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Leading us in the right directionFrom our Executive Team to our Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters has a compassionate and dedicated group of individuals on our side that are willing to do whatever it takes to help change children’s lives for the better.

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Executive Team

Greg Zweber, Executive Director
Tressa Smallbrock, Program Director

Greg Zweber
Executive Director
Greg Zweber became Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota in 2008 after 15 years of managerial, public relations and sales experience in the for-profit sector. Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Greg served on the Board of Directors for 2 years. He serves as Vice Chair on the Steele County Safe and Drug Free Communities Coalition. He is a member of Project Prevention with the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition Enforcement   He also serves on the Dodge County Family Services Collaborative .

Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Communications from the University of St. Thomas and served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador for 2 years following graduation from St. Thomas.


Greg lives in Faribault with his wife Nicole and their 3 children; Payton, Emma and Grady.  He is also a Big Brother to Isaiah and Zach.


Tressa Smallbrock
Program Director

Tressa has been at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota since 2001 when she came on as a Match Support Specialst.  She was promoted to Program Director in 2007 and has held the position ever since.  Tressa earned her degree in Corrections and Spanish from Mankato State and has worked in Social Services, Education and Corrections.

Tressa lives in Kasson with her husband Chad and their daughter Olivia.

 

 

Board of Directors

Julie Rethemeier, President
Federated Insurance
Director of Public Affairs

Bryan Shaver, Treasurer
Federated Insurance
Director of Internal Audit

Dave Antonneau
Cargill Inc.
Project Manager

Bryon Wolf
Claremont Agency
Owner/Agent

Oscar Mazariego
Wells Fargo
Community Bank President

Marie Lawrence

Federated Insurance 

Bonnie Cervenka
State Bank of Faribault

Shelly Rockman
Faribault Foundations
Executive Director

Ann Barker
Barker Law
Attorney

Julie McCaughey
Federated Insurance
Human Resources

Mike Keller
Federated Insurance
VP- Finance

Amy LaDue
Owatonna Public Schools
Principal

Elliott Eisman
M & E Inc
Owner

Betty Quiring

Debbie Carter-Barth
Healthy Minds Counseling Services
Owner/Licensed Therapist

Gia Plate

Mary Loveless

 

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