MNFEI Staff
Tina Oertli
Executive Director
Grant Writer
Anne Lemke
MNFEI is powered by a dedicated team of professionals, educators, and community advocates. Our staff and Board of Directors work diligently to refine our programming, support our volunteers, and strategically increase our capacity to meet the growing needs of our community partners.
MNFEI Board
Soniya Weissman
Board Member
Amelia Gieschen, CFA
Shannon Schaaf
Courney Costigan
Board Member
Board Secretary
Board Member
Jack Hansen, CFA
Erol Sonderegger, CFA
David Slegh, CFA
Founder & Board Chairman
Board Vice Chairman
Board Treasurer
Yunus Balioglu
Board Member
info@mnfei.org
Minnesota Financial Empowerment Initiative is a Minnesota nonprofit corporation operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc. a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178, ppf.org/pp). Contributions to Minnesota Financial Empowerment Initiative qualify as tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.