Staff
Board of Directors
Cecile Sogge
Board Chair & President
Cecile has enjoyed a varied 38+ year career as a university professor, a consulting firm owner and a business operations consultant. She looks for ways to integrate process and people in any setting. Her clients included major corporations, privately owned businesses, and non-profits. She has served as a volunteer for various youth sports, education and church organizations. Cecile holds a B.A., an M.A., and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. No one should wonder where their next meal is coming from or if it will come. Cecile is committed to helping the THAFS continue to live its mission, in a viable and compassionate manner, to serve all who struggle with food insecurity.
Tanner Paulseth
Vice Chair
Tanner Paulseth is a North Shore native and Graduated from William Kelly High School in Silver Bay. He traveled the globe while serving his country in the US Army for 7 years. He and his family are now settled just outside Two Harbors. Tanner became involved with the food shelf through his employer. North Shore Federal Credit Union has an initiative called the “Hunger Hero” program. When he saw how real the hunger problem was in Lake County he decided to get more involved and join our board of directors.
Jennifer Hansen
Treasurer
Jennifer rejoined the THAFS board in 2023. Jennifer is employed by Park State Bank and enjoys working in Two Harbors. She has a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Minnesota and likes numbers, so being part of the Food Shelf as the treasurer fits right in with her interests. Jennifer and her husband enjoy outdoor activities with their two teenage sons and two dogs.
Joan Rheineck
Board Member at Large
Joan retired from AT&T with 37 years of service, and then worked on the 2010 Census for 2 years. Joan and her husband fell in love with the North Shore on a trip to the area, built a vacation home in 2015 and finally moved to Two Harbors full-time in April, 2017. She is so passionate about ending hunger that she began volunteering at the Food Shelf before becoming a full-time resident. She has served on the Board since January of 2018, most recently as Board Chair from 2019 to March of 2021.
Mary Dailey
Board Member at Large
Mary brings 30+ years of Human Resources experience to the Board. Her experience includes working in a variety of public, private, non-profit and co-op organizations including Great River Energy leading the learning, compensation, retirement and HRIS team. She has also volunteered for a variety of organizations and most recently concluded 9 years on the Helping Paws board.
Mary realized her dream of living on the North Shore in 2018. She has embraced the beauty of the area by hiking, kayaking, and photography.
J. Doug Pruitt
Board Member at Large
Mr. Pruitt is the retired Chairman and CEO of Sundt Construction. He currently continues to
serve on the board of directors of Sundt Construction, Inc. located in Tempe Arizona.
He joined the Sundt family of companies in 1966 as a field engineer. In 1992 he assumed the role of President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1998 he became Chairman and CEO of the company until he retired in 2011 and continued as Chairman until 2017. He has served on numerous boards in Arizona and nationally. He has co-authored 3 books and written numerous articles as well as columns for the Arizona Republic and Duluth Tribune.
He is a strong advocate of Career and Technical Education to get more kids graduating from high school with a skill to develop a career or to continue on to higher education.
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ArMand Nelson
Board Member at Large
ArMand retired after 40 years of service with Holiday Companies, Gander Mountain Stores and lastly BTM Global Consulting. His business career included managing stores for Holiday, managing IT at Gander Mountain and finally Director of Strategy for BTM Global. ArMand moved to the North Shore in 2022 when he retired. He has also served in various volunteering positions through his adult years working with youth, church, school and city. ArMand also served as Council member and Mayor for the City of Champlin MN for 8 years and is currently on the Duluth Township Town Board. He is excited to work with the Two Harbors Area Food Shelf to continue their success in serving area residents.