2019-2020 LHENA Leadership Team
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors oversees the direction and maintenance of LHENA, its programs, and its funds. The Board is composed of 11 community members, either neighbors and representatives of local businesses, who take an interest in the well-being of the neighborhood. Ten of the seats are 2-year terms, one is 1-year. Each spring, six of the 11 seats are up for re-election. Director elections are held at the neighborhood annual meeting every April. As a renter or homeowner, you can both vote and run for this position.

Alicia Gibson, President
Jordan Millikan, Vice President
Bernadette Knaeble, Secretary
Jordan Peacock, Treasurer
​Pete Boisclair
​Kari Johnson
Joe Knaeble
Manny Minter
Rachel Usher
Mariah Weitzenkamp
Committee Chairs & Liaisons
Over its 50 years, LHENA has seen every kind of committee, each formed by neighbors ready to lead on an issue they see as vital to the times in the neighborhood. Committees come and go, past ones including such subject areas as Ecology, Arts & Kids, Community Life & Safety, Social events, Renters, and Neighborhood History. Here are today's active committees and issue area Liaisons:

Environmental Committee Chairs: Lexi Scharmer
Zoning & Planning Committee Chair: Rachel Usher
Finance Committee Chairs: Kari Johnson and Michael Peterson
Community-Building Committee Chair: Katie Mae Dickinson

Issue Area Liaisons
Jefferson School: Carlyn Shanley
Small Business: Tim Meyer
Crime & Safety: Alicia Gibson
Neighborhood History: Kathy Kullberg
LHENA Staff
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Paul Shanafelt Executive Director
C: 612-367-6468
E: paul@thewedge.org
Contact Paul about the Board, committees, funds and fundraising, community loans, urban development, local policy, and partnerships.
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Scott Melamed Community Outreach Manager
C: 612-467-9463
E: outreach@thewedge.org
Contact Scott about volunteering, newsletters, events, the Annual Meeting, community engagement, and general information about the neighborhood.