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    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
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Schulze Family Foundation

Our Staff

Our staff is made up of bright, capable, experienced, and caring professionals whose goal is to provide the board and our founding family with significant focus area funding opportunities. They do that by getting to know and understand the communities in which we work and the important not-for-profit organizations serving them.

Mark Dienhart, President & CEO
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Mark Dienhart, Ph.D Bio.
President & CEO
Phone: 952-324-8910
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Berit Allar Bio
Program Associate
Phone: 952-324-8935
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Lisa Church Bio
Florida Senior Program Officer
Phone: 239-610-1447
Photograph by Nick Shirghio Photography
Ana DiMercurio Bio
Florida Senior Program Officer
Phone 239-263-9400
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Barb Dunker Bio
Office & Grant Administrator
Phone: 952-324-8910
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Marla Friederichs Bio
Senior Program Officer – Scholarships
Phone: 612-801-1431
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Mary Beth Geier Bio
Florida Director
Phone: 239-263-9400
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Linda Carey Halverson Bio
Organization Consultant
Phone: 651-269-9077
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Steve Hoeppner Bio
Vice President
Phone: 952-324-8923
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Brian Kraft Bio
Program Officer
Phone: 952-324-8913
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Sheila Otto Phillips Bio
Senior Program Officer
Phone: 952-324-8928
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Kelly Webster, Esq. Bio
General Counsel
Phone: 952-324-8936
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Mike Zumwinkle Bio
Senior Program Officer
Phone: 952-324-8945
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Jill Hamburger Bio
Minnesota Florida Program Consultant
Dave Lee Bio
Minnesota Program Consultant

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Minnesota Office

6600 France Ave., Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Phone: 952-324-8910

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Florida Office

999 Vanderbilt Rd., Suite 710
Naples, FL 34108
Phone: 239-263-9400

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  • About Us
    • About Us Overview
    • Our Vision, Mission and Values
      • How We Do Our Work
      • Why We Do Our Work
      • Where We Do Our Work
    • Our Founder
    • Our Board
      • Trustees Emeriti
      • Health Care Advisor
      • Housing Advisor
      • Post Secondary/Higher Education Advisor
    • Our Recent Awards
    • Our Staff
  • What We Support
    • Overview
    • Focus Areas and Service Categories
      • Focus Areas & Service Categories Overview
      • Education
      • Human Services
      • Health and Medicine
    • Best Buy Employees
      • Best Buy Employee Relief
      • Best Buy Disaster Relief
      • Best Buy Hope Fund
    • Power of 100 – Women Who Care
  • Apply for a Grant
    • Grants Request Schedule
    • Grants Overview
    • Eligibility
    • Guidelines
    • Resources
    • Update Contact Information
  • Apply for Scholarships
    • Scholarship Schedule
    • College Scholarships Overview
      • Eligible High Schools
      • Downloadable Documents
      • Renew Your College Scholarship
      • Our 2024 Schulze Scholar Graduates
      • Meet Our 2024-25 New Schulze Scholars
    • Early Learning Scholarship Overview
      • Eligible Catholic Schools
      • Early Learning Scholarship Documents
  • Thank Yous
    • Thanks to You!
    • Thanks from You!
  • News
    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
    • RMSFF Board visits Children’s Hospital
    • RMSFF issues $1.5 mil challenge to Children’s Minnesota fundraising community