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From Our Leadership

Carol Engebretson Byrne Rob SitMIC President MIC Board Chair

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During a year in which the world has seen the Arab Spring,

European debt crisis and the U.S. exit from Iraq, it is easy

to see why education on global issues is and should be

important.

“Connected” is the watchword that describes the Minnesota

International Center’s programs. From our Great Decisions

conference focusing on “Foreign Policy and the Media” , to

Ambassador Ross Wilson speaking on “Old Turkey, New Turkey

in a Complicated World”, to Dr. Wilhelmina Holder updating us

on the situation in Liberia, these and other topics all connect

us to the conversation about America’s role in the world –

today and in the future.

MIC continued to receive accolades as the state’s coordinator

of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership

Program (IVLP). This year, Daniel Getahun, MIC’s IVLP

Program Manager, received the National Programmer of

the Year award, which not only honors his great work but

also recognizes Minnesota’s exceptional resources, dinner

hosts, escorts and volunteers who help this program shine

nationwide. Professional appointments were arranged for

close to 500 international visitors here on myriad professional

programs – from human trafficking, to food safety, to

integration of ethnic minorities, to the role of the arts – along

with dinner hosting with MIC members for more than 300 of

those same visitors.

MIC’s Great Decisions Program continues to be the most

successful in the country with close to 60 discussion groups

and, this year, MIC launched a partnership with The Star

Tribune, introducing an even wider audience to the nuances of U.S. foreign policy through the 2012 Great Decisions topics. This collaboration has been so mutually beneficial that MIC and The Star Tribune will be continuing this series of monthly editorial articles in the coming year.

It is essential for Minnesota students to have a global mindset in our interconnected world. MIC’s K-12 education initiatives have opened doors and minds for our youngest community members to explore different cultures. It is equally important that our educators also have a global mindset and with this in mind, MIC sent four Minnesota teachers to Turkey as part of the “Spotlight on Turkey” program, financed by the Turkish Cultural Foundation and World Affairs Councils of America. These teachers will be sharing what they learned through their travels with the community this fall and incorporating their experiences into their classroom curriculum.

International education can be social too! MIC’s “Celebration of Turkey” gala was spectacular, chaired by MIC board member Judy Lewis, and with honorary chairs Ertugrul and Karen Tuzcu. Our Culture through Cuisine program offered wonderful opportunities for MIC members to meet at local ethnic restaurants and, we began a new program called enRoute, a series of networking events for younger MIC members looking to build their international careers. And don’t forget the definition of enjoyment - our ever-popular WorldQuest which took place in the Twin Cities, on corporate campuses and in Northern Minnesota.

Your generosity to MIC has made it possible for us to deliver the world to Minnesota for the past 59 years and we thank you. As we celebrate our 60th year in 2013 of “bringing the world to Minnesota and Minnesota to the world” , MIC will continue to have strong and enduring impact on our community and our world because of your support.

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TO SChOOLS

134 speakers from 73 countries made 1,526 presentations to a

student audience of 54,000

TO COMMuniTieS

9 World Affairs Forums and Ambassador Briefings with atten-

dance of 905, and 57 groups convened 404 Great Decisions meetings

with 9,723 attendees

TO WORKPLACeS

MIC partnered with 371 local professional resources to arrange

507 appointments for 481 visitors from 111 countries and regions

TO COMMuniTieS

332 people fielded 50 teams at MIC’s 11th WorldQuest including 15 teams of high school students; 80 people competed

in the workplace and 168 people competed in Greater Minnesota

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MIC members shared hospitality experiences with 330 international

visitors from 95 countries and 40 international students and scholars

from 13 countries

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“We GreAtly AppreCIAteD the opportunIty to rAIse the BrItIsh proFIle In An IMportAnt u.s. eConoMIC AnD polItICAl

Centre. It WoulDn’t hAve Been possIBle WIthout the ABIlIty oF the MIC to CreAte the rIGht ForuM.”

