Board of Directors
Current members of the board.
Conductor
Stephen J. Ramsey
Music Director & Conductor »
Officers
Jennifer C. Ragborg, CFP®, ChFC®
President
Jennifer has been on the board since 2001, and is serving her 3rd year as president.
She is a financial associate with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and has over 20 years of commercial banking experience in the area. Jennifer has lived in Burnsville for 30 years and has been an active volunteer with the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota (Government Relations and Ethics Committee), is an LCEF Circuit Director, and has volunteered with the local schools, Cub Scouts, church, Moving Meals, Fare for All and, of course, the Symphony.
Ken Wentworth
Vice President
Ken sings tenor with the Symphony Chorus, and this is his 4th year as a board member.
Prior to moving to the south metro, Ken was a member of St. Gerard’s Chorus, in Brooklyn Park, for over 8 years. Ken has studied voice with a private instructor for over three years and continues to pursue this passion.
Ken is president of a successful business in Lakeville and is an active member of the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce. He also volunteers with the Lakeville Education Foundation. He holds a B.A. in biology from the University of Minnesota. He lives in Lakeville with his wife, Karen, and two daughters.
Jennifer Inoue
Secretary
Karen Wentworth
Treasurer
Karen is in her 3rd year on the Board. She is an Accountant at Hobo, Inc. in Lakeville and has been a Lakeville resident for 6 years.
In addition to sitting on the board, Karen also manages 2 Lakeville youth soccer teams, is a Girl Scout Leader, and volunteers at Risen Savior Catholic Church. She is also active in the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce.
Members
Kris Vihovde
Kris has been singing alto with the Symphony Chorus since 1997 and has been on the board since 2001. She also performs with Hot!Dish, a 40's style female quartet.
She is president of Convert Marketing Group. Kris has a B.A. in Journalism from Drake University and an MBA from Northwestern University. Kris and husband, Jim Bolland, and daughter Kaia live in Apple Valley.
Larry Nyquist
Larry is in his first year as a board member, and his first year playing viola in the symphony. He is a recent transplant to Lakeville, having just moved from Rochester, MN early in 2007.
Larry works as a Senior Consultant at R.W. Beck, Inc., a nationally-recognized management and engineering consulting firm. He looks forward to getting more involved in community activities.
David Brunet
David joins the board this year and sings tenor in the Symphony Chorus and the quartet, The Fedoras. David has lived in Eagan for 13 years.
David works as a communications and public relations specialist for State Farm Insurance. In addition to volunteering with DVS, David mentors students at Minneapolis North High School, is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, sings in his church choir, and volunteers with Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway, where he organizes the annual Greenway Music Festival, bringing together amateur and professional musicians to perform.
Len Nachman
Lucas Roman
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