Kevin J. Wiersma

Suprema Specialties, Inc. manufactures, processes, and markets a variety of premium, gourmet, natural cheese products, using both imported and domestic cheeses. The company's cheese products contain no preservatives, additives, sweeteners, dehydrated fillers, or artificial flavorings. Its product lines consist primarily of mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan, romano and provolone cheeses, which they produce domestically, as well as parmesan and pecorino romano cheeses, which they import. The company sell its cheeses through three channels of distribution in the food industry: foodservice, food ingredient and retail. The company was founded on August 15, 1983 and is headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey.

Health Fitness Corp. provides employee health and fitness solutions. It offers health management, corporate fitness, occupational health and health advisory solutions. The company was founded by William Horton in 1975 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

American Investors Bank & Mortgage provides banking products. It offers personal banking, business banking, mortgages, and foreign exchange. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Sterling Healthcare Opco LLC provides medical laboratory services. Its services include medication management, criminal justice, hospital and reference lab toxicology services, workers? compensation, drug testing and workplace issues and health plan. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides healthcare services to children. It offers pediatric services like acute and specialty care. It also operates a pediatric home health care agency and Children's Memorial Institute for education and research. The company was founded in 1882 by Julia Foster Porter and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

BARC NV provides central laboratory services. It specializes in testing wide range of fields including virology, microbiology, clinical pathology, and genetics. The firm offers biobanking, cerba specimen, custom test development, data management, investigator support, project management, and logistics. The company is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) is a national accounting organization representing over 220,000 CPAs at national and international levels. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. CPA Canada collaborates with provincial and territorial regulatory bodies to support the profession and promote transparency in financial markets. The organization contributes to standard setting and public policy and works with international bodies to build a stronger accounting profession worldwide. CPA Canada provides extensive resources covering sustainability, corporate reporting, standards, and audit issues. The organization champions best practices that benefit business and society and prepares its members for an ever-evolving operating environment featuring unprecedented change. Pamela Steer has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2022.

CUNA Mutual Group engages in the provision of life insurance, investment advisory, and information technology services. It offers credit union protection, retirement solutions, trustage insurance program, and lending services. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

TruStage Ventures LLC (TruStage Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of CUNA Mutual Group founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Door Engineering & Manufacturing LLC provides customized industrial, commercial, aviation, and specialty door solutions. It offers four fold, tip up, bottom rolling, aperture, crane way doors, swing door, door driver operator, and part and components. The company was founded by Otis Olson in 1996 and is headquartered in Mankato, MN.

RAIN Source Capital Inc (RAIN Source Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in1998 by Steven B. Mercil. The firm is headquartered in Red Wing, Minnesota.