• Dionne Sims, Advancement Associate

    Dionne Sims (she/her) is a queer professional from Minneapolis, MN with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Media Studies. In…

  • Bob Albachten, Finance Director

    Bob Albachten is an accomplished finance and business professional specializing in nonprofit accounting and financial management. With over a decade…

  • Brett Rawlings

    Brett Rawlings, Executive Assistant

    Brett Rawlings (he/him) manages key administrative and structural tasks to enable the PFund Foundation team to reach maximum effectiveness as…

  • Lauren Rimestad

    Lauren Rimestad, Development Manager

    Lauren Rimestad (she/her) has nearly two decades of experience in nonprofit administration in the Twin Cities and Portland, Oregon. At…

  • Lilly Knopf, Program Associate

    Lilly Knopf (they/them) supports the distribution of scholarships and grants while conducting outreach to connect PFund to LGBTQ+ communities across…

  • Sami Sahu, Grants Management Associate

    Sami Sahu (he/him) administers, monitors and refines the process for new and existing grant and scholarship programs and other strategic…

  • Kevin Kjonaas, Director of Advancement

    Kevin Kjonaas (he/him) leads the fundraising and communications efforts at PFund Foundation. Most recently, Kevin served as Associate Director of…

  • Mercedes Plendl, Senior Director of Programs

    Mercedes Plendl (she/her) leads the design, implementation and evaluation of grant making programs at the foundation. Mercedes worked for a…

  • Aaron Zimmerman, Executive Director

    Aaron Zimmerman (he/him) is a career fundraiser and non-profit manager. He has served as PFund Foundation’s Director of Development, as…