WISE Twin Cities Advisory Board

As the community relations manager for Minnesota United FC, Cori Frankenberg oversees the club’s community programming, events, appearances and charitable donations. In addition, she works with the players to help amplify personal philanthropic initiatives. Joining the club in March of 2020, she was able to reshape the club’s community pillars to better align with the team’s mission of inspiring and united the community through the beautiful game of soccer.

Frankenberg moved to Minnesota from Colorado where she was working in corporate communications for the United States Olympic Committee before joining the Minnesota Twins in 2015, where she served as a liaison between media, players and families, and the public. The Appleton, Wisconsin native is a graduate and from Northern Illinois University where she played collegiate women’s soccer.

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Courtney S. Ries is the Senior Vice President of Destination Branding and Strategy at Meet Minneapolis, the city’s tourism board. In her role, Courtney oversees the marketing, communications, partnership and visitor center departments. Since her return to the Midwest, Courtney has led a new direction for these areas of the organization, including the crafting of proactive public relations outreach to place Minneapolis on national, influential “Best Of” lists, overhauling the destination’s marketing approach and messages, creating the organization’s first diversity and inclusion strategy in all areas of her business lines and redefining membership outreach to heighten awareness of Minneapolis’ neighborhoods and small businesses. 

Courtney is deeply invested in the Minneapolis-St. Paul community. She is a graduate of the Leadership Twin Cities program, a mentor through the Women in Sports and Events association and a member of Make It. MSP.’s advisory council. She has supported numerous committees associated with events, including the 2018 Super Bowl and 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four. 

Prior to her return to the region, Courtney oversaw the $10 million annual marketing budget for Travel Portland, the tourism board in Portland, Oregon. During her tenure, she also led the city’s Downtown Marketing Initiative, focusing on improving the economy and vitality of Portland’s core through strategic development, advocacy, programming, activation and events. 

A beneficiary of accelerated learning opportunities available through Minnesota’s public school system, Courtney graduated at the age of 20 from Northwestern University in Chicago. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism.

Kristin Gow is a sports tech product leader, working as a Senior Delivery Manager for Second Spectrum. In her role, she works closely with business development, engineering and operational teams to track partner data delivery requirements across a variety of sports leagues.

Kristin graduated from the University of Minnesota (Go Gophers!) with a major in Communication Studies and a minor in Journalism & Mass Communication. After graduating, she landed her first job in sports as a community relations intern for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. Kristin went on to work in television as a floor director for a local TV station and started hosting and producing backstage features with guests of their lifestyle show. In that role, she discovered her love of storytelling and decided to pack up and move to Austin, MN to pursue a job as a television reporter. During her time in Southern Minnesota, Kristin reported on a large tornado outbreak, covered numerous state high school tournaments, hosted a weekly high school sports show and interviewed some of Minnesota’s top professional athletes. Kristin returned home to the Twin Cities in 2012 and moved behind the camera to work in the business side of broadcast sports. During her career in the sports industry, she has held leadership roles in both sales operations and product management. She loves working on projects that allow her to work cross-functionally between business and technology teams.

Kristin lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys running, drinking iced coffee, listening to audiobooks, traveling with her family and volunteering with her daughters’ sports teams.

Martin Nance serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the club, where he's responsible for developing fan engagement strategy through marketing, content and brand initiatives. Nance manages multiple departments, including marketing, sponsorship activation, events, premium services, creative, sales analytics & engagement and Vikings Entertainment Network.

Nance joined the organization in 2020 with over 10 years of leadership experience in strategic marketing programs, advertising, branding, fan engagement and customer relations for PepsiCo/Gatorade, previously serving as the Senior Director of Marketing and Sports Intelligence. Prior to his move to senior director, Nance served in a number of roles for PepsiCo/Gatorade from 2011-20, including Director of Marketing and Head of Gatorade Athlete Activation (2018-20), Senior Marketing Manager of Gatorade Brand Strategy (2015-18), Marketing Innovation Manager (2013-15) and Marketing Associate Manager (2011-13).

Megan Gunderson is the Vice President of Marketing with Minnesota United, focused on leading the strategy surrounding club-wide marketing and events. During her tenure, she helped transition the club through its inaugural season into Major League Soccer in 2017 and opened Allianz Field in 2019.

Prior to joining Minnesota United, Megan spent ten years at creative agencies working with clients from telecom to the Minnesota Twins.

