara & William StoutMarilynn TaylorChristina & John TemperantePeggy Brakken Thal & Steven ThalMarie & Athanasios TheologidesShawne Buckley Thiry and Alain ThiryMary TjosvoldKarin & Robert TreiberMaureen & John TreppTom TrowAnn & John TullochAnne & Thomas UlsethMeeka & Joshua UrlaubValerie VarnoRichard VirdenLeona Ann & Chander WahiKaren WahlundVince WalkerMarsanne Wallace & Paul ZoschkeRuth & David WaterburyKatherine Waymire & John RozmanJohn WelckleMaren & George Welles IIIMark WelterNatalie & Gilbert WestreichJanelle WeyekAdrienne & Robert White

JoAnn & James WhiteJanice & Paul WicklundConstance & Alan WilenskyEmily WilliamsEleanor & Frederick WinstonEllen & Stanley WolfsonBarbara & Frank WrightEleanor & John YackelMary Jane & Thomas YoungKatrina ZabinskiMahmood ZaidiAndrew Zimmerman

Other gifts Catherine AbbottRobert AlftonValerie ArnoldErica AshlesonSigrid A. and Tanya BachmannRuslan BocanceaSally & Michael BosankoTessie BourdamisA.S. BuchananEsther & Martin CappAndrea Sue CartyMargaret & Alejandro CatambayGlen ChristiansonJosh DavisPat DavisCynthia DeKay & Adam ReefKnowles DoughertyCarol DuffClem DuffyJenna Duncan & Khrystenn AsariahBarbara EigerJennifer EiltsAbdi ElmiFrances & Roger FieldMary Ann FineganAnita FosterLori FriedmanKaren & Howard GochbergJoanne & Sidney GreenTushar GuptaAntonia Hamilton

Thomas HellerRodney HielSusan Swenson HollowayCarolyn & Joseph IncorvajaRose Marie & Leland JamesCatherine F. JennyElaine JervisYleen & Gary JoselynAvigya KarkiKimberly & Eric KroetschSheila KunkleLinda Lawrie & Robert Manning Craig LetourneauVicki Lofquist & Craig ThiesenKaren Lokkesmoe & Bob AmickGloria MacRaeAbby & Donald MarierAngela MartinJane & Duncan McCampbellCorrine McCarthyMari McClaffertyCassie McMahon & Geoffrey SheagleyJoan & Richard MeierottoPatricia & Josef MestenhauserYvonne MooreJoseph MoriarityCledor NdiayeSue & Stuart NordquistMichael O’LoughlinLucina & Robert PhillipsBarbara Pilling & Dan CarlsonKimberly PrattCecil RamnaraineEileen ReaganMatthew ReschJessica ReupkeEmily RosenberryJanet & Noah RosenbloomVictoria SandbergCarla ScholzJohn SchragerJeffrey SeltzMary Jo & Frank SherwoodDarlene Sholtis & Heino BeckmannMary & Jay Schrankler


Joseph SchwartzbergWinfried SeeligReena ShettyAnn & Tim SmithDr. Camille M. SmithCarol Spearman & Rowland JoinerJames Thomas

Barbara ThompsonPatricia & Gale TollefsonImogene TreichelParker & Albert TrostelJames TuffMary Van EveraCarol Waldoch

Rhonda Wellner-Chiodo & Glenn ChiodoEvan WilliamsWill Wright

Contributions may include gifts in-kind or items purchased at auction. If we have omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and let us know so that we may correct our records.

Tribute Gifts

In Memory of Vernon A. Born Pat DavisPatty Henson & Brent Evans

In Memory of Gladys Brooks Pamela Perraud

In Memory of Patricia Jaffray Susan & David Plimpton

In Memory of Allison R. Mercer Esther & Martin CappRose Marie & Leland JamesMary Knoblauch & Martin CarlsonRobert RiggsDarlene Sholtis & Heino Beckmann

In Memory of Marian Raup Mary Ann & Richard HawkinsMartha RaupPhilip Raup




MIC Board of Directors & Staff

ChairSusan B. Plimpton

Past ChairRobert H. Scarlett, Grupo Avance, LLC*

Chair-Elect/Treasurer Robert W. Sit, Sit Investment Associates, Inc.

DirectorsDr. Daryoush Allaei, QRDC, Inc.Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D., Medtronic, Inc.Wendy Bennett**David J. Berry Melissa Camarena, MCM DesignsMary Capozzi, Best Buy Co., Inc. Mary Jane CarlsonJeanne Votca Carpenter, PerceptionKenn Damgaard, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.** Kathleen Danakis, KPMG LLP Tom Gitaa, Mshale Newspaper Robert Golian* Peter C. Hawthorne, Cargill, Inc.* Peggy Herrmann, Donaldson Company, Inc. Eric H. Jackson, Conservis Advisory Services

Nathalie Joly Rohan Kalbag, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.*Avigya Karki Fredrik Korallus, Carlson Hotels WorldwideRon LattinDoug Leatherdale, D.W. Leatherdale ConsultingJeanette Leehr, Via International**Judith Frost Lewis Sharon Lim*Eloise J. Maki, 3M Company Robert Manning, Global Perspective* Phillip J. Mason, Ecolab Inc.* Laura C. MerriamLeni D. Moore Prakash Puram, Chrysalis KPI International**Mindy Rechelbacher**Kathleen Smith Ruhland, Faegre & Benson LLP Sara Stenberg, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Wendy Tai, General Mills, Inc. Kay A. Thomas, International Student Scholar Services, University of Minnesota Micheal J. Thompson, Saint Paul Public Schools Geert Henk Touw, Stakeholder Satisfaction LLC John Tuttle, Haberman Angelica Della Grazia Volpi**


Donovan Walsh, The Financial Services Consulting Group** Richard E. Weiner, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Ex Officio DirectorsAna Luisa Fajer, Consul of Mexico Martin Loken, Consul General of CanadaSilvia Ontaneda-Andrade, Consulate General of Ecuador** * Term completed or resigned 2010

** Term began July 2010

Honorary DirectorsSheila BonsignoreGary CapenThomas ColwellDavid FoxCharlie HartwellBob McCreaEmily Anne TuttleKatherine W. Youngblood

MIC Staff as of November 1, 2010Catherine Born, Vice President Tania Dawydowycz, Database CoordinatorCarol Engebretson Byrne, PresidentDaniel Getahun, International Visitor Leadership Program ManagerClaire Gray, Development AssociateAnne Hanson, Major Gifts and Executive Support George Jerzy Hornik, K-12 Education Program Lindsey Loree, International Visitor Leadership Program Coordinator Angela McLaughlin, Corporate Relations & Special Events Manager Juan Pablo Polanco Mendoza, International Classroom Connection Cultural InternKathleen Oscarson, Project Manager Bill Peters, Accounting Manager Tricia Rhodes, Individual Giving ManagerLynda Salway, Communications Manager Carol Steinberg, Community Programs ManagerDanielle Tessmer, Corporate Relations & Special Events CoordinatorBee Yang, Technology Manager

The Minnesota International Center (MIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1953 to promote greater awareness and understanding of other cultures. MIC has 501(c)(3) status and meets Minnesota Charities Review Council standards.

The International Visitor Leadership Program is sponsored and funded by the Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State and administered by the National Council for International Visitors.

We would like to thank the following for their contributions to the 2009-10 Minnesota International Center Annual Report.Design: George Jerzy Hornik, Grupa CreativoPhotography: Craig Bares, Bares Photography; Adam Konczewski




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