St. Kate鈥檚 Board of Trustees welcomes distinguished new member

Portrait of Jennifer Ortale

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亚色影库鈥檚 Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Jennifer Ortale has been elected to the Board. She brings a wide variety of accomplishments and expertise to a board comprised of leaders in business, education, healthcare, law, religion, and civic life. Her membership completes a board of 26 trustees, led by board chair Jean Wincek, CSJ, 鈥62. See the full list of trustees.

鈥淚t is with great honor that we welcome Jennifer onto the Board of Trustees,鈥 said President Rebecca Roloff 鈥76. 鈥淗er experience and dedication will enrich the insight of our team and strengthen our continued effort educating women to lead and influence, and we look forward to seeing her impact as she steps into this new role.鈥

Ortale brings her experiences from a 25-year career in executive benefits and other advanced planning life insurance solutions to her role as trustee. She is currently the national vice president of executive benefits at Securian Financial. Prior to that, she was corporate vice president of advanced markets at New York Life and vice president of sales at Prudential.  

Throughout her career, Ortale has been a long-term supporter of the St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP), serving on its board starting in 2011 and then as board chair from 2016-2020. STEP provides the local community with necessary resources like food and clothing in addition to advocacy and referrals.

Ortale holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English and a master鈥檚 degree in leadership, both from Augsburg University in Minneapolis.

鈥淚 am honored to be part of St. Kate鈥檚 Board of Trustees,鈥 Ortale said. 鈥淭his role fits well with my belief in education as well as my personal commitments to be an ally for diversity, equity, and inclusion.鈥