The advisory group provides guidance on important decisions that make the Super Bowl a memorable experience.
Dana Bailey
Co-Chair of St. Paul Initiatives Committee, Chief of Staff to Mayor Chris Coleman
Melanie Benjamin
Chief Executive/Tribal Chairwoman, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians
Matt Birk
Director of Football Development, National Football League
Mayor Ardell Brede
Mayor of Rochester
Carly Broderick
Chair of Retail Committee, President of Brodstone Consulting
Bonnie Carlson
President & CEO, Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau
Madonna Carr
Chair of Hotels & Venues Committee, Vice President of Destination Services, Meet Minneapolis
Jay Debertin
CEO, CHS
John Choi
Ramsey County Attorney
Mayor Chris Coleman
City of Saint Paul
Wilfrid Cleveland
President, Ho-Chunk Nation
Brian Cornell
CEO, Target
Steve Cramer
Chair of Wayfinding Committee, President & CEO of Minneapolis Downtown Council and DID
Spencer Cronk
City Coordinator, City of Minneapolis
Deniz Cultu
Chair of Risk Management Committee, Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Christopher Doleman
Minnesota Vikings Alumni (1985-1993, 1999)
Tanya Dreesen
Chair of VIP Committee, VP of Partnerships Activation & Special Projects, Minnesota Vikings
Adam Duininck
Chair, Metropolitan Council
John Edman
Co-Chair of Tourism Marketing Committee, Director of Explore Minnesota
Tim Flynn
Chair of Finance Committee, Former Chairman & CEO of KPMG
Ben Fowke
CEO, Xcel Energy
Matt Furman
Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Best Buy
Chris Gade
Chair of Public Affairs, Mayo Clinic
Bud Grant
Former Minnesota Vikings Head Coach
Kurt Hagen
EVP of Development, Mall of America
MayKao Hang
President, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Trista Harris
President, Minnesota Council on Foundations
Gary Hendrickson
Former CEO, Valspar
Mayor Betsy Hodges
City of Minneapolis
Randy Hogan
CEO, Pentair
Deborah Hopp
Vice President of Publishing, MSP Communications
Chief Medaria Arradondo
Chair of Public Safety Committee, Minneapolis Police Department
Shawtera Hardy
Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Shelly Ibach
CEO, Sleep Number
John Jarvis
Chair of Marketing & Promotion Committee, Chief Creative Officer, The Lacek Group
Eric Jolly
Chair of Legacy Advisory Board, President & CEO, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
Mayor Elizabeth Kautz
City of Burnsville
Wanda Kirkpatrick
Chair of Business Connect Committee, Director of Equal Opportunity, Met Council
John Klinkenberg
Chair of Risk Management Committee Managing Partner of Paragon Insurance Group
Steve LaCroix
Chair of Minnesota Welcome Committee, Executive Vice President & CMO, Minnesota Vikings
Cyndi Lesher
Chair of Volunteer Committee, Former CEO of Northern States Power Company
Kevin Lindsey
Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Human Rights
Doug Loon
President, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
David MacLennan
CEO, Cargill
Tim Mapes
CMO, Delta Air Lines
Terry Mattson
President & CEO, Visit Saint Paul and the RiverCentre Authority
Bill McCarthy
President, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Shannon Full
President, TwinWest Chamber of Commerce
Harry Melander
President, Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council
Ozzie Nelson
Chair of Warming Huts Committee, Chairman & CEO, Nelson Architecture
Wendy Nelson
Chair of Legacy Advisory Board
Danny Olson
Chair of Digital Marketing Committee, Vice President of Consumer Marketing, Weber Shandwick
Jim Owens
CEO, H.B. Fuller
John Pacheco
President and CEO, Latino Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota
Justice Alan Page
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice & Minnesota Vikings player (1967-1978)
Eric Pehle
Chair of Communications Committee, EVP and General Manager, Weber Shandwick
Chris Policinski
CEO, Land O’Lakes
Jill Renslow
Chair of Media Party Committee, SVP of Business Development & Marketing, Mall of America®
Sondra Samuels
President & CEO, Northside Achievement Zone
Maya Santamaria
Owner, Sanatamaria Broadcasting
Ben Shardlow
Chair of Sustainability Committee, Director of Public Realm Initiatives at Minneapolis DID
Katie Clark Sieben
Former Commissioner, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Dimitrios Smyrnios
CEO, Schwan's Company
Jonathan Weinhagen
President and CEO, Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce
Chanda Smith-Baker
Senior Vice President, Community Impact, Minneapolis Foundation
Barbara Hamilton Sustad
Chair of Arts, Music & Theater Committee, Chief Marketing Officer, Nemer Fieger
Patrick Talty
GM, U.S. Bank Stadium
Craig Taylor
Director, City of Minneapolis CPED
Melvin Tennant
Co-Chair of Tourism Marketing Committee, CEO of Meet Minneapolis
Anna Thill
President, Visit Mankato
Carin Thomas
Chair of Fundraising Committee, SVP Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
Inge Thulin
CEO, 3M
Sandra Vargas
Former CEO & President, Minneapolis Foundation
Kevin Warren
Chief Operating Officer, Minnesota Vikings
Scott Wine
CEO, Polaris
Mayor Gene Winstead
City of Bloomington
Joanne Whiterabbit
Executive Director, Minnesotan American Indian Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Zimmern
Chair of Cuisine Committee, American television personality, chef, food writer, and teacher
