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Carol Pine
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BIOGRAPHY In her community work, she co-founded the oldest student mentoring program at the University of Minnesota and she co-founded the Smooth Sailing Program for the Greater Minneapolis Girl School Council. Carol was the first female chair of the Hazelden Foundation, Vice Chair of the Minnesota News Council and Chair of the Journalism Alumni Board at the University of Minnesota. She currently serves on the boards of Voyageurs Outward Bound School, the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at St. John’s University and the Minnesota News Council. Carol is Captain of Hot Flash Sailing, the first women’s team over the age of 50 to ever compete in the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship held in September, 2001 and September, 2003 in Annapolis, Maryland. Carol writes, “the next Rolex race for women is 2005 and I'm thinking I HAVE to do it because I will turn 60 before the race and the race chair at the Annapolis Yacht Club has promised me hull #60 for the race!!!!” Carol is the recipient of the 2005 Minnesota Pioneering Woman Award given by the Star Tribune, WCCO TV and Radio and the Mall of America. An annual award, starting in 2005 ARTICLES/BOOKS Self-Made: The Stories of 12 Minnesota Entrepreneurs (co-author) Hot Flash: Sailing uncharted waters 30 book-length corporate history books for companies including M.A. Mortenson, 3M, Hormel Foods, Medtronic, Piper Jaffray and H.B. Fuller Company. Weekly columnist on business and corporate culture for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (1990 - 2000) business section. Monthly colulmnist on entrepreneurship for Corporate Report magazine (1985-1990) with business partner, Susan Mundale Countless articles in regional and national magazines on topics ranging from coastal cruising by sailboat to corporate mergers and acquisitions WHAT GETS YOU UP IN THE MORNING? |
CAROL PINE