Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors consists of committed individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise:
Willie Bridges
Board Chair
Senior Planning Analyst, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
Willie has been on the board for 5 years and currently serves as the board chair. He currently sits on the finance and executive committees. His motivation for being on the board is his belief that FEC provides needed services to families.
Michaela Mueller
Vice Chair
Director of Plaque Marketing, HeartFlow
Michaela serves on the board of the Family Enhancement Center because of her healthcare background and deep admiration for the FEC’s mission and the clients it supports. As a mother to two daughters, she can only imagine the difficulties that families experience when navigating the challenges faced due to sexual abuse and the resulting trauma.
Deb Nelson
Treasurer
Nonprofit Industry Leader, Eide Bailly LLP
Deb joined FEC because the services provided to children and families truly make a difference. Through FEC she has learned what living with trauma can do to a child. By providing access to services, children start to see hope in their lives again.
Carri-Rin Tacheny
Secretary
Registered Nurse, Interim Home Health Care
A former client and a current peer leader at FEC, Carri-Rin has an intimate knowledge of how FEC helps families.
John Comer
Past Chair
McNellis & Asato, Financial Advisor/Certified Financial Planner
John initially joined the Family Enhancement Center because he had tremendous respect for its founder, Libby Bergman. Over time, he came to appreciate both the quality of the services that Family Enhancement Center provides and the need for the services.Mary Coleman
Retired
As an employee prior to being a board member, Mary was afforded the hands-on experience and awareness of the urgent need for the services that Family Enhancement provides to help heal childhood trauma and abuse.
Erin Eastman, MBA, CPA
Senior Director Finance, Shipt
Erin joined the FEC board to support the important work this organization does not only to heal trauma and abuse in our community but also to prevent it.
James Eastman
Retired
James has supported FEC’s deep commitment to a holistic approach to healing that addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of trauma.Tracey Franklin
Nurse Manager, Catholic Eldercare
Tracey joined FEC to give back to the community. When my family needed help, Libby and FEC did not pause gave her family priceless direction and guidance in a time when they were lost.
Dennis Meyer-Razon
Category Manager, CHS, Inc
Dennis joined the Family Enhancement Center’s board of directors because he wholeheartedly believes in their mission to create lasting solutions for preventing and healing child abuse. As a former foster parent, he’s witnessed firsthand the profound impact that abuse can have on children’s lives.
Jeannine Rydeen
Project Manager, U.S Bank
Maggie Tacheny
Lead Copy Editor, Thomson Reuters
Having seen firsthand how the organization has transformed lives, Maggie is dedicated to ensuring they have access to those resources by raising funds and awareness of FEC’s groundbreaking work.