Kath has lived in the Cooper neighborhood of Greater Longfellow as a renter since 2014 and has volunteered as a board member on LCC since 2018. Prior to living in Longfellow, Kath lived in the Corcoran neighborhood for 15 years and volunteered in the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization as a board member for many years.  She works as a Research Fellow at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. She loves being involved at the neighborhood-level because it fits the “Think Globally, Act Locally” motto. She also likes that volunteering with LCC allows her to get to know her neighbors and work to improve and maintain our great neighborhood, particularly for our neighbors who have historically been underrepresented.

Lisa currently works for the food bank, Second Harvest Heartland, to promote food security in Minnesota. She has worked in many different sectors, including early childhood education, animal welfare, senior housing, and international development. After living in 6 different states and 3 foreign countries, Lisa decided the place she loves best is Minneapolis and moved back in 2002. In 2004, she moved into the Greater Longfellow neighborhood. Her biggest concern for the neighborhood and the city is access to affordable housing for anyone who wants to live here. Lisa is a member of the Executive Committee and the Equitable Housing Committee.

Beverly’s background is as an environmental attorney.  Since her retirement from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Beverly is enjoying being more active in community work.  She has been on the LCC Board since 2019 and is on LCC’s Finance Committee and its Neighborhood Development and Transportation Committee.  She also helped with LCC’s application to the City for funding for equitable engagement.  Beverly has lived in the Howe neighborhood since 1989.  She likes to garden, is active in the Longfellow Garden Club, and has a plot at Dowling Community Garden.  She loves living in the Greater Longfellow Neighborhood because of the community spirit of the people who live here.

Originally from the East Coast, Ken is a local architect, focused primarily on restaurants, retail, and hospitality. This is his third time serving as an LCC board member. He’s interested in strategies to improve the built environment, whether that be improved housing density, or increasing sustainable development that serves Greater Longfellow. He’s against the rebuilding of the 3rd Precinct, wants to increase the board’s outreach to the BIPOC community in Longfellow, and reëstablish LCC offices to serve the needs of the community.