About Us
Our Team
Our Leadership
Elissa Sangalli
President
esangalli@northerninitiatives.org
Chuck Hurst
Vice President, Commercial Lending
churst@northerninitiatives.org
Amanda Blondeau
Chief Strategy Officer
ablondeau@northerninitiatives.org
Jill Miller
Accounting Manager
jmiller@northerninitiatives.org
Lending Team
Lee Ann Heikkila
Senior Portfolio Administrator
lheikkila@northerninitiatives.org
Kathy Leone
Credit Manager
kleone@northerninitiatives.org
Rachel Thomas
Credit Analyst
rthomas@northerninitiatives.org
Amber Gransinger
agransinger@northerninitiatives.org
Sara Bednarek
Commercial Lending Assistant
sbednarek@northerninitiatives.org
Brenda Olson
Commercial Lending Assistant
bolson@northerninitiatives.org
Natalee Farley
Credit Analyst
nfarley@northerninitiatives.org
Michelle Saatio
msaatio@northerninitiatives.org
Business Services Team
Israel Flores
Business Services Director
iflores@northerninitiatives.org
Chris Wendel
Initiate Program Manager
cwendel@northerninitiatives.org
Jessa Armstrong
Initiate Customer Success Manager
jarmstrong@northerninitiatives.org
Jody Lindberg
Business Coach
jlindberg@northerninitiatives.org
Mary Bickel
Business Coach
mbickel@northerninitiatives.org
Justin Andert
Business Coach
jandert@northerninitiatives.org
Jenny Mualhlun
Business Coach
jmualhlun@northerninitiatives.org
Accounting and Operations Teams
Kayla Britting
Accountant
kbritting@northerninitiatives.org
Natasha Koss
Development Coordinator
nkoss@northerninitiatives.org
Jodee Taylor
Content Coordinator
jtaylor@northerninitiatives.org
Becky Blom
HR/Accounting Coordinator
bblom@northerninitiatives.org
Deborah Schultz
HR/Administrative Coordinator
dschultz@northerninitiatives.org
Michael Oman
IT Manager
moman@northerninitiatives.org