Robert Chatterton Dickson, British Consul General, speaking about a presentation by Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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4 Culture through Cuisine socials with 162 participants, 3 enRoute

networking events with 218 participants; and our Celebration of turkey Gala attended by 315 people

2011-2012

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MiC’S K-12 eDuCATiOn PROgRAM engages Minnesota students in cross-cultur-al conversations with international speakers to enhance school curricula and build the necessary skills for students to live, work and lead in a global economy.

PubLiC evenTSfeature influential world leaders in business,

government and the media; offer networking opportunities for young professionals

through our enRoute program; and provide opportunities for MIC members and

their guests to socialize through our Culture through Cuisine program

WORLDQueST an international trivia competition where teams of friends, families and colleagues test their knowledge of “all things international.” We host three types of WorldQuest events in addition to our annual Community WorldQuest competition: Academic WorldQuest (for high school students), WorldQuest in the Workplace and WorldQuest in Greater Minnesota.

CORPORATe MeMbeRShiP PROgRAM gives Minnesota’s professional community a competitive

edge when doing business in a multicultural world by providing networking opportunities, business-focused

programs and receptions with international leaders.

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gReAT DeCiSiOnSsponsored nationally by the Foreign Policy Association and coordinated locally by MIC, Great Decisions offers opportunities for people statewide to discuss important issues of American foreign policy.

inTeRnATiOnAL viSiTOR LeADeRShiP PROgRAM

sponsored by the U.S. State Department this professional exchange program provides

opportunities for current and emerging leaders from around the world to meet with their professional

counterparts in Minnesota to exchange knowledge, idea and best practices.

hOMe hOSPiTALiTy opportunities promote international

understanding and cross-cultural relationships through the simplicity of sharing a meal with

international visitors or students.

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stAteMent oF FInAnCIAl ACtIvItyJuly 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

unrestricted Revenue Membership and Individual Contributions 376,628 Corporate and Foundation Contributions 332,008 State Grants 39,000 Federal Grants 103,820 In-Kind Contributions 62,746 Building New Bridges Grants 43,500 Program Income 200,357 Investment Revenue and Other Income 13,402 Total unrestricted Revenue 1,171,461

Operating expense Community Programs 158,686 International Classroom Connection Program 252,974 International Visitor Leadership Program 196,383 World Affairs Program 259,455 Development/Fundraising 218,230 General Operating (admin., equipment, supplies) 85,367 Total Operating expense 1,171,095

excess of unrestricted Revenue over Operating expense 366

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Long-Term Investments (2,762)

net Revenue including unrealized gains (Losses) on Long-Term investments (2,396)

Assets Cash/Cash Equivalents 318,555 Board Designated Reserve 216,606 Equipment (net) 57,029 Pledges/Accounts Receivable 149,940 Prepaid Expense 22,067 Other Current Assets - Temporarily Restricted Investments 96,621 Interest in Charitable Trust 41,143 Permanently Restricted Investments 401,309 Total Assets 1,303,270

Liabilities & net Assets Current Liabilities 36,740 Capital Lease Obligations (non-current) 4,164 Unrestricted Net Assets: Operating 111,402 Board Designated Reserve 216,606 Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 533,049 Permanently Restricted Net Assets 401,309 Total Liabilities and net Assets 1,303,270

stAteMent oF FInAnCIAl posItIon June 30, 2012

Financial Statements

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2011-2012 Program PartnersAtlantic Council Alliance Française Mpls/St PaulBombay BistroBritish Consulate General in ChicagoCenter for International Business Education and Research, University of MinnesotaThe Center for Hmong Studies, Concordia University, St. PaulDorsey & Whitney, LLPEcolab, Inc.Everest on GrandFaegre Baker DanielsThe Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Hell’s KitchenThe Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown UniversityKPMG LLPMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of TurkeyMinneapolis ClubMinneapolis St. Paul International Film FestivalMinnesota Trade OfficeNorthrup Concerts and LecturesSamba Taste of BrazilSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of MinnesotaThe Stanley Foundation

Taste of IndiaThe Tea HouseTurkish American Society of MinnesotaTurkish American Association of MinnesotaTurkish Consulate General in ChicagoTurkish Cultural FoundationUnitedHealth Group/Global HealthUptown CafeteriaU.S. Commercial Service/District Export CouncilU.S. Saudi Business CouncilWilliam Mitchell College of LawWorld Affairs Councils of America