Megan is a proud graduate and former Women’s Soccer player of Gustavus Adolphus College. Currently, Megan likes to spend her free time with family and friends, enjoying the outdoors as much as possible.

Meka Morris joined the Twins organization as its first Senior Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer in August of 2021. In her role, Morris leads the organization’s collaborative efforts to drive continued business growth and development, with a specific focus on the exploration and optimization of potential new and evolving revenue streams.

Morris’ key responsibilities, aimed at aligning and advancing the organization’s revenue-generating platforms, include brand partnerships, ticketing, suites and premium inventory, and business strategy and analytics.

Prior to joining the Twins, Morris served as Chief Revenue Officer for Tappit, a global payment and data ecosystem for events, sports stadiums and venues. She successfully led the company’s business expansion into North America, landing deals with the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars and San Antonio Spurs, to name a few, while striking a strategic partnership with LEARFIELD. An established sports and entertainment executive, Morris also built an extensive track record of success working in sales-focused leadership roles for LEARFIELD, Legends Hospitality, Live Nation Entertainment, the Charlotte Hornets, the Oakland Raiders and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A native of Boston, MA, Morris earned her B.S. in journalism and strategic communications from the University of Kansas, where she was a track and field athlete for the Jayhawks. Her late father, Boston Celtics legend Jo Jo White, had a stellar 12-year NBA career and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Meka, her husband Shaun and their dog, Tyson, reside in downtown Minneapolis.

Sianneh Mulbah is in her 11th season with the Timberwolves and Lynx and third as Chief People Officer. Mulbah is responsible for the development and execution of the organization’s comprehensive human resources strategy. During her tenure, Mulbah has played a crucial role in the transformation of the organization’s culture, using human resources to develop business strategies, guide decisions, and meet the needs and goals of the organization and its employees. 

In 2019, Mulbah became the first Timberwolves and Lynx employee to receive the prestigious Sports Business Journal “Game Changers” award. Mulbah was one of forty women across the nation who were honored for their work transforming the sports industry and leading the next generation in sports business. In 2018 Mulbah was named to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s prestigious “40 Under 40” list, which recognizes high-achieving business leaders in the community. Most recently, Mulbah was named a Twin Cities Business 2021 Notable BIPOC Executive for her leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Mulbah leads the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Women in Sports Leadership Council, which focuses on the professional growth and development of women in the workplace. She serves on the board of directors of the Twin Cities chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) and is secretary of the Native American Parent Council – School District 196. 

A graduate of Bemidji State University, Mulbah received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She received a double Master’s degree in Organizational Management–HR and Business Administration from Concordia University St. Paul. Mulbah resides in Burnsville, Minn. with her son and daughter.

Professionally: Tami Hedrick spent decades in the professional sports industry, as Director of Women’s Initiatives, Strategic Development and Cheerleading for the Minnesota Vikings (NFL).  She also worked for over seven seasons with the Minnesota Swarm (NLL) when the Minnesota Wild brought them to the Twin Cities. She served on the Minnesota Vikings Innovation Committee, and her professional experiences include work in sales, marketing, event management, operations, and production. 

Now, Tami is the Executive Vice President of External Engagement at MATTER, a global non-profit.  She is focused on expanding their MATTERbox volunteer and food supply program nationwide, in addition to assisting with strategic growth around the world. She is leading the MATTER Pro initiative, building a portfolio of working with professional athletes to launch projects that improve communities.  Tami is also a real estate agent in the south metro area with eXp Realty and the Property Geeks.

Additionally: Tami’s passion for dreaming big, seeing those dreams realized and building something from nothing have served her well!   Tami served as the President of the Women in Sports and Events Twin Cities chapter since its inception and is now honored to be serving on their Advisory Board. Tami was named one of the Top 50 Women in Business by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal and is active with several local professional women’s groups.  Tami has been a volunteer with the American Heart Association for over a decade, even being named volunteer of the year in 2009-2010. Tami was a home shopping network television on-air host for nearly four years with ShopNBC and ShopHQ. Her motto is “Work hard. Trust God. Do good.” As a former Mrs. Minnesota America and International, Tami has experience turning goals into realities.    

Personally:  Tami is a proud wife to her husband Matt, a Sergeant in the police department.   They have a blended family with seven children, plus a “fur baby” – a Yorki-poo, who is the princess of the house.   They love to go boating and traveling, fishing, kayaking, reading, attending their kid’s events and eating out at new places.