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Marla Friederichs

Senior Program Officer

Marla Friederichs

Marla is a senior program officer and also manages the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Scholars program.

Marla comes to us after a long career in higher education where she lived out her passion for making college a reality for thousands of students. She retired from the University of St. Thomas where she served as the assistant director of financial aid, director of undergraduate admissions, and, for the last 17 years, associate vice president for admissions and financial aid. She “grew up” in financial aid and admissions and started developing and implementing scholarship programs when she actually had to add and subtract without a calculator (no, she did not use an abacus).

Marla grew up a Moorhead Spud (where it is really cold), earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Dakota (where it is even colder), and has settled in the tropics of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, where she and her husband raised two sons and five yorkies (not all at the same time). Living in a house full of men, she spends much of her time figuring out which hunting or fishing season it is and who will or will not be home for dinner. Thank goodness for her current yorkie, Chewie, and her grandchildren, who bring a different perspective to those seasons.

Staff

  • Mark Dienhart
  • Berit Allar
  • Lisa Church
  • Ana DiMercurio
  • Barb Dunker
  • Marla Friederichs
  • Mary Beth Geier
  • Linda Carey Halverson
  • Steve Hoeppner
  • Brian Kraft
  • Sheila Otto Phillips
  • Kelly Webster, Esq.
  • Mike Zumwinkle
  • Jill Hamburger
  • Charles Keffer
  • Dave Lee

Minnesota Office

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

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 & 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
    • Our Recent Awards
    • Our Staff
  • What We Support
    • Overview
    • Focus Areas & Service Categories
      • Focus Areas & Service Categories
      • Education
      • Human & Social Services
      • Health & Medicine
    • Best Buy Employees
      • Best Buy Employee Relief
      • Best Buy Disaster Relief
      • Best Buy Hope Fund
    • Power of 100 – Women Who Care
    • Collier County 2022-23 Assessment
  • 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
      • New and Graduating Scholars
      • Renew Your College Scholarship
    • Early Learning Scholarship Overview
      • Eligible Catholic Schools
      • Early Learning Scholarship Documents
  • News & Stories
    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
    • RMSFF Board visits Children’s Hospital
    • Minnesota Citizens League honors Kathleen Blatz
    • RMSFF issues $1.5 mil challenge to Children’s Minnesota fundraising community
    • $3,312,846 raised in a day.
    • White House cites our work.
    • Benefactors change lives
    • RMSFF receives Kudos Board
    • Thank Yous