Our Team

The bid of the United States enjoys enthusiastic and widespread support.  Our effort has earned the support of President’s Obama, Trump and Biden and enjoys strong bi-partisan support in Congress.  More than 47 American mayors have joined the effort as have businesses, unions, and cultural and philanthropic organizations.  Here are just a small list of people that are working night and day to bring a World’s Fair back to American shores for the first time in 38 years.

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Our Staff

Our Board

Finance Committee
Health and Wellness Committee

Marketing Committee

Our Staff

Renae Bugni

Finance Director

Justin Buoen

Senior Advisor

Bess Ellenson

Communications Director

Ted Johnson

Senior Advisor

David Loehr

Senior Advisor and Principal Architect

Megan Nashban Kenney

Senior Advisor

Kathy Tunheim

Senior Advisor

John M. Stanoch

President & CEO

Our Board

Bob Clark

Board Co-Chair

Marc Lore

Board Co-Chair

Mark Chronister

Board Treasurer

Miguel Pozo

Board Secretary

Tim Busse

Bonnie Carlson

Roger Dow

Michellene Davis

Roberta Antoine Dressen

Archelle Georgiou

B Kyle

James Lawrence

Belinda Lee

Terry Mattson

Wendy Meadley

Leni Moore

Mark Ritchie

John Rosero

Patty Simmons

Melvin Tennant

Jonathan Weinhagen

Cid Wilson

Jim Wolford

Dingliang Yang

Ex Officio Non-Voting Member

Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan

Jamie Verbrugge

Finance Committee

Renae Bugni

Mark Chronister

Barry Gisser

Sean Lindstrom

Chrissie Weyenberg

Health and Wellness Committee

Melissa Fors

Archelle Georgiou

Kenneth Holmen

Nick Kelley

Dr. Tom X. Lee

Allen Levine

Jan Malcolm

AJ McDougall

Heidi McNeil

Lisa Robinson

Dr. Patricia Simmons

Dr. Henry Ting

Dr. Jakub Tolar

Marketing Committee

Teri Dresen

Jeremiah Gardner

Jamiee Lucke Hendrickson

Dan Jasper

Jan Kroells

Leslie Kupchella

Leslie Kupchella

Joe Nayquonabe

Naomi Pesky

Courtney Ries