Board & Staff

KAYLA YANG-BEST - Founder & CEO 

The Market Entry Fund

TERRI BARREIRO - Board Member

Advisor & Adjunct Faculty, Social Entrepreneurship  

MALA THAO - Board Treasurer

Vice President, Greater Twin Cities United Way

BRENDAN KURVERS - Board Chair

Managing Director, CliftonLarsonAllen

LORRENE OCCHINO  - Board Member

Food Scientist, Agricultural Utilization & Research Institute

ROBERTA CASADO  - Program Manager

The Market Entry Fund

YONG HER - Volunteer Program Manager (2021, 2022)

CLAUDIA FEUNTES - Community Grant Reviewer (2021, 2022)

BIANCA DAWKINS - Community Grant Reviewer (2021)

TONG THAO  - Community Grant Reviewer (2021, 2022)

JUNITA FLOWERS - Equity Advisor to the President & Grant Reviewer (2021, 2022)

MAY THAO-SCHUCK  - Equity Advisor to the President and Grant Reviewer (2021, 2022)