Corporate, Foundation and Organization giving

$100,000+

National Council for International

Visitors

$30,000+

State of Minnesota

$10,000+

Consulate General of Turkey in Chicago

Foreign Policy Association

Turkish Embassy Culture and Tourism

Office

$5,000+

Armaggan Gallery

David Winton Bell Foundation

The Minneapolis Foundation

$2,500+

Brandenburg Nishigaki Design House

Turkish Cultural Foundation

$1,000+

Alize Yachting

Alworth Institute for International

Studies

Caroline’s Kids Foundation

Hilton Istanbul

Sumahan on the Water

Turkish American Society of Minnesota

(TASMN)

$500+

Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C.

Dow Water & Process Solutions/The Dow

Chemical Foundation

Nordic Home Interiors

$200+

British Consulate General , Chicago

Greater Twin Cities United Way

Lakeside Wine and Spirits

Landmark Architectural Signs

Marquette Hotel

Minnesota Opera

Mshale Communications, Inc.

Park Square Theatre

Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis

Sapor Café/Bar

Turk of America Magazine

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premier$50,000+

Medtronic, Inc./The Medtronic Foundation

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Corporate Members

Millenium$30,000+

3M Company/3M Foundation

Best Buy, Co. Inc./Best Buy Children’s Foundation

General Mills, Inc./General Mills Foundation

senior Global

$20,000+

Cargill, Inc.

Carlson & The Carlson Family Foundation

Delta KLM Air France Alitalia

Global$15,000+

Sit Investment Associates, Inc.

Ecolab, Inc.

executive$10,000+

Horton Holding, Inc.

The Mosaic Company

senior leadership

patrons $7,500+

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A./ Fredrikson & Byron Foundation

U.S. Bank/Elavon

leadership patrons

$5,000+

Colwell Industries, Inc.

DLA Piper

Donaldson Company, Inc.

KPMG LLP

Propel Event Transportation Management

Target Corporation

The Lakeland Companies

Thomson Reuters

United Health Group/Global Health

Contributing patrons

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Corporate Members

Contributing patrons

$2,500+

Dorsey & Whitney LLP /

Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.

Wanner Engineering, Inc.

Associate

patrons $1,000+

Bepex International, LLC

Gray Plant Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.

Julia Knight, Inc.

Ernst & Young LLP

McGrann Shea Carnival Straughn and Lamb, Chartered

Medica

Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS

RBC Wealth Management

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA/Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota

WTP Advisors

Associate Corporate

$500+

CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research)

Global Language Institute

Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

Minneapolis Downtown Council

Paschal Nwokocha Immigration Law Offices, LLC

TripleInk

organization Members

$250+

American Association of University Women-Minneapolis Branch

Central Lakes College, Brainerd Campus

Consulate General of Canada

The Film Society of Minneapolis / St. Paul

Minnesota English Language Program

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Turkish American Association of Minnesota (TAAM)

University of St. Thomas

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$10,000+ Joan & John BrooksPhyllis & Thomas ColwellJudith & Stephen LewisGayle & Robert SitKaren Owen Tuzcu & Ertugrul Tuzcu / The Tuzcu Family Charitable Fund

$5,000+ An Anonymous Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationElizabeth AnderlikAnn & Greg AnklamSheila & Michael BonsignoreMargene & David FoxPenny & Bill George / The George Family FoundationIngrid Lenz Harrison & Alfred HarrisonBenjamin S. JaffrayLouise & Douglas LeatherdalePolly & Bob McCrea / Robert and Polly McCrea Family Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationJennifer & Jay Novak / The Jennifer Novak FoundationMary Lynn & Warren StaleyEmily Anne & Gedney TuttleMaxine Wallin / The Wallin FoundationRachel & Donovan WalshWEM Foundation

