Board of Directors, 2007-2008

DARTS has a dedicated volunteer board of directors whose members include business, civic, and community leaders.

• Gary DeCramer, Chair, Director of EMPA Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
• Marie Emeott, Vice Chair, Director of Human Resources, Northwest Airlines, Inc.
• Marty Kennedy, Secretary, Vice President of Manufacturing, Distribution, and Engineering, Thomson West
• Barbara Blumer, Treasurer, Attorney of Counsel, Orbovich and Gartner, Chartered
• James Burmeister, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, TAPEMARK
• Doug Differt, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)
• Charlotte Johnson, Trustee, Otto Bremer Foundation
• Sandy Klas, Community leader and volunteer
• Virginia Lanegran, Community leader and volunteer
• Adeel Lari, Director of Innovative Financing, State and Local Policy Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
• Lance Lemieux, President, Southview Senior Living
• Lisa Lavin, Vice President & COO, Spinal Designs International, Inc.
• Katherine Lilly, Community leader and volunteer
• Scott Northard, Director of Engineering, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
• Karl Oestreich, Director, External Media Relations, UnitedHealth Group
• Bill Owens, Director of Field Development at Securian Financial Group
• Kent Peterson, President, Bituminous Roadways
• Aida Schaefer, Director, Northwest Airlines, Inc.
• George Zirnhelt, President, Power Systems Research

Directors Emeritus: Duncan Baird, Millie Gignac, and Julie Titcomb

Management Team

DARTS operations are guided by three seasoned and dedicated professionals.

Mark Hoisser serves as President and has been with DARTS for 32 years. He oversees agency administration, programs/services, and technology initiatives. Hoisser is responsible for many innovations that have positioned DARTS as a premier community-based organization. He serves as Chair on the board of the Strategic Alliance for Senior Services (doing business as Eldercare Partners) in the Twin Cities and represents DARTS on the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging and the Minnesota Partnership for Safe Mobility. Hoisser has a BA from Hamline University.

Beth Wiggins serves as the Vice President of Community Services and has been with DARTS 17 years. She oversees DARTS’ supportive services for seniors and caregivers, as well as educational and volunteer programs. Beth holds a BA in Psychology from Carleton College and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Minnesota and is a Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center fellow.

Rob McDonough serves as the Vice President of Transportation. He oversees transit operations, including contract management, fleet maintenance, customer service, and ride scheduling and dispatching.

Dick Graham is DARTS' founder and past president. He retired late 2005.