At Henson & Efron, we are committed to our communities and the microcosms within. That is why we spend hundreds of hours every year volunteering our personal time to an expansive array of community activities. We believe in giving back and in helping the organizations that sustain and improve the communities around us all.

Some of the volunteer efforts in which we have been involved include the following:

Education

• Board of the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation – Chair; appointed by Governor Pawlenty
• Macalester College: National Undergraduate Trial Competition – Volunteer judge
• Minneapolis Public School Class Action Program – Volunteer
• Mounds Park Academy – Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees
• St. Thomas Law School students – Mentor
• University of Minnesota Law School – Member of Board of Visitors
• William Mitchell College of Law – Adjunct Legal Practicum and Representation Professor
• William Mitchell College of Law – Mentor

Health

• American Cancer Society – Volunteer
• American Cancer Society – Charity Runner
• Children's Cancer Fund – Volunteer
• Fairview Hospice – Volunteer
• Hennepin County Mental Health, Mental Retardation Board – Chair
• Hennepin County Health & Welfare Council – Board of Directors
• Hughes Clinics, Inc. and Parker Hughes Institute – Member, Board of Directors
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Trustee, Minnesota Chapter
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Volunteer

Pro Bono Legal Work

• ACLU – Volunteer Lawyer
• Campaign Leadership Committee, Campaign for Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
• Coalition Against Toxic Toys – Volunteer Lawyer
• Guardian ad Litem
• Hennepin County Legal Access Point Project – Volunteer Lawyer
• Minneapolis Legal Aid Society
• LegalCORPS – Volunteer Lawyer
• Minneapolis Legal Aid Society, Housing Department – Volunteer Lawyer
• Minnesota State Public Defender's Office – Pro bono attorney
• Minnesota Human Rights Advocates – Volunteer Lawyer
• Volunteer Lawyers Network – Director, Committee Co-Chair and Volunteer Attorney

Legal Community

• Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Jury Instruction Guide V Subcommittee on Business Tort and Commercial Law – Co-Chair
• Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission – Statewide Member; appointed by the Governor
• Minnesota Supreme Court Appointee to Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board

Foundation Support

• Emma Howe Foundation – Board of Trustees
• Genesis II for Women – Board of Directors and President
• The Jade Foundation – Member, Board of Directors
• Minneapolis Foundation – Board of Trustees

Local Community

• Baseball and basketball (park-based) teams – Coach
• Champlin Dayton Athletic Association – Soccer and baseball Coach
• Club Adidas Select Junior Olympic – Board Member, Director and Coach
• Eagan Athletic Association (soccer, track) and Eagan Hockey Association – Coach
• Judson Family Center – Board of Directors
• Judson Pre-School – Board of Directors
• Macalester Groveland Community Council (St. Paul neighborhood district council) – Board Member
• Madrigals, Minneapolis, MN – Alto
• Mid American Baptist Social Services Corporation – Board of Directors
• Royal Redeemer Child Care Center – Board Member
• Sierra Club, North Star Chapter – Member
• St. Paul area volleyball club – Volleyball Coach
• Volleyball Club
• West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Council (WSNAC) (a collaborative advisory board bringing together representatives of the University of St. Thomas and surrounding neighborhoods) – Council Member
• West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Council (WSNAC) Committee on Safety, Student Relations, Traffic and Parking – Co-chair

City and County Positions

• City of Lake Elmo – Planning Commissioner
• City of Lake Elmo – Council Member
• Woodbury Economic Development Commission – Member

Political

• Take Action Minnesota – Election Protection Volunteer
• Ventura for Minnesota, Inc. (non-profit corporation) – Director, Vice President and Treasurer

The Arts

• Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN – Secretary and Director
• Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN – President-Elect, Director
• Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN – Past President

Religion

• Church of the Assumption, St. Paul, Minnesota – Member
• Edina Morningside Community Church – Member, Moderator and Member of the Boards of Trustees and Stewardship
• Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, New York, NY – Elder, Fundraising Committee Co-Chair
• Judson Church – Various committees and leadership positions
• St. Stephen’s Church – Lector and Commentator

Other

• Automobile collector club
• Hennepin-Overland Railway Historical Society – Director
• Norwegian heritage related organizations
• Whale Center of New England – Lifetime member and research intern

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