Message from the President: We are off to a great start in 2023 for the PMI-MN Chapter! I hope you are all staying warm with the cold weather we are having, at least the last week of January into early February. We plan to continue to offer many great products virtually and bring back some face to face events this year, Please continue to check the PMI-MN website www.pmi-mn.org for updates and programs. Below this letter are the February and March calendar of events. I will also continue to keep updates in the local, regional, and global events. Call for local speakers for August 2023 PMI-MN PDD Days. If you are interested to speak at the PDD conference, please contact me. Upcoming PMI and PMI-MN 2023 Events: April 14-16: PMI Leadership Institute Meeting, San Diego, CA April 22: PMI President's Gala, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN June 15-17: PMI Region 2 and Region 3 Chapter Combined Meeting, Minneapolis, MN August 14-16: PMI-MN PDD Days, Minneapolis, MN August TBD: PMI-MN Volunteer Event, Minneapolis, MN October 26-28: PMI Global Summit, Atlanta, GA November 04: PMI-MN Annual Strategy Meeting November 20: PMI-MN Membership Meeting
2023 continues an exciting time for our PMI-MN chapter. We continue to offer professional development, certification training, volunteer opportunities and much more. Visit our website, at www.pmi-mn.org, for member benefits, volunteer opportunities and programs of interest to you and your organization. Contact me anytime at michael.g.oconnor@pmi-mn.org if you have any questions about our PMI-MN chapter.

Michael O'Connor, PhD, MSPM, MSTM, MBA, PE. PMI MN President, CEO
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PMI ® Global Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion PMI, as a global organization, has established a position about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This statement is posted on the PMI website: As a global leader enabling individuals to create a positive impact through projects, PMI champions a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community – one that serves our millions of stakeholders, including staff, volunteers, members, credential holders, and the profession at large. We embrace and celebrate our differences, and work to create an environment of respect, trust, integrity and fairness in our words and actions. We commit ourselves to empower individuals to do their best work. We aspire to act as a catalyst to bridge cultures, geographies, and differences, and to enable people and organizations to positively impact society. February Board Member Spotlight: Ingerid Mohn has been a PMI and PMI MN member since August 2020. She works as a Senior Project Manager currently for Marvin, and she is the current Director at Large for our Board of Directors. She is PMP Certified. She has had previous roles as both, Vice Chair and Chair of the Professional Development Committee.

February Volunteer of the Month: The PMI MN Chapter is honored to present Markus Franz as our February 2023 Volunteer of the Month. Like most membership organizations, PMI MN was impacted by COVID and had limited activity with its Sponsorship efforts. Since joining PMI MN as a volunteer, Markus Franz has reenergized the Sponsorship Team. He has rebuilt a very engaging team and reconnected with PMI MN Sponsors. After three years of not having in-person Professional Development days, PMI MN held its first PDD in September 2022. The event had a large number of attendees and sponsors. The success of Sponsorship can be attributed to Markus and his ongoing communication with the Sponsors. As PMI MN is in the process of planning another great PDD experience for 2023, the Chapter relies on Markus and Sponsorship Team. Thank you, Markus, for all your contributions to PMI MN Chapter!!! New Members for the Month of January Mariam Ahmed | Raju Balasubramaniyam | Makenzie Bjorklund | Robert Caldow | Ryan Campbell | Joseph Cucchiaro | Eric Dinatale | Linda Dobinson |
| Nicholas Endvick | Lisa Estevez | Natalie Firanek | Connor Gatenby |
| Kebra Gebreab | Chris George | Alex Germain | Ryan Grassfield |
| Raiana Grieme | Annika Hanson | Brandi Hoffman | Tally Holland |
| Maria Houck | James Jorissen | Kat Keljik | Tracy Kennedy |
| Brian Khong | Emmanuella Kiven | Joe Kroll | Kayla Kruse |
| Dawn Lisson | Katie Lynch | Katie McDonald | Michael Mentink |
| Ross Minnichsoffer | Ramya Mogili | Brandon Moustafa | Angela Mulcahy |
| Annis Nelson | Daniel Otis | Sarah Peete | Laura Schirer |
| Anshuman Singh | John Smida | Emily Steele | Wendy Vang-Roberts |
| Patrick Waletzko | Katelyn Weed | Allison Browne | Gracie George |
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Michael O'Connor, PhD PMP®, PgMP®, IPMA-B, NPDP President, CEO - 2022
| Tarvin Robertson Director of Governance/Secretary | Kimberly Berger, PMP® Director of Finance | Geraldine Marks President Elect, COO - 2022
| Isiuwa Tanimojo Director at Large | Ken Schacher, PMP® Director at Large | Manish Kalra, PMP® Past President - 2021 | Mike Mohn, PMP® Director at Large | Ingerid Mohn Director at Large |
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