Organizations Filed Purposes:
MINNESTAR EXISTS TO BRING TOGETHER MINNESOTA'S TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE CONNECTIONS THAT HELP OUR COMMUNITY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, BUILD THEIR BUSINESSES, AND START NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES. WE AIM TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT TO CONNECT SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, DESIGNERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND INVESTORS.
AT MINNESTAR WE BUILD, NURTURE AND ENGAGE THOSE INTERESTED IN TECHNOLOGY THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONNECTION.
MINNESTAR HELPS TO INFUSE MINNESOTA WITH A THRIVING TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT. MINNESTAR BRINGS TOGETHER THE MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY, PROMOTING CONNECTIONS AND HELPING THE TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. WE EXIST TO BUILD, NURTURE AND ENGAGE THOSE INTERESTED IN TECHNOLOGY THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONNECTION.IN 2019, WE HELD TEN (10) EVENTS: ONE (1) LARGE ALL DAY CONFERENCE, THREE (3) TECHNOLOGY DEMO EVENTS, THREE (3) ASK AN EXPERT VIRTUAL EVENTS, AND A HANDFUL OF OTHER SMALL EVENTS. OUR EVENTS ARE THE GO-TO EVENTS SHOWCASING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND AS SUCH SELL OUT OFTEN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. WE HOST OUR EVENTS IN DIFFERENT THEATERS AND LOCATIONS, BUT ATTENDANCE (BASED ON CAPACITY) RANGES FROM 700 - 1,400. OUR EVENTS ARE ATTENDED BY INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AREAS OF THE TECH ECOSYSTEM, FROM DEVELOPERS TO ENTREPRENEURS, VC INVESTORS TO STUDENTS. WE AIM TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE INNOVATION IN OUR TECH COMMUNITY, WHILE BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CATALYZE, GROW AND SUPPORT A THRIVING TECH COMMUNITY FOR ALL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Maria Ploessl | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $91,135 |
| Caroline Karanja | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Antoinette Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joel Crabb | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Mickman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Damien Riehl | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsi Gish | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin Dean | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jenna Pederson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Spreng | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Porter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Ryan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sona Mehring | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Thinglestad | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Adrienne Peirce | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Bernard | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Sellner | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Casey Helbling | BOARD CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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