Board of Directors
Dana Helm, Board Chair
Dana has a passion for being be eco-friendly through everyday actions and choices. As a Board member, she brings her business leadership and strategic thinking to help achieve the mission of connecting people who have things to donate, with local organizations in need; promoting purposeful reuse rather than waste. She brings over 25 business years of experience from roles in Operations, Data and IT Asset Management, Vendor Management, and currently M&A integration management. These roles have been at Thomson Reuters – a global information solution provider, Boston Scientific – a medical device company, and Target – a retail company.
Dana has a passion for being be eco-friendly through everyday actions and choices. As a Board member, she brings her business leadership and strategic thinking to help achieve the mission of connecting people who have things to donate, with local organizations in need; promoting purposeful reuse rather than waste. She brings over 25 business years of experience from roles in Operations, Data and IT Asset Management, Vendor Management, and currently M&A integration management. These roles have been at Thomson Reuters – a global information solution provider, Boston Scientific – a medical device company, and Target – a retail company.
Stacey Kusnier, Vice Chair
With a background in nonprofit and B2B marketing, Stacey is known for leveraging technology solutions to solve business challenges and increase brand awareness. Stacey has been a Donate Good Stuff Board Member since 2017, and has a passion for sustainability and reducing waste. As the Vice Chair, she helps guide our organization's marketing and branding efforts. By day, she is the Senior Marketing Specialist at Redpath, a Salesforce consulting firm based in Minneapolis.
With a background in nonprofit and B2B marketing, Stacey is known for leveraging technology solutions to solve business challenges and increase brand awareness. Stacey has been a Donate Good Stuff Board Member since 2017, and has a passion for sustainability and reducing waste. As the Vice Chair, she helps guide our organization's marketing and branding efforts. By day, she is the Senior Marketing Specialist at Redpath, a Salesforce consulting firm based in Minneapolis.
Nels Larsen, Treasurer
Nels Larsen has served as the Treasurer since the inception of Donate Good Stuff (formerly known as HeroSearch). He is a CPA with his own practice, Guidance Accounting, serving small businesses. Nels's interest in Donate Good Stuff is helping keep stuff out of landfills. He lives in Saint Paul with his family.
Nels Larsen has served as the Treasurer since the inception of Donate Good Stuff (formerly known as HeroSearch). He is a CPA with his own practice, Guidance Accounting, serving small businesses. Nels's interest in Donate Good Stuff is helping keep stuff out of landfills. He lives in Saint Paul with his family.
Sam Silverman, Technology
Sam is a healthcare technologist with an emphasis on data modeling and analysis. Using data principles and business rules to bring order from chaos, he specializes in technology-assisted work automation, collaborative team building, and story telling through numbers. He also has specialties in SOP drafting, database programming and design, web design, automation, analysis, business planning, strategy, VBA, product development, project management (CPM) and digital marketing.
Sam is a healthcare technologist with an emphasis on data modeling and analysis. Using data principles and business rules to bring order from chaos, he specializes in technology-assisted work automation, collaborative team building, and story telling through numbers. He also has specialties in SOP drafting, database programming and design, web design, automation, analysis, business planning, strategy, VBA, product development, project management (CPM) and digital marketing.
Erin Johnson, Sustainability and User Experience
Erin works as the Customer Insights Program Manager at Aspiration where she is responsible for designing and managing projects that provide insights on the customer experience such as including listening sessions, training, surveys, town halls, and customer journey mapping. In short, she strives to understand what people want and need. She provides this expertise to Donate Good Stuff to ensure people have a great experience.
Erin works as the Customer Insights Program Manager at Aspiration where she is responsible for designing and managing projects that provide insights on the customer experience such as including listening sessions, training, surveys, town halls, and customer journey mapping. In short, she strives to understand what people want and need. She provides this expertise to Donate Good Stuff to ensure people have a great experience.
Samantha Lucas, Nonprofit Relationships
Samantha is an experienced Program Coordinator with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Strong human resources professional skilled in Event Management, Volunteer Recruitment, Marketing and Communications, Community Outreach, and Employee Engagement. She currently works as a Senior Program Coordinator within Community Benefit and Engagement at Allina Health.
Samantha is an experienced Program Coordinator with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Strong human resources professional skilled in Event Management, Volunteer Recruitment, Marketing and Communications, Community Outreach, and Employee Engagement. She currently works as a Senior Program Coordinator within Community Benefit and Engagement at Allina Health.