Foundation

Board Chair
Dennis Carter, Sr. Manager, Human Resources
IP Corporation

Board Vice Chair
Joe Koehler, Quality Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

Board Treasurer
Dan Thomsen, Vice President
Northeast Bank

Board Secretary
Joan Wood, VP Business Banking Liaison
21st Century Bank

Directors

John Braun, RMS President
Cretex / RMS

Rick Betsinger, Welding Operations Manager
Premier Pontoon

William Kingston
Kingston Technology Consultants

Dan Lewis, VP & CFO
Mate Precision Technologies

Linda Maegi, VP of Employee Services
Connexus Energy

Heather McNeill, System Director, Perioperative Services
North Memorial

Bill Olson, Vice President
ArchKey/Parsons Electric

Hope Riska, Admin., Ed. & Events
Productivity Inc.

Ben Robeck, Director of Operations
Allina Health, Mercy Hospital

Karen Skepper, RETIRED
Anoka Co. Govt. Relations

Tara Thurs, Divisional HR Director
Greenheck

David Trask, Manufacturing Cell Manager
Graco Inc.

Matt Wood, Owner
Tolerance Masters

Ex-Officio & Staff

Kent Hanson, Ph.D. College President
Robert Perez, VP of Finance & Administration
Steve Crittenden, VP of Academic and Student Affairs
Eric Blankenburg, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
Pete Gravett, Development Director
Lara Wood, Foundations Administrative Specialist
Brian Schelkoph, Faculty

Anoka Technical College Foundation FY20 Annual Report

Anoka Technical College Foundation FY20 Financial Statements

The Anoka Technical College Foundation, the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Foundation Coon Rapids Campus, and Anoka-Ramsey Community College Foundation Cambridge Campus take pride in the accuracy and integrity of the fiscal management and financial reporting within all three foundations. Staff and leadership within the three foundations are assisted in its day-to-day financial work through a contractual relationship with a reputable, national CPA firm, CliftonLarsonAllen. This firm has significant expertise working with non-profits, foundations, and higher-education. It is a well-respected firm that employs more than 4,500 professionals, including more than 1,800 CPAs, and serves approximately 150,000 clients across the country. 

Every three years, CPA firms are required to obtain an independent peer review of their system of quality control for their accounting and auditing practice. The most recent peer review report received by CliftonLarsonAllen expressed a rating of “pass,” which is the most positive report that can be received.

In addition, the three foundations undergo an independent financial statement audit once every three years. During the off years, each foundation undergoes an independent financial statement review by a well-established and reputable CPA firm, BerganKDV.  BerganKDV has more than 60 years of experience working with the nonprofit community. In the most recent independent financial statement audits for Anoka Technical College Foundation and Anoka-Ramsey Community College Cambridge Campus Foundation, the auditors expressed an “unmodified” opinion. Simply, an “unmodified” opinion is a clean opinion stating the financial statements are presented, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. The independent financial statement audit for Coon Rapids is scheduled for this year.  We expect an “unmodified” opinion at the end of this audit as well.