Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

Elects New Board Officers

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation’s Board of Trustees elected new officers who began serving their term on July first.  They are: Steve Underdahl, Chair, Faribault; Bob Hoffman, Vice Chair, Waseca; Stephen Waldhoff, Treasurer, Albert Lea; Linda Lares, Secretary, Albert Lea; and, Executive Committee Member-at-large, Deborah Dove, New Ulm.  Dan Christianson, Preston, who is ending his term as Chair, will serve as past chair.  These six trustees also serve as the Executive Committee, which oversees the business of the foundation.

Steve Underdahl, President of Professional Contractors, Inc. in Faribault just completed his fourth year on the Board and served as secretary as well as vice chair. 

Stephen Waldhoff, CEO Albert Lea Medical Center, has served three years on the Board including one year on the executive committee

New to the officer line up are Bob Hoffman, Vice President of Strategic Business, Education and Regional Partnership, Minnesota State University-Mankato, who is completing his second year on the board; and Deborah Dove, a Brown County Commissioner and history teacher, with one year of service. 

Past chair Dan Christianson, F & M Bank president/CEO and chairman, has served five years, one as Chair. Linda Lares, Cultural Diversity Specialist at Southeast Minnesota Community Action Council (SEMCAC), continues her second year as Board Secretary.

“I’m extremely pleased by the outstanding leadership these individuals provide for the Board of Trustees and for the Foundation as a whole,” said Tim Penny, SMIF President & CEO.

Linda Lares, Steve Waldhoff, Tim Penny, Steve Underdahl, Bob Hoffman, and Deborah Dove.