Events

Tiffani Daniels is the Managing Director for the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity, where she is responsible for building the organization’s strategy, structure and operational plans to address racial disparities in Minnesota. She has spent more than a decade in the Twin Cities, launching her career in advertising at global agencies BBDO Worldwide and McCann Worldgroup. As a brand manager for General Mills, she led growth for Wheaties, LARABAR, FiberOne and more. Beyond her official roles, she has always advocated for underrepresented groups, including her work as Chief Operating Officer for a non-profit focused on Black and Latinx undergraduate students, and a programming development lead for General Mills’ Black Employees. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and an master’s degree from the University of Michigan.

Ron Feldman is First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, where he leads Bank operations, including finance and budgeting, strategic planning, workforce and talent development and performance against strategic objectives. Since joining the Bank in 1995, Feldman has served as a senior officer for Supervision, Regulation and Credit and has run the Financial Services Support Office, which assists in the oversight of the Federal Reserve’s financial services. He has a bachelor’s from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, where he was a university fellow. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Dr. Campbell grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He subsequently completed medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Following this, he moved to the Twin Cities where he completed his residency training in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota and served as a chief resident at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He stayed at the University of Minnesota for his gastroenterology fellowship, where he participated in multiple research projects on inflammatory bowel disease and served as the chief fellow during his final year of training.

Dr. Campbell enjoys spending time with his wife and their two sons, playing tennis, golf and volleyball, and walking and running around the lakes.

Gregory William Olson is a former Major League Baseball catcher who was drafted in the 7th round by the New York Mets. Olson played with the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves from 1989 to 1993. Olson was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1990 and appeared in the 1991 World Series with the Braves.

Graduated from Edina-East High School in 1979

Attended the Univ. of Minn for 3 years, before getting drafted by the Mets his Junior year.

October Event - Thursday,  Oct. 27, 5:30-7pm. In partnership with Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen, the last monthly Black Business Networking event of this year will encourage us to continue to expand the efforts of our club's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. This networking event will be the last meeting held this year from 5:30-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 2524 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. This week's featured entrepeneur is Valerie "Coach Val" Turner, fitness instructor, lifestyle coach and entrepreneur.  Meeting details are:

5:30-6:00 Social & networking time — the rum punch will be flowing! 
6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room, including each attendee's business background
6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents their business story to the group
6:45-7:00 Q &A session and wrap up

Valerie “Coach Val” Turner is a mother to her son Josiah, fitness instructor, lifestyle coach and entrepreneur. A graduate of Florida A&M University, Turner moved to Minneapolis in 2003 to work at Medtronic. She later worked at Target. In 2014, she resigned from her corporate career due to major life transitions.

Later, Turner heard a disturbing discussion during a radio program about health disparities and the high number of Black men and women dying in Minnesota, especially in North Minneapolis where she lives. She was then inspired to start her career in health and fitness with a mission to reduce health disparities and increase physical activity among Black and Latino people.

Since 2014, Turner has created a fitness movement in North Minneapolis by providing free health and fitness services, cultural relevance and inclusiveness to all fitness levels and backgrounds in partnership with organizations such as Pillsbury United Communities, North Point Health and Wellness, Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Paul Parks and Recreation and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation.

In 2017-19, she coached diabetes prevention to over 300 women. Her weekly fitness classes impact over 200 people per month.

In 2019, Turner founded VF Health Fitness Solutions to provide services such as community health and fitness and corporate wellness management led by people who are empathetic, sympathetic and passionate about the health and wellness of Black and Latino people.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD & BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  This will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Business Community, and our goal is to grow this over time. But we need your help to promote this cultural residency and cross-culture business network!