Board of Directors

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

• Lisa Lavin, Chair, Principal, Coherent Healthcare Consulting
• Marie Emeott, Vice Chair, Community leader and volunteer
• Marty Kennedy, Secretary, Vice President of Manufacturing, Distribution, and Engineering, Thomson Reuters
• Barbara Blumer, Treasurer, Barb Blumer Law, PA

• Brenda Apfelbacher, Community leader and volunteer
• Ann Bailey, Manager Professional Services, Target
• Gary DeCramer, Director of MPA Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
• Ed Gerber, Assistant Vice President/Legal Counsel, Berkley Risk Administration Co., LLC
• Laura Keithahn, Operations Executive, St. John's Hospital Administration
• 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
• Scott Northard, Performance Recovery Manager, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
• Bill Owens, Director Field Development, Securian Financial Group
• Jack Rolig, Community leader and volunteer
• Aida Schaefer, Information Technology and Human Resources, Best Buy
• Joan Shapiro, Community leader and volunteer

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

Management Team

Mark Hoisser serves as President/CEO and has been with DARTS for 35 years. He oversees administration of all agency programs and initiatives. Hoisser is responsible for many innovations that have positioned DARTS as a premier community-based organization. He serves 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 Chief Operating Officer and has been with DARTS 20 years, formerly as VP of Community Services. She oversees all programs, including practical services for older adults and their caregivers, transportation services, intergenerational and community engagement initiatives, and volunteer resources. Wiggins holds a BA in Psychology from Carleton College, a Masters in Social Work from the University of Minnesota, and she is a Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center fellow.

Keith Olson joined DARTS mid-2010 as Chief Financial Officer. He came to DARTS with 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, most recently as CFO at Twin Cities Public Television. Olson leads DARTS' finance division and oversees the administrative areas of HR, IT, and facilities. He holds BA degrees in Business Economics and Economics from the University of Minnesota—Morris.