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Gina DiMaggio- Grants Administrator
Terry Egge- Senior Program Officer
She and her husband spend time “off the grid” at their Wisconsin cabin (that they purchased more for their three dogs than themselves) and traveling whenever or wherever the wind blows. Marina Muñoz Lyon- Vice President
If you ask where her thrifty habits come from she’s likely to respond “You can take a girl out of the barrio, but you can’t take the barrio out of the girl.” She and her husband spent more than 20 years renovating their old home in the Merriam Park Neighborhood of St. Paul and have been building a lake home, with lots of help from Craigslist, since 2007. |
Gina comes to the foundation with an administrative and entrepreneurial background. She enjoys getting out in the community and getting her hands dirty, literally through landscaping, recycling and volunteer projects. Her passions include cooking and eating delicious food, traveling and learning languages. She is a fair weather bike commuter and likes working on gardening, farming and healthy living initiatives at the foundation. On a day to day basis, she manages the grant database and attempts to match numbers with the accounting department.
Terry has more than 20 years experience in philanthropy, getting her rookie start at the ReliaStar Foundation (now known as the ING Foundation). She joined the Pohlad Family Foundation 2006 after a successful few years as a private consultant. She has served on several nonprofit boards, most recently as board chair of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College Foundation, fundraising for the Power of You campaign to increase the number of low income, first generation students pursuing higher education. She was a founding member and first board chair of the West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust, a nonprofit that serves the 45 suburban communities of Hennepin County to increase home ownership opportunities for low-income families. 
Since 1998, Marina has directed the Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation and the community involvement and giving of Marquette Financial Companies. Between 1998 and 2002, Marina also directed the work of the Minnesota Twins Community Fund. Marina is an active volunteer and has served on many nonprofit boards including the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Casa de Esperanza, the Family Housing Fund, Accountability Minnesota, Minnesota Council on Foundations, and United Family Medicine.