$2,500+ Susan AlpertCarole & Douglas Baker, Sr.Liliane & Guillaume BastiaensLucy HartwellElizabeth & Van HawnAlexandra JacobsSarah & Steven KumagaiLeni & David Moore, Jr. / The Moore Family Fund for the Arts of The Minneapolis FoundationMaureen Pelton & Charlie Hartwell / The Eagle and the Hawk FoundationSusan & David PlimptonAnne SimonsonDeborah & G. Henk TouwNina & John TuttleAnjali & Sameer VijayakarKatherine & Larry Youngblood

$1,000+Lucille H. AmisMartha & Brewster Atwater, Jr. / Prospect Creek FoundationKathleen Blatz & Wheelock Whitney / The Whitney FoundationCarol Engebretson Byrne & James ByrneJoan & Gary Capen / Capen Family FundMary Capozzi & Michael Ekholm

Mary Jane & Robert CarlsonJeanne & Gary Carpenter Josephine B. CarpenterCharlotte & William DavnieMrs. Wallace C. DaytonCharles M. Denny, Jr. and Carole E. Denny Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationRebecca & Benjamin Field IIIKatharine Flannery & Lillian HeilandJenny & Charles FlinnColleen FosterBill Fox / Bill and Katherine Fox FoundationMarna FullertonElizabeth & Pablo GaitoKaty GaynorEsperanza Guerrero-Anderson & Larry AndersonRebecca & Peter HawthorneO.C. “Joe” Hognander, Jr. / The Hognander FoundationTim HuebschChristine & Jahn KvalsethNidhi & Vikash LallJoann & Donald LeavenworthCarol & Daniel LuthringshauserEloise Maki & James KaczmarczikSharon MuellerEllie Ogura & Gordon McKinnon

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Sally & George Pillsbury / Leeward Landing Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationNii QuayeMindy & Peter RechelbacherGail SitTeresa & Ronald SitHarriet Spencer / Harriet and Edson Spencer Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMarcia & John StoutKay A. ThomasZantha & Thomas WarthSusan Cornell Wilkes & Jim Klobuchar / The Peter C. Cornell TrustPeggy & Dan Zdon

$500+ Kristine & Tor AasheimCarolyn & Robert AlbrightElizabeth & John BalayDonna & Kjell BerghHenry Bromelkamp & Jeff NelsonKristy & John BuckMary Lou & Allan Burdick Melissa & Uriel CamarenaCarolyn Chalmers & Eric JanusMesude & Mustafa Faruk CingilliKaren Cooley-Kistler & Stephan KistlerSherry Ann & Edward DaytonCharles M. DennyTerry Devitt

Dee Gaeddert Dorsey & James DorseyEllen Ewald & Terje MikalsenConsul Ana Luisa FajerLeonard W. FerneliusTerry & David GilberstadtAnett & Peter GrantJoan HiginbothamAndrea & Kenneth HjelmJulie Hoff & Ron LattinSandra Sweatt Hull & John A. Hull / CB Sweatt FoundationNathalie & Hubert JolySusan Kinder & David VealitzekM. Fatih KinogluStephanie LaitalaLinda Lawrie & Robert ManningJeanette Leehr & Terrance CarlsonSharon Lim & Lance WallinMarianne & Martin LokenKathryn & Paul MacekMary Kate McKelvey & Christopher BercawNicole & Paul MelanconLaura Merriam & Peter ArmstrongLucy & Robert Mitchell, Jr.Sara & Bruce MonickJodi & Michael MooneyKate Nelson & Troy DavidsonBeverly & John OwenChris & Randy OwenKamala & Prakash PuramLaurie Rahr

Sarah Reichert & Christopher BergerJessica Trites RolleKathleen & Michael Ruhland Kristine & Guy SanschagrinNora Anderson Sillerud & Jon SillerudDebra Sit & Peter BergeBarbara SteinerGrace & Ralph StrangisLori & Nicholas TallyKaimay & Joseph Terry / Kaimay & Joseph Terry FundRebecca & Micheal ThompsonLisa Griffin Vincent & Matthew SpectorLisa & James WhiteEleanor & Frederick WinstonOnur Yordem

