Bill Pohlad, Seat E209
51, C.E.O., River Road Entertainment
Annual gift: $10,000 to $14,999
Native Minneapolitan and scion of the family that owns the Minnesota Twins; executive-produced the movie version of A Prairie Home Companion.
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Mary Brainerd, seat H216
52, president and C.E.O., HealthPartners
Annual gift: $10,000 to $14,999
Left Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 1992 for a Minnesota-based nonprofit H.M.O. As a teenager, she stood in line for discount Guthrie tickets with her Catholic-school classmates.
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Linda Ahlers, seat G215
Photo by Chris Paskus
56, former president, Marshall Field’s
Annual gift: $15,000 to $24,999
Left Marshall Field’s when Target sold it to May Department Stores in 2005. Bought an auctioned ticket for a walk-on role in the Guthrie’s production of A Christmas Carol.
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Doug Steenland, seat K303
Photo by Eric Miller
56, president and C.E.O., Northwest Airlines
Annual gift: $5,000 to $9,999
Led Northwest out of bankruptcy in May. Succeeded Richard Anderson not just as Northwest’s C.E.O. but also as president of the Guthrie board in 2005.
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Marc Belton, seat G303
48, executive V.P., General Mills
Annual gift: $10,000 to $14,999
Joined General Mills in 1983 as an assistant; now oversees new-business development. Is an enthusiast of Guthrie Live, a series for emerging musicians, as well as an avid bass guitarist.
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Steve Sanger, seat C210
Photo by Peter Morgan
61, chairman and C.E.O., General Mills
Annual gift: More than $25,000
Secured his seat on the Guthrie board through a program designed to connect executives with cultural institutions. The former chair of the board now attends a handful of performances a year.
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