MPR Elects Jim Dwyer and Jean Taylor to Board of Trustees

Dec 9, 2013

Minnesota Public Radio today announced that Jim Dwyer and Jean Taylor have been elected to MPR's board of trustees.

Dwyer is chairman and CEO of Michael Foods, a diversified processor and distributor of food products, and one of the largest privately held companies in Minnesota. Previously, Dwyer held senior executive positions in general management, marketing, merger integration and e-commerce for major consumer brand companies, including Ahold USA, Tropicana/PepsiCo, P&G and Kraft. Dwyer earned both his B.A., in political and social thought and German language and literature, and M.B.A. from the University of Virginia. Dwyer has been an MPR member since 2010 and has been involved in several philanthropic organizations including the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, the Ronald McDonald House Upper Midwest and the United Way.

Taylor is president of Life is Now, a strategy and consulting firm that she founded in 2010, and a principal at Middle A Restaurants, a franchise development company. She also is chair of the board at eTouchMenu. Previously, she was CEO and President of Taylor Corporation. An active participant in the Twin Cities non-profit community, Taylor currently serves on the boards of the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Glen A. Taylor Foundation, and has previously served on the boards of the Minnesota Private College Council, Minnesota Early Learning Foundation and Augsburg College. She received her undergraduate degree from Augsburg College and was honored in 2010 as a Distinguished Alumna. She received her M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota. Taylor has been an MPR member since 1991 and a Leadership Circle member since 2003.

"We're pleased to welcome Jim and Jean to our board," said Ian Friendly, Minnesota Public Radio board chair. "Their extensive leadership experience, business acumen and civic mindedness will be tremendous assets to the organization."