$250+ AnonymousAllyson & Todd AldrichCarol AllinCarol BarnettDaniel L. BergJanet & David BerryShirley Bierma & Bonnie SkeltonBlue Rock Charitable Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationVirginia A. BornJasna BurzaDeborah Carlson & Jon SchaskerWilliam ChenElizabeth & Steven Clarke

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Lisa & Tad ColwellAmalia & Kenn DamgaardKay & Fred de Sam LazaroSandra & Steven DickinsonJoan R. DuddingstonLiz FlinnKari & Max HeermanPeggy & Michael HerrmannAnn & James HowardJulianna & Stephan HuhCarol Klee & Luis Ramos-GarciaAnjali & Gopal KhannaJulia & Barry KnightMaureen Kucera-Walsh & Michael Walsh Mary Lou Loud Gayle & Michael Macaluso Jessica & Praba ManivasagerMary K. McCormick S. Catherine McIntire Wendy & Malcolm McLeanMeredith McQuaidAngela & Patrick MintoLinda & David MonaTamrah & Stephen O’NeilRachel & Tuncay OzdenakFrances Paulu Donna & Richard Peterson Leila PoulladaEda RiversBarbara RyanLynn & Thomas Schaefer

The Shan Shui Foundation Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMarilyn & Wallace SmallCraig SmithCarol Steinberg Joan & David SteneWendy TaiHans Warncke-WangHolly & Don WeinkaufMuriel & Mark Wexler / Mark and Muriel Wexler FoundationLynne & Chip WhitacreNicole & Kirt WoodhouseMargaret Wong & Walter GraffAdriana Zabala & Sebastien Tavenas

$150+ AnonymousRuth AaskovKathy & Tom Aguilar-Downing Simone Ahuja & Hari ArimilliJan & Paul AndersonNina & John ArchabalJohn BabcockJennifer & Paul BagdadeTerry BanaszewskiKay & Craig BealDan Berg and Welcome Jerde Fund of The Minneapolis FoundationMichelle Bierman & Sarah BobesGail & Richard BohrMary & Bradley Bowman

Ronnie & Roger BrooksHector BruceMary Lou CarpenterH. Yvonne CheekKimberly & Robert ColbertDouglas and Sandy ColemanCem CondirEllie & Thomas Crosby, Jr.Joanne & Frederick CzeswikMary DeMaineDeborah DenzCarol DethmersLois West Duffy & Joseph Duffy / Joseph Duffy & Lois West Duffy Charitable Gift AccountCheryl Duncan & Adeeb KhalidCheryl EastbourneWilliam EnglandFeride ErkuSandra & Olubunmi FamoduHolly & Jonathan FarberRuth & Leroy FingersonRobert A. FlatenTrine & Allan FlinnKieran FolliardBarbara FreyQueenie & Paul GamKathryn Gates & Peter EverettJanet & John GendlerLaura GillilandMary & David GontarekMary Kay Hicks

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Brian HillJennifer & Michael HoffMeredith & Richard HowellZhen Zhen & Hoyt HsiaoNoriko & Takuzo IshidaSusan KalpakEllen Kennedy & Leigh LawtonDenise Kettelberger & Clarance SmithTeresa KimkerJan KirstAnn & Alan KoehlerBarbara & Robert KueppersPeggy & Alan LathropSusan & James LenfesteyDorothy & Morris LevySara & Peter LilienthalShirley & David LingoJanet & Dean LundDawn & John LundgrenHelen & Robert MairsMarsha McDonald & Amos RosenbloomJudith & William McGrannPeg McKee & Dean AdamsMichelle MercerPearl A. Mitchell-JacksonKatherine C. MooreJeffrey MuellerPatricia NealKristen Nelson & Richard CheesemanCarol & Steve NulsenElinor & William Ogden, Jr.

