The Constellation Fund has a growing team of talented individuals committed to identifying and investing in the most impactful poverty-fighting assets in the Twin Cities.
PEOPLE
STAFF
Charlie Althoff
Project Manager, Operations & Events
Jadea Conway Laird
Communications Director
Andrew Dayton
Founder & CEO
Jose Diaz, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
Ruthvin Gardiner
Research Associate, CoLab
Danyale Green
Beyond Dollars Program Director
Cooper Hanning
Managing Director of Grantmaking & Senior Program Officer
Saanii Hernandez
Chief Operating Officer
Karisa Johnson
Program Officer
Amy Larson
Engagement Coordinator
Blaire Molitor
VP of Engagement
Matthew Morton, D.Phil., M.Sc.
Executive Director, CoLab
José Pacas, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Director of Data Leadership & Investment, CoLab
Sam Storck-Post
Evaluation Officer
Chris Wentzlaff, J.D.
VP of Advancement
LEADERSHIP SUPPORTERS
Our Board of Directors and Leadership Funders generously underwrite our administrative and operational costs so that every dollar donated to the Constellation Fund will directly support transformational poverty-fighting organizations in the Twin Cities.
Doug Baker, Jr.
Julie & Doug Baker Jr. Foundation
Susan Bass Roberts
Pohlad Family Foundation
Katie Clark Sieben
Cargill Foundation
Susan Corridoni
The Corridoni Foundation for Agency and Self-Determination
Andrew Dayton
The Constellation Fund
Eric Dayton
Cold Climate
Renay Dossman
Neighborhood Development Center
Russell King*
Peter J. King Family Foundation
Kathleen MacLennan
Community Leader
Dr. Fayneese Miller
Hamline University
Wendy Nelson
The Carlson Family Foundation
John O'Neil
Kirkland & Ellis
Marcia Page
Värde Partners
Robert Pohlad*
Pohlad Companies
Lynne Redleaf
Lynne & Andrew Redleaf Foundation
Sofia Terzic
U.S. Bank
Tim Welsh**
Community Leader
Pahoua Yang Hoffman
HealthPartners
* Leadership Funders who, along with our trustees, generously cover all of Constellation's operating costs
** Chair of the Board of Directors
CONSTELLATION IMPACT COUNCIL
The Constellation Impact Council supports the continuous development and improvement of Constellation’s evidence-driven evaluation framework, helping to ensure that best-in-class metrics are used to bolster our grantmaking.
Aaron Sojourner, Ph.D.
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Judy Temple, Ph.D.
Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the Department of Applied Economics
Abigail Wozniak, Ph.D.
Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
PARTNERS
We are grateful to partner with a number of incredible organizations whose generous support for Constellation helps to make our work possible.
