Jeanelle Foster
Chair, Board Member Sub-district A
jyfoster@juno.com
Q. What kind of impact do you want Dayton’s Bluff Community Council to have on you and your community?
A. I would like to bring the community together as whole and make Dayton’s Bluff a place of vibrant colors and voices at the discussion table to get things done. I want to work collectively and passionately for the community and really engage and listen to what the community wants.
Q. How will your involvement with DBCC help to engage Dayton’s Bluff residents in your community around issues that are important to them?
A. I will work with DBCC and its surrounding communities along with my sub-district council members and engage in monthly meetings. I will ask the community to voice their concerns, work on a action plan and follow up on it. I will hold myself accountable and be responsible for my work. I will be inclusive, open and transparent. I will also hold the community accountable to help guide me on issues that I may need more understanding so that I can better serve them. I will respectful of all cultures and languages and learn from them to broaden my sense of how we can come to together. I will work hard and relentlessly to serve my community
Q. What is your favorite East Side business?
A. I am a foodie person and I love, love, love food. To be honest, some of my favorite food comes from the little Latino/Karen/Hmong grocery stores.
Laura Kidd
Board Member At large (Student)
lj.kidd@aol.com
Q. What kind of impact do you want Dayton’s Bluff Community Council to have on you and your community?
A. I would like more American Indian families to become involved in the Council and share their needs and concerns. I would also like to see more residents, especially people of color, become entrepreneurs in our neighborhood. I hope all residents will feel welcome to attend the DBCC meetings and express their opinions, concerns and ideas.
Q. How will your involvement with DBCC help to engage Dayton’s Bluff residents in your community around issues that are important to them?
A. Now that the board better reflects the demographics of the community, I believe they will become more involved and will feel very welcome to share the issues that are important to them. I would like to find out what issues the residents have by meeting more residents, talking with them, conducting surveys, and inviting them to attend our public meetings and events.
Q. What is your favorite East Side business?
A. My favorite place on the East Side is Metropolitan State University. I encourage many people to attend Metro State because it is very diverse, friendly, and accommodating to all people by having many student organizations and events.
Michael Boyd
Board Member Sub-district A
michaelandreboyd@gmail.com
Q. What kind of impact do you want Dayton’s Bluff Community Council to have on you and your community?
A. I would like DBCC to empower the people of the community and myself on what is going on in the neighborhood and where to find information.
Q. How will your involvement with DBCC help to engage Dayton’s Bluff residents in your community around issues that are important to them?
A. I will engage the residents of DB by getting involved with the youth and create ways for parents to get involved.
Q. What is your favorite East Side business?
A. My favorite business is Taqueria.
Yingya Vang
Board Member Sub-district A
yvang066@gmail.com
Q & A coming soon!
Kirstin Scanlan Madore
Board Member Sub-district B
kscanlan@mac.com
Q & A coming soon!
Osman Egal
Board Member Sub-district C
talyan2001@yahoo.com
Q & A coming soon!
Barry White
Board Member Sub-district D
barrywhite@me.com
Q&A coming soon!
Holly Windingstad
Board Member Sub-district D
hwindingstad.dbcc@gmail.com
Q. What kind of impact do you want Dayton’s Bluff Community Council to have on you and your community?
A. I am looking forward to the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council impacting our neighborhood in its continual work engaging the community around issues of culture, race, equity and age.
Q. How will your involvement with DBCC help to engage Dayton’s Bluff residents in your community around issues that are important to them?
A. My involvement in the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council will be voicing my sub-district’s concerns, values and issues to the council and finding positive solutions. I look forward to improving public spaces, fostering new businesses, improved transportation, relationship building through multicultural activities and promoting our arts community.
Q. What is your favorite East Side business?
A. I can not get enough of the Friday fish fry at Obb’s for dinner.
