Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. recently appointed officers and directors as follows:
Officers: Brian Myres, Myres Consulting and DAYTA Marketing, chair; Rick Bauerly, Granite Equity Partners, vice chair; Greg Klugherz, CentraCare Health, treasurer; Ron Brandenburg, Quinlivan & Hughes PA, secretary; and Bob White, Wolters Kluwer (retired), past chair.
Directors: Craig Broman, CentraCare Health/St. Cloud Hospital; Jeff Gau, Marco; Brad Goskowicz, Microbiologics; Joyce Helens, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Dr. Michael Hemesath, St. John’s University; Dr. Mary Hinton, College of St. Benedict; Dr. Ken Holmen, CentraCare Health; Mike Markman, US Bank; Paul Pfeiffer, ATS; Heather Pieper-Olson, College of St. Benedict; Tom Rickers, Bremer Bank; Joan Schatz, Park Industries; John Torgerson, Bernick’s; Dr. Ashish Vaidya, St. Cloud State University; and Matt Varilek, Initiative Foundation.
About the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation
The GSDC is a non-profit (501c3) collaboration of more than 250 regional public and private organizations in Central Minnesota. Its mission is to lead economic development for the benefit of the Greater St. Cloud region. Strategic initiatives include business retention, expansion and attraction, transportation, talent, innovation, workplace wellbeing and downtown St. Cloud. The GSDC is funded through investor contributions from private businesses, higher education, public entities, personal contributions and grants. All actions are self-governed by the organization’s investors, boards and various committees.
CentraCare Health receives Minnesota Job Honor Award
CentraCare Health was selected as a top honoree for the inaugural Minnesota Job Honor Awards. In the employer category, CentraCare was recognized for its recruitment, hiring and retention programs that reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
The awards were presented in partnership with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce at their “Hidden Talent Pools” conference on May 10 in St. Paul.
“CentraCare is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture throughout our entire organization,” said Ken Holmen, MD, president & CEO of CentraCare Health. “We strongly believe in putting strategies in place that create an environment where each of our employees feels they are accepted, included and valued. Respecting diversity in health care allows us to be more equitable in what we deliver as an organization — day by day — patient by patient.”
CentraCare was nominated for the award by the Stearns-Benton Employment & Training Council. The two organizations partnered to host a summer youth employment camp in St. Cloud.
