We Create Permanent Connections Board Members
Our Board members volunteer their time to furthering the mission of Anu Family Services and dedicate countless hours of talent and expertise.
Mike Edman
President
Mike Edman
President
Michael Edman is an attorney practicing in the areas of family law and civil litigation. Mike wanted to join a non-profit board because of his work representing parents in child protection cases and was looking to become a board member for a non-profit focused on helping kids when he found Anu Family Services. Mike enjoys early morning golfing, spending the day with his 4 children on the boat at the lake and ending the evening around a campfire.
Russell Berman
Board Member
Russell Berman
Board Member
Gino Mangione
Treasurer
Gino Mangione
Treasurer
Gino Mangione is the Vice President of Finance at Thiele Technologies. He joined the Anu Family Services Board of Directors in 2015.
Beth McMullen
Board Member
Beth McMullen
Board Member
Beth McMullen is a public policy professional in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. She has worked at the intersection of government and business for over 20 years. She shares her policy and business experience with Anu to improve the organization’s efficiency and effectiveness in order to better serve the children and families in our programs. In her private time, she enjoys hiking with her family, particularly on the North Shore of Lake Superior. At home, she spends her summers in a love/hate relationship with her plentiful perennial flower gardens and her winters dreaming of what she will plant next summer.
Kathryn Primas
Board Member
Kathryn Primas
Board Member
Kathryn Primas is a social worker in the homeless services field. Since finishing her social work education, she has worked as a child protection worker, an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and as a front-line worker with unaccompanied homeless minors. Currently, she helps to plan and monitor homeless programming in suburban Cook County, IL. She wanted to join the Anu board because she believes the organization’s approach sets a standard for creating permanent connections that can prevent young adults from entering the homeless system. She has a BA in History from the University of Miami, Florida. Kathryn got her MSW from Boston University and earned her DSW from the University of Southern California. Kathryn lives in Chicago, IL.
Linda Swenson
Secretary
Linda Swenson
Secretary
Linda Swenson, is the mother of five children (4 adopted), and was a homeschool parent for 20 years. Linda loves scrapbooking and spending time with her six grandchildren. Linda says she is proud to be part of the Anu Family Services Board of Directors because of the amazing work the agency does on behalf of children.
Tom Thiegs
Board Member
Tom Thiegs
Board Member
Tom Thiegs is an Organizational Learning and Development practitioner with experience helping teams and companies navigate change, training, talent management and other strategic initiatives. Tom was interested in joining the Anu Family Services Board of Directors because he is passionate about Anu’s approach to improving the lives of children through a supportive environment. Tom lives in Woodbury, Minnesota and loves spending time outdoors with his wife and two children.
Jerry Weyandt
Board Member