Board of Directors

Jake has lived in the Hale neighborhood since 2006 with his wife Kelly and airedale Betty. Through his involvement with the HPDL board, Jake wants to continue the growth and promotion of the strong community and opportunities within HPDL. Jake is an avid user of the local running trails and operates his software and web consulting business, JD Laboratories, from HPDL. He has a masters in software engineering from the University of Minnesota and undergraduate degrees in M.I.S. and chemistry.

Todd Douma-Treasurer

Todd, along with his wife Lisa, moved to HPDL in 1991 and still reside in their “starter” home, along with their dog Sadie. The entire family loves walking around the parks, lakes and to the local restaurants. When he’s not biking downtown to his accounting job with Jellycat, he can be found in his backyard trying to perfect baby back ribs on his grill.

Felicity Pearson

When Felicity and her husband, Galen relocated from Knoxville, TN to Minