Tiffani Daniels

Tiffani Daniels is a business and social impact leader. She is currently the Director of Consumer Loyalty & Rewards at General Mills after a three-year tenure leading the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE) as its inaugural managing director. She led the organization’s operations, partnership development and member engagement strategies to advance racial equity

Sam Ndely

Sam Ndely joined the Minneapolis Foundation as a philanthropic advisor in 2022 and now serves on the Impact Team as the Program Officer for Impact & Collective Giving. Previously, he worked at the Center for Economic Inclusion and Meda, where he supported entrepreneurs of color in growing their businesses. A Minneapolis native, Sam is also

Georgia Fort

Georgia Fort is a three-time midwest Emmy award-winning journalist. She was one of two journalists in the courtroom for the sentencing of Derek Chauvin. Her reporting has been published on national networks like CNN, ABC and NBC affiliates. Her mission as a storyteller is to change the narrative by amplifying truth, citing diverse sources, and

Damon Jenkins

Damon Jenkins serves as senior vice president and Twin Cities regional market president for First Independence Bank (FIB), Minnesota’s first Black-owned minority deposit institution and full-service commercial bank. He has fiscal and operational responsibility for all Twin Cities retail branch offices. In this role, Jenkins oversees sales and service initiatives for the region and ensures

Theodore Rose

Theodore Rose (he/him) partners with communities to develop strategies for people-powered change. He uses data and storytelling to help communities address finance, knowledge, and relational resource challenges. As Managing Director for Policy at the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, he advises government on issues affecting African-heritage people and leads research and communications for the

Megan Teare

Megan Teare has been working in the community development field for 25 years. She is currently a managing director with the Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment group where she manages the program that provides enterprise-level capital to community development financial institutions (CDFIs), minority depository institutions (MDIs), and nonprofit housing developers. Megan also serves as a