Volunteers of America-Minnesota Welcomes New Board Members

Oct. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Volunteers of America-Minnesota (VOA-MN), one of the largest nonprofit human service organizations in the state, is pleased to announce today the appointment of Michael Kennedy and Richard Pavelka to its Board of Directors. VOA-MN’s voluntary Board of Directors is composed of 16 members.

“Volunteers of America-Minnesota’s staff and current board are happy to welcome Mike and Rick to the organization. Both are well-respected leaders in their fields and bring a wealth of collective financial wisdom to our Board of Directors,” said Paula Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volunteers of America-Minnesota. “We are pleased to have them join our board and look forward to their strategic focus, valuable insights and professional guidance as we position VOA-MN for sustainability and success into the future.”

Michael Kennedy, is chief financial officer for Atterro Human Capital Group where his focus is financial planning and reporting, risk management, capital attainment, banking, contracts, compliance and corporate governance.  Mike has served other corporations as chief financial officer since 1996 and is a certified public accountant with extensive background in SEC reporting, investor relations, private and institutional financing and cash management activities.  He received a bachelor’s degree from Hamline University, a master’s degree from the University of St. Thomas, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA), Financial Executives Institute (FEI), and numerous other industry groups and associations.

Richard Pavelka, is an audit/accounting partner for Wipfli, LLP where he sits on the firm-wide Quality Assurance Committee and the Employee Benefit Plan Technical Issues Committee. With over 35 years of audit and accounting experience, Rick has a diversified background working with companies in all stages of development from start-up companies seeking private placement financing, to well-established companies with multi-national operations. He is a certified public accountant and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.  He is a is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and numerous other industry groups and associations.

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-MINNESOTA
Volunteers of America-Minnesota is a nonprofit organization founded in 1896 which offers a wide variety of services to more than 26,500 children, adolescents and their families, students, older adults, persons with disabilities and special needs, and others each year. It is one of the oldest, largest and most comprehensive human service organizations in the state and has more than 60 programs, 900 employees and 13,600 volunteers. Volunteers of America has a rich history of developing innovative, quality programs to meet emerging social issues and prides itself on sponsoring programs which are able to articulate explicitly the outcomes achieved in its program participants' lives. For more information, visit http://www.voamn.org, or call (952) 945-4074.