Tyler Candee. Tyler re-joined the Board in 2024, after having served on the Board and as Treasurer from 2018-2021. Tyler and his family have lived in northeast for over 15 years, currently in Audubon Park. He maintains a second home at Hazel’s NE. By day, Tyler is an attorney who focuses on avoiding and resolving disputes.

Amy Fields. Amy grew up around cooperatives in a rural South Dakota community, where the grain elevator, gas station, telephone and electric utilities, insurance and the funeral home were all cooperative. In high school, Amy attended Co-op Leadership Camp in Liberty, MO. She discovered food co-ops in Philadelphia, PA during her college years, and became hooked for life. Amy was the general manager at The Merc Co+op in Lawrence, KS for six years before relocating the Northeast Minneapolis in 2003 to start Eastside Food Co-op, which she managed for 14 years. During that time, Amy was involved in the founding of Northeast Investment Co-op. For the past 7 years, Amy has worked as an advisor and resource manager at National Co+op Grocers (NCG), where she supports co-op managers, staff and boards at co-ops throughout the central US. Two slogans encapsulate Amy's approach to cooperative business: "Community Ownership of Community Assets" and "No Margin, No Mission." Let's do it together and let's be financially viable while we're doing it!

Colleen O’Connor Toberman, Vice President. Colleen O'Connor Toberman is an early member of NEIC and previously served on the board from 2013-2019. She is inspired by the co-op's focus on boosting the neighborhood economy and vibrancy. Colleen works in land use policy and advocacy for a local nonprofit, is the vice president of her curling club's board of directors, and also owns residential and commercial rental properties. She lives in the Audubon Park neighborhood of Northeast Minneapolis with her husband.

Sam Toberman. Sam is a commercial and residential rental property owner and has been for almost 20 years. Sam has previously served on the board of NEIC for a 3 year term, and was on committees prior to that. Sam is a member of multiple COOPs, including Eastside Food, Fair State, REI, and local energy utilities.

Andrew Sinning. Andrew is a software engineer by day, and a handyman and jack-of-all-building trades by night and weekend. Andrew is fascinated by architecture and a student of buildings and the systems and structures that comprise them.

Pat Vasatka. Pat has worked in the areas of finance and accounting for over 30 years, currently holding the title of V.P. of Finance at Enterprise Minnesota, located in NE Minneapolis. She has been a member of NEIC since 2014 and has been the volunteer bookkeeper since 2016. She is an alumni of the University of MN, Carlson School. Outside of work, she is active as a trustee in her church and enjoys spending time with her four grandchildren (and their parents). Pat, along with her husband Don, another NEIC member, have lived in Eagan since 1980.

Leslie Watson, President. Leslie was among the group of folks who dreamt up NEIC while sitting around a table at Diamonds Coffee back in the day. She previously served on NEIC’s board from 2011-2017 and also spent ten years on the board of the Eastside Food Co-op, beginning the year before the store opened and including a stint as board president. Leslie now works as a governance consultant, supporting the boards of retail food co-ops and other kinds of organizations in their efforts to govern wisely and well. She lives, gardens, surfs the internet, and frequently orders Chimborazo from her home in the Columbia Park neighborhood.

Jill Wilhelmi, Secretary. Jill has been involved in NEIC in a variety of roles since the early days and has previously served on the NEIC Board of Directors. Jill also serves on the board of Chorus Polaris, a community choir based in Columbia Heights. During the day, Jill is a corporate attorney. Jill lives with her husband Loren and two kids in the Waite Park neighborhood.