Roberta (Bobbi) Cordano

Prior to Gallaudet, Cordano was vice president of programs for the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was responsible for community-based programs to nearly 9,500 people in early childhood, community mental health, family supportive housing, aging and caregiver services, school reform, and food access. Cordano previously held leadership roles as interim president for the Center of Healthcare Innovation at Allina Hospital Clinics, and as president of the Park Nicollet Institute and vice president of Park Nicollet Health Services. Cordano previously held the position of assistant dean for the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the Univ of Minnesota. Cordano began her career as an assistant attorney general for the State of Minnesota.