Our Team

Our dedicated staff and leadership team are passionate about enriching communities and helping residents meet their goals. Meet some of our team below.

  • All
  • Executives
  • Real Estate

CommonBond Board of Directors

Executives

Tasha Alexander
Chair
Senior Vice President Private Banker (Retired)
Wells Fargo Bank

Cindy Koch
Vice Chair
Vice President, Finance
Wells Enterprises, Inc.

Deidre Schmidt
President
President & CEO
CommonBond Communities

Jennifer Thao
Secretary
Chief of Staff
Wilder Foundation

Mohamed Omar
Treasurer
Chief Operating Officer
ServeMinnesota

Nicole Brookshire
CEO/President
Brookshire Customized Solutions, LLC

Barb Tretheway
SVP and General Counsel (Retired)
HealthPartners, Inc.

Directors

Jamal Adam
Achievement Specialist
Wayzata High School

Michaela Clubb
Director of National Program
The BrandLab

Bill Cummings
Shareholder
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Laura Liu
Chief Operating Officer (Retired)
College Possible

Val Spencer
Community Volunteer

Jackie Turner
Chief Administration and Operations Officer
St. Paul Public Schools

David Weiss
CEO
General Capital

Jocelyn Whitfield
Outreach Coordinator
Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities

CommonBond Housing Board

Deidre Schmidt
President
President & CEO
CommonBond Communities

Jennifer Anderson
Secretary
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
CommonBond Communities

Andy Babula
Director of the Real Estate Program
University of St. Thomas

Cecile Bedor
Chief Real Estate Officer
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Vishal Dutt
Vice President of Capital Markets
Venture Commercial Mortgage

Freddie Houston
Director, Performance Property Management Company
Artspace

Our Impact

Every day, our supporters, volunteers, staff, and community members make our work possible. Below you can view our latest annual report with resident testimonials, stories of impact, program statistics, and financial information.