Meet the Goals for a Decade Team Leaders

Pamela Wheelock Focuses on Leadership/Community Engagement
Pamela Wheelock began work in early January as Vice President and Leadership/Community Engagement Team Leader. “I’ve learned in my career that lasting change only happens when individuals feel a commitment to a shared goal. I’m thrilled that the Bush Foundation has reinforced its role in building communities and empowering citizens to advance change,” she said. Previously she held high-level positions with Minnesota Sports and Entertainment (a parent company of the Minnesota Wild hockey team) and as a public servant in Saint Paul and Minnesota government. To see the full press release, click here.
Jaime Pinkham to Lead Native Nation-Building Team
	Jaime Pinkham (Nez Perce) will lead the Foundation’s efforts to support 23 Native nations in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota in pursuing self-determination, one of three goals that is part of Goals for a Decade. The new Vice President and Native Nation-Building Team Leader said, “The best solutions for Indian Country come from Indian Country. Each tribe is setting their own pace for self-determination, and it is a bold move for the Bush Foundation to be willing to collaborate with 23 tribes in Native nation-building. Some of the tribal leaders who provided the motivation for today’s self-determination movement came from these very tribal nations, and it will be a humbling experience to work with them. I know the Bush Foundation, my team and I will learn much from their leadership and communities.” To see the full press release, click here.
Susan Heegaard to Head Educational Achievement Team
	Susan Heegaard began serving as Vice President and Educational Achievement Team Leader in March and will lead the Foundation’s efforts to increase educational achievement in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, one of three goals that is part of Goals for a Decade. She is the former Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.   Heegaard said, “The opportunity to focus on this critical issue is exciting and challenging. By investing in teacher effectiveness, the Bush Foundation has committed to improving not only the lives of individual students and their families but also the economic future of the three states in which those graduates will live, work and contribute to their communities.” To see the full press release, click here.

	Develop Courageous Leaders and Engage Entire Communities in Solving Problems
	Support the Self-Determination of Native Nations
	Increase Educational Achievement

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Letter from the President
Changes to current programs: What you can expect
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