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Peter Carlson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

A native Minnesotan, Peter worked as a Lutheran church musician for 17 years before turning to a career in nonprofit management. He served as the General Manager of The Rose Ensemble in St. Paul and Managing Director of Yellow Tree Theatre in Osseo. Peter has a B.A. in Music from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, a Master of Sacred Music degree from Luther Seminary and St. Olaf College, and has completed the “Mini MBA” in Nonprofit Management at St. Thomas University. A frequent volunteer, he has served as a Board Member for multiple nonprofits in the Twin Cities area.

Peter loves to travel and has always had special interest in international service programs. He has been to Africa several times, both as a tourist and with community development organizations.  He is passionate about how travel opens one’s eyes to the human experience around the world, and is honored to be part of the important work that Give Us Wings does in Uganda and beyond.

Other interests include theater, reading, and spending time at the cabin with family, friends, and dogs

Patrick McGowan is a retired law enforcement executive with 32 years of law
enforcement experience, including 20 years with the Minneapolis Police
Department - where he was decorated for bravery and 12 years as Hennepin County
Sheriff.
He was a recognized Counter-Terrorism expert and in addition, taught college,
served as a guest lecturer and is a former Minnesota State Senator.
In 1988, while still serving with the Minneapolis Police Department, Mr.
McGowan was elected to the Minnesota State Senate:
 He held the distinction of being only the second police officer in the history
of our State ever elected to the Minnesota Senate.
 In 1989, he was selected as “Freshman Legislator of the Year” by “Politics
in Minnesota.”
 From 1991 to January 1995, he served as Assistant Republican Leader of
the Senate
 He was instrumental in all major crime legislation passed during his tenure
and received numerous honors while serving as a Minnesota State
Senator.

As Sheriff of Hennepin County:
 From January 2000 thru December 2001 - Sheriff McGowan served as
President of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association which was comprised
of the 82 largest Sheriff’s Offices in the United States. As one of the 4
original founders and President, he sat on sat on a Terrorism Advisory
Board to then FBI Director Bob Muller.
 In 2005, Sheriff McGowan was selected as “National Sheriff of the Year” by
the National Sheriffs’ Association which represents the 3,000 plus sheriffs
across America.
 He retired as Hennepin County Sheriff at the end of 2006.
Additionally, he is a veteran of the United States Air Force – Honorably Discharged.

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