Charlotte & Edward OliverKathleen & Kelvin OscarsonLinda & Robert OttenadMichael ParrKatie & Raymond PearsonJane Nofer Poskanzer & Steven PoskanzerJacqueline & Robb PrinceLois RandBarbara Rawley & Daniel NordbyLaura & Michael RobinsonCherie Rollings & Roger PrestwichElisabeth & Andreas RosenbergJames RustadSylvia & Martin SaboNima Salehi & Omid MohseniChristine & Jon SassevilleSibylle & Robert ScarlettMarianne Schulze & Raúl RamosSue Shepard & Donald HelgesonSarah Spence & Kenneth F. Spence III Bob StableskiMary StanikSheila & Paul SteinerSara Stenberg & Kevin MillerMargo Struthers & Mark HauglandIrma ThiesJason TouwKarin & Robert TreiberNaip TunaCarol & Ronald VantineK. Marianne Wargelin & Clifford Brown

Mary & Walter Warpeha, Jr.Ruth & David WaterburyElizabeth & Kenneth WeirJohn WelckleMaren & George Welles IIIGayle Woodruff & Dan Wallace

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 giftsIn Memory of Forrest Moore Jeanne Powers

In Honor of Leni Moore Katherine C. Moore

In Honor of Fran Paulu Sharon Mueller

In Memory of Philip and Marian Raup Frances Paulu

In Memory of Corry Touw Tempelmans-Plat Terry & David Gilberstadt

In Honor of the Walsh Family Connie & George Perpich

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ChairRobert W. Sit, Sit Investment Associates, Inc.

Past ChairSusan B. Plimpton

TreasurerLeni D. Moore

DirectorsSusan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D., SFA, LLC Wendy Bennett Christopher Berger, Berger Brands Mary Capozzi, Best Buy Co., Inc. Jeanne Votca Carpenter, Perception INK PRKenn Damgaard, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Steven J. Dickinson, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Pablo Gaito, Cargill Tom Gitaa, Mshale Newspaper Peggy Herrmann, Donaldson Company, Inc. Michael Hoff Eric Jackson, Conservis Nathalie Joly Avigya Karki Jahn Kvalseth, KPMG LLP Ron Lattin, Youth Peformance Company Doug Leatherdale, D.W. Leatherdale Consulting Jeanette Leehr, Via International Judith Frost Lewis Eloise J. Maki, 3M Company Laura C. Merriam Jay Novak, Aethlon Capital

Prakash Puram, Chrysalis KPI Inc. Mindy Rechelbacher Kathleen Smith Ruhland, DLA Piper LLP Guy Sanschagrin, WTP Advisors Sara Stenberg, U.S. BankWendy Tai, General Mills, Inc. Kay A. Thomas Micheal J. Thompson, Gordon Parks High School Geert Henk Touw, Horton Holding, Inc. John Tuttle, Haberman Ertugrul Tuzcu, Tuzcu Organizational Effectiveness Consulting/University of St. Thomas Opus Management School Angelica Della Grazia Volpi Donovan Walsh, The Financial Services Consulting Group James H. White, Ecolab Inc.

ex Officio DirectorsAna Luisa Fajer, Consul of MexicoMartin Loken, Consul General of CanadaSilvia Ontaneda-Andrade, Consul General of Ecuador

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

board of Directors and Staff

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Welcoming new Directors and Officers for 2012-13

Chair-electLeni D. Moore

Treasurer Jahn Kvalseth, KPMG LLP

DirectorsElizabeth Bastoni, CarlsonDoug Bethune, General Mills, Inc.Melissa Camarena, MCM DesignsRobert A. Kuhns, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

honorary DirectorRobert H. Scarlett

MiC Staff as of September 1, 2012

Allison Barrett, Administrative CoordinatorCarol Engebretson Byrne, PresidentTania Dawydowycz, Database CoordinatorDaniel Getahun, International Visitor Leadership Program Manager Anne Hanson, Major Gifts and Executive Support Nellie McKay, Public Events ManagerAngela McLaughlin, Corporate Relations and Special Events ManagerKathleen Oscarson, Project ManagerBill Peters, Accounting ManagerTricia Rhodes, Individual Giving ManagerLynda Salway, Communications Manager Carol Steinberg, Community Programs ManagerDanielle Tessmer, International Visitor Leadership Program 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 2011-12 Minnesota International Center Annual Report.

Design: George Jerzy Hornik, Grupa CreativoPhotography: Craig Bares, Bares Photography; Elizaveta Borodina

board of Directors and Staff

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