Robin Steele – Board Chair & Founder
Robin established Cheerful Givers in 1994, has maintained her involvement in the organization and currently is Board Chair. She has a bachelor’s degree in Non-profit Management, master’s in Human Development and a doctorate in Human Services. Robin is CEO of Coaching For Higher whose mission is to help individuals find higher purpose, power and peace through human and spiritual development. She was recognized in  2010 as a Women of Worth honoree presented by L’Oreal Paris for making a difference in her community.

Karen Kitchel – President
Board Member since 1996, she is currently the full-time President of Cheerful Givers. Karen has 26 years of management experience at BI, a business improvement company where she held the position of Director of the Travel Management, Communications and Gift Departments. She  launched and managed a new corporate university, facilitated leadership training, established a mentoring program and led BI’s community support team. She is currently a mentor in the Kids N’ Kinship program and a volunteer at her church and local food shelf.

Brent Reinsberg, Treasurer

Brentholds a CPA certificate and specializes in tax accounting for individuals and all types of business entities at Mazanec, Bauer & Associates.  He earned a degree in accounting from MetroState University. Prior volunteer experience includes Operation Christmas Child.

Jodi Trost – Secretary
Jodi is the Foundation Marketing Director at Walker Methodist. She has more than ten years of non-profit fundraising experience in the areas of education, health care, and human services.  Jodi has a B.A. from Hamline University and is a CFRE (certifiied fundraising executive).

Mykl Roventine – Board Member
Mykl is Senior Interactive Designer for Allianz Life in Minneapolis. He’s been designing (both for the web and print) for almost two decades. He also spent several years in nonprofit arts management.

Mike Bollinger – Board Member
Mike is CEO and Founder of Livefront, a web interface design and development firm.  He also serves on the board of directors for the BizLounge Network and is a mentor for the MicroMentor program where he works with traditionally under served entrepreneurs to help them run their businesses.

Claudia Cuddyer – Board Member
Claudia Cuddyer put her teaching career on hold to be a stay at home mom and support her husband Michael’s professional baseball career.  She taught high school English for six years in Virginia.  Women’s and children’s charities have become close to Claudia’s heart and, as a member of The Minnesota Twins Wives Organization, has worked with several nonprofits in the Twin Cities area.  She holds a Bachelors Degree in English and a Masters Degree in Education from Virginia Tech.

Corey Cox – Board Member
Corey Cox is a Technical Sales Strategist for Microsoft Corporation.  He has been in the IT industry for 17 years, and has lived in the Twin Cities all of his life.  He has been a Cheerful Givers volunteer for over 5 years, providing fund-raising and birthday bag support.

Randy Williams – Board Member
Randy Williams is President of AAA Minnesota/Iowa. This organization is part of the Auto Club Group which has more than 800,000 members. AAA is very involved in local events through outreach programs and community education. Randy holds degrees from Minot State University and several travel and insurance industry designations.