Hale-Page-Diamond Lake Community Association

Deanna Boss

Deanna Boss

Deanna Boss has been an almost lifelong resident of the Nokomis Neighborhood. She remembers a time when Triangle Park was just an open space. Every Friday night is “Pizza & Movie Night” in the Boss house and Deanna enjoys this time with her husband and two young children. She works part-time as an office manager at a public relations agency and when time permits you can find her at Triangle Park with her kids or on a walk around the lake.

Melanie Countryman

Melanie Countryman

Melanie has lived in the Hale neighborhood since 1995 with her husband and two sons. She has a son who attends Washburn High School, and one who is a freshman at Oberlin College in Ohio. This is her fourth year on the HPDL board. She enjoys living in this neighborhood and wants to be a part of preserving what makes it a great place to live.

Margaret Craig

Margaret Craig

Margaret has been an HPDL resident since 1992. After finding the rabbit in HPDL’s 2004 Treasure Hunt, she joined the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Committee to become more involved in the community. She currently chairs that committee, and is serving her fourth and last year on the board.

Josh Gravholt

Josh Gravholt

Josh has lived in the Hale neighborhood for the past 5 years. Josh and his wife, Molly, who just concluded her final year as treasurer on the HPDL board, have three children: Lucy, Jasper and Oliver (5 years, 2 years and 6 months old). Josh grew up in South Dakota and spent 7 years in Tucson, Arizona getting an MFA in digital art and working as a web designer before settling down in Minneapolis less than a mile away from Molly’s childhood home. Josh is currently a web designer by trade as well as being a web 2.0 consultant. He enjoys gardening, swimming, tubing on the lake and anything and everything on the internet.

Josh is looking forward to his time on the HPDL board to help the neighborhood stay informed and get connected online.

Molly McLain- Secretary

Molly has lived in HPDL since July 2008, when she and her husband moved into their first home in the Hale neighborhood. Molly is originally from Duluth, MN but earned her bachelor’s degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and most recently lived in St. Paul, MN for four years. Molly works for Capella University, in downtown Minneapolis, where she also received her Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2009. In college, she was the chair of community service for her sorority and, since that time, she has volunteered time delivering “meals on wheels” in the Minneapolis area. Molly is very excited to be a part of the HPDL neighborhood and looks forward to the opportunity to serve our community for the next two years on the HPDL board.

Michael Morris

Michael Morris- Treasurer

Michael attended St Thomas College in 1974, and moved to Minneapolis from Owatonna MN in 1976. He and his family have moved three times since then, always finding a home in Minneapolis. He has lived in the HPDL neighborhood since 1992 with his wife Judy and two children, Katie and Danny. Michael currently works for Judy Morris and Associates as a bookkeeper and consultant.  They help businesses track, organize and compile their financial transactions. Michael is proud to serve on the HPDL board.

Jason Pedersen

Jason Pedersen- Vice Chair

Jason has lived with his wife at 5151 Park Avenue for the past 2.5 years, having moved here from Idaho. He was raised in Cannon Falls, and went to college at the University of St. Thomas. Jason loves the neighborhood, and enjoys running, biking, and rollerblading on the parkway daily. He joined the HPDL board to meet more neighbors and make a positive impact in our beautiful neighborhood. He believes community involvement and awareness will keep the neighborhood safe, clean, and family-efocused for many years to come.

Lisa Robinson

Lisa Robinson- Chair

Lisa and her partner have lived in the Diamond Lake neighborhood for the past 3 years, relocating to Minneapolis from southern California where they both had tremendous commutes. When they were looking for homes, wanted to live, work, and play all in the same city, as they were not able to do so in years past. Lisa says that they picked the right neighborhood and love it! They also have their 7 year old nephew living with them, and enjoy taking full advantage of the parks, lakes, and local businesses.

Lisa wanted to become more knowledgeable about the city and neighborhood, and thought the HPDL board would be a great way to learn and meet new people. This is Lisa’s second year on the board and now her first year as chair.

Angie Timmons

Angie moved to the Hale Page Diamond Lake area in 2005 when she purchased her grandmother’s home. She has many fond memories of weekend trips to her grandma’s, filled with biking along the creek, playing in Pearl Park, and exploring around Diamond Lake. She is happy to be continuing these activities as an adult in this neighborhood.

Professionally, Angie coordinates Environmental Education for Hennepin County Environmental Services. She has a degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.

As a member of the board, she has worked with the Friends of Diamond Lake to develop a lake management plan and looks forward to working on additional environmental projects for the neighborhood.