AIGA Minnesota Welcomes
New Board Members January 1, 2019

Officers and directors are elected by the membership and form the majority of the board, fulfilling positions within specific areas of expertise for the benefit of the membership. Officers and directors are entrusted with voting rights and typically serve 2-year terms.

• Katrin Loss, President  (6-month term, interim)
  The President oversees the development of the Minnesota chapter of AIGA and ensures activities are in alignment with AIGA’s mission and the Chapter’s strategic goals. The President leads the Board of Directors, which is responsible for the overall health and well-being of the chapter, and the Executive Committee. Working closely with the Executive Committee, the President leads Chapter operations, including ongoing evaluation of processes and resources, to ensure that board efforts and chapter activities are in the best interest of the Chapter’s financial and organizational health as well as local membership needs. The President acts as liaison between the Chapter board and AIGA national.
• Teresa Moses, Director of Diversity & Inclusion  (1-year term)
  The Director of Diversity & Inclusion oversees and guides AIGA Minnesota’s efforts to both reflect and encourage diversity within Minnesota’s design community. Offers guidance to the organization and its members by participating in purposeful dialogues and activities. The Director influences internal chapter practices and create new membership programming opportunities. As the demographic makeup of Minnesota changes, the Director of Diversity and Inclusion works to raise awareness to known and unknown biases against underrepresented or overlooked groups as it relates to race, gender, location, age, socio-economic background, religion, ability, etc.
• Kayla Bries, Treasurer
  The Treasurer oversees the overall financial health of the Chapter and acts as advisor to and liaison between Chapter board and Chapter financial resources and systems. Advises board in financial matters to ensure that Chapter programs and activities are fiscally viable; establish long-term financial goals for the Chapter; and ensures alignment of local financial goals with national AIGA initiatives as well as local Chapter purpose statement.
• Carla Januska, Secretary
  The key support person for the Chapter’s board of directors, the Secretary leads organizational efforts to ensure the board functions cohesively, including preparing and documenting monthly meetings, and oversees the integration of new members to the board of directors. Works with the President, Vice President, and Treasurer (the Executive Committee) to review event proposals and budgets, make decisions regarding Chapter policy, and provide guidance for the Board of Directors and the Chapter as a whole. Works with the Associate Director of Archives to organize and file Chapter historical documents and resources. The Secretary acts as liaison between the community at large and Chapter board.
• Ashley Green, Director of Membership
  The Director of Membership acts as an advisor to and liaison between Chapter board and Chapter membership to ensure Chapter activities meet the needs of the membership and are in alignment with Chapter goals as well as AIGA national initiatives. The Director maintains membership resources, oversees any Chapter activity measuring member satisfaction and develops membership engagement and growth strategies in collaboration with the Chapter’s Executive Committee. The Director will also oversee the Chapter Ambassadors.
• Ted Kusio, Director of Alliances
  The Director of Alliances oversees Chapter efforts to identify and seek out opportunities to collaborate and strengthen ties with other local and regional organizations. The Director leads efforts to develop programming partnership opportunities into actual short-term programming and long-term relationships. As part of this process, the Director will work closely with the Vice President to set strategic direction to ensure that partnerships are mutually beneficial and are in the best interest of the Chapter’s mission and goals and benefit Chapter membership.