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li!~9BN Jeffrey Heegaard leads 1000 Friends of Minnesota, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Minnesota's communities plan for growth and development. He was a founding partner of two for-profit companies, HomeStyles Publishing and Marketing of Saint Paul and Juliana America of Red Wing. Heegaard has served on a variety of nonprofit and foundation boards; he currently serves on the board of Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching kindness, courage and respect in schools, the board of the St. Croix Valley Community Foundation and the Afton Community Foundation. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and lives in Afton with his wife and three children. Dan Marckel trained as an urban designer and architect, Dan brings a passion for creative reinvention honed during his years working with small cities, suburban towns, and urban neighborhoods through the University of Minnesota's Metropolitan Design Center, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and as an independent consultant. Dan's past projects integrate design, planning, development, resource conservation and place-making. They include the EDGE Project in the Twin Cities region; Bottineau Boulevard in Hennepin County, the Humboldt Greenway in Minneapolis, and the Corridor Housing Initiative. Dan also serves as vice-chair of the Metropolitan Council's Livable Communities Advisory Committee. ~~~~f~~~~S~~:~:) ~I~~~;l:~: Rodney D. Hardy's education, combined with more than 30 years experience in planning and development, give any project taken on by Sienna Corporation an exceptional edge. His academic career includes an undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard College, a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Fullbright Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). Pervious experience includes founding Landtect Corporation, a New Jersey developer of large-scale residential and industrial complexes, which subsequently acquired Jonathan Development Corporation. Rod's innovation and vision were instrumental in helping Sienna broaden its efforts in the areas of Traditional Neighborhood Development (Park Place in Farmington, Minnesota) and a public/private venture with the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota to rebuild its housing stock lost in the floods of 1997. His vast participation in civic and professional organizations reflects his commitment to build a better community in all the projects he undertakes. He is the immediate past chairman of the Minneapolis District Council of the Urban Land Institute, a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, and is active in his local Rotary club.