Nancy Haas is a Lawyer/Lobbyist/Shareholder with Messerli & Kramer, P.A. where she provides direct representation to clients on legislative matters.

Since June of 2013 she has served as a peace officer, licensed by the Minnesota POST Board of the State Fair. As a former Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Saint Paul, Office of the Mayor, she has a strong understanding of policies and procedures.

Kathy Beck is the Manager of Corporate Security Operations and Investigations at Securian Financial Group. In addition, Kathy leads the Company’s incident management planning efforts.

Prior to joining Securian in 2006, Kathy worked for Target Corporation in the department of Assets Protection. Kathy’s background encompasses over thirty years in the security and loss prevention field in the Saint Paul and Minneapolis area.

She is a member of several security organizations, including American Society of Industrial Security and the Association of Fraud Examiners. Kathy is actively involved in Saint Paul BOMA, and has served as chairperson of the BOMA Security Steering Committee. In addition, she was involved in the Saint Paul Safe City initiative in 2007 where she developed a strong working relationship with the Saint Paul Police department.

David graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, and served as a police officer for the City of Berkeley for several years prior to joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While in the FBI, he worked a variety of areas in the United States and abroad. In the year 2000, as he was completing an assignment as the FBI’s Legal Attaché in Spain, 3M offered him a position in Minnesota, and shortly afterwards named him Director of Corporate Security. In that capacity, he leads a broad-based global security effort, providing counsel to the corporation on all security related matters.

David is active in a number of partnerships between the public and private sectors at the local and national level. He joined the Saint Paul Police Foundation Board in 2008, where he served as Vice Chair prior to his election of Board Chair in December of 2011.

Shelley K. Rose is the president and CEO of Login, Inc. She began her tenure with the company in 1988 as a sales representative, went on to work in customer service, technical support and company management. She was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1997.

Rose earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and served on the board of directors of a number of small businesses including chairing the Small Business Development Committee for the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce. She remains an active volunteer with various organizations and is a member of the international association of Chiefs of Police.

Mike Zipko is president of Zipko Strategy, a strategic consultancy based in Saint Paul. Zipko Strategy provides public affairs, media relations, crisis communications, grassroots advocacy, online content management, and marketing support for businesses, nonprofits, government entities, and advocacy organizations.

Mike served as communications director for Saint Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, deputy communications director for Governor-elect Jesse Ventura’s transition office, deputy communications director for the Minnesota Republican Party during the 1998 campaign season, and deputy press secretary for Minnesota Governor Arne H. Carlson. He has also provided media relations counsel to a number of political campaigns and elected officials. Mike has strong connections with Twin Cities media that he uses to help clients identify and work with the right media outlets and contacts.

Jeff Warner is married to Linda (Klein) Warner, they have five children and nine grandchildren. He resides in the Como Park neighborhood where both his grandfather’s and father’s families were raised. Jeff is a graduate of Saint Thomas Academy and attended UMD. Jeff is in his 39^th year of employment in his family’s business, Warners’ Stellian Co. Inc. Interests include Golf, American History, Gardening, Antiquities and Travel.

Barbara Cox is the Director of Legislative Affairs and Public Policy for HealthPartners, a nonprofit, consumer-governed health care organization in Bloomington, Minnesota. Health Partners provides health care coverage to 1.5 million members in medical, dental, individual and Medicare/Medicaid products and provides care for one million patients in our clinics and hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She is responsible for managing federal and state public policy and regulatory relationships. She previously worked as the Director of Legislative Relations for two state agencies in the Ventura and Pawlenty administrations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota where she graduated with distinction. Her community involvement includes service on the board of the Partners of the Americas, volunteering as a youth mentor, and service on the Ramsey County Child Abuse Advisory Board. Barbara lives in Saint Paul with her husband and three children.

Assistant Chief Axtell has been honored to serve the citizens of Saint Paul for over 25 years. He is a resident of Saint Paul and serves on the board of directors for Visit Saint Paul and the Saint Paul YWCA. Todd has a Master’s Degree in Police Leadership, Administration and Education from the University of Saint Thomas. Assistant Chief Axtell has worked in all three Saint Paul Police Districts in addition to various specialized assignments including Vice, Narcotics, Special Investigations, FORCE and Gangs. Assistant Chief Axtell is responsible for the 465 members of the Operations Division which consists of Saint Paul’s three patrol districts and Citywide Services.

Chief Smith, a 23-year veteran of the Saint Paul Police Department, was appointed as Chief in 2010. He is a lifelong resident of Saint Paul with strong beliefs in community policing principles. He has a long history of working with the many diverse communities which serve as one of Saint Paul’s greatest strengths.

Chief Smith is a graduate of Metropolitan State University with a degree in Public Relations and St. Thomas University with a master’s degree in Education & Leadership. His education also includes instruction from the F.B.I. National Academy and the F.B.I National Executive Institute and the Wilder Foundation’s James P. Shannon Leadership Institute. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. Chief Smith also serves as a board member for the Saint Paul Police Foundation and CommonBond Communities.

Donna Swanson Executive Director, Saint Paul Police Foundation

Education Improvement / Political Strategy / Collaborative Leadership / Fundraising

As a former educator, St. Paul legislative assistant and outreach director who’s committed to inspiring our community, I see myself as a lifelong leader both within government and outside of our public institutions. In all my roles, I have come to deeply respect the mission of not only the Saint Paul Police Department but police departments all over the country. And because I know of the countless wonderful things that police officers do, I love that my job as Executive Director for the Saint Paul Police Foundation involves supporting and shedding light on these terrific activities.

I am proud to lead an organization that’s changing lives for the better. Through initiatives like the Explores Program, Cops and Kids, the Police Athletic Program, Shop with Cops and Safe Summer Nights, the Saint Paul Police Foundation ensures that the SPPD can raise up our community and help those most in need. It receives no tax-levy dollars, but relies on gifts from corporations, individuals, foundations and other organizations. Since its founding in 2005, the Foundation has provided more than $4.5M in support to the SPPD.

Years of working towards positive social change, as well as my deep connection to educational improvement and social activist movements, paved the way to my role at the Foundation. Over the years, I’ve led successful education funding campaigns, helped pass historical public health legislation, developed educational plans for front-runner state political candidates, and successfully lobbied elected officials on educational policies.

I’ve had a sense of honor about public service since my childhood, when I proudly helped my parents prepare our South Dakota home to welcome Senator George McGovern to celebrate the announcement of his bid for President. I feel that same kind of pride directing the Foundation. Whether I’m returning phone calls, inviting people to support the Foundation with time or funds, or promoting the first-rate work of the SPPD, I never shy away from the work required to be successful, and to make the Foundation successful, every day.