STAFF

cando@thecentralneighborhood.com

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MICKELLA ROLFES
mickella@thecentralneighborhood.com

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LANE BROWN
lane@thecentralneighborhood.com

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
KAMESHA ROBINSON
kamesha@thecentralneighborhood.com

DIGITAL OUTREACH ORGANIZER
JAI JAMI
jai@thecentralneighborhood.com

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, PLANT-GROW-SHARE
CHARLS MARIAMU
charls@thecentralneighborhood.com

TENANT ORGANIZER
ISA JENSEN
isa@thecentralneighborhood.com

Updated October 2025

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

bod@thecentralneighborhood.com

Central neighborhood residents are encouraged to join representatives from the CANDO Board of Directors at our monthly meeting where we discuss organizational activities, neighborhood issues and Plant-Grow-Share programming. 

Board Chair 
Ali Ross - ali@thecentralneighborhood.com
Secretary
Mikaela Ziegler - mikaela@thecentralneighborhood.com
Treasurer
Anna Snider - anna@thecentralneighborhood.com
Members
Ann Koller - ann@thecentralneighborhood.com
Brendan LaRocque - brendan@thecentralneighborhood.com
Marquise Bowie - marquise@thecentralneighborhood.com

The Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday of the month. These meetings are open to the public, although only neighbors who live in the central area are members able to participate in voting. 

Volunteer as a Neighborhood Leader

If you live in a Minneapolis neighborhood, you have a local neighborhood organization that represents you! All neighborhood organizations in the City of Minneapolis:

  • Serve at least one neighborhood, with some organizations serving multiple neighborhoods

  • Is an independent nonprofit organization (public charity) 

  • Has a volunteer board of directors, elected by neighborhood residents

  • Holds regular open meetings

Neighborhood organizations are managed by a group of volunteers called a Board of Directors. The CANDO Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday of the month. These meetings are open to the public, although only neighbors who live in the central area are members able to participate in voting. You can share your community priorities and concerns with the board of directors, nominate a neighbor for service, and/or run for the Board of Directors at our annual meeting. 

For information about the Board of Directors for CANDO, contact bod@thecentralneighborhood.com.