Tamara Hauser has
17 years of nonprofit management experience working as a program director,
communications manager, grant maker, community affairs director and education
director at the following organizations – Hancher
Auditorium, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Actor’s Theatre, Fitzgerald Theatre,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Historic State and
Orpheum Theatres. At these venues, she developed programs and events from the
ground up that generated earned income, in-kind resources and sponsorship
support. In 2001, she started her own consulting firm called Blue Sky Thinking,
Inc. to provide program management, executive leadership, and event planning
services to nonprofits. During her one-year tenure at the Minnesota Academy of
Science, Hauser has provided strategic thinking with solid management
infrastructure so that the organization has realized its goals in efficient,
cost-effective and inspiring ways.
Gordon D.
MacFarlane, Ph.D., is Director of Research and Development at DiaSorin, Inc. MacFarlane
has more than 20 years experience in the management and direction of research
and development activities in both academic and industrial settings. Previous to this position he held multiple
leadership positions in research and process improvement at DiaSorin
Inc. and INCSTAR. His product
development experience includes international and domestic regulatory
submissions of 510(k) and PMA products.
In an academic setting, MacFarlane’s seminal work on the mechanisms of
refractory periodontal disease received the
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Kristi Gray
Shepherd has been producing events and managing sponsorship development and
public relations for a variety of events for over 15 years. She was the
co-creator and producer for Firstar Capital New Year from its inception in 1996
through 2002, raising over $6 million in cash and in-kind resources for that
event, recruiting 500 volunteers for each year, and generating over 50 million
media impressions for the 2002 event, including being featured on ABC TV's New
Year's Eve Special hosted by Peter Jennings. In addition to events and
sponsorship development, Shepherd has extensive experience and expertise in
volunteer program development and management, creating over 35 corporate
retiree volunteer programs nationwide.
This is her first year managing the Minnesota Academy of Science State
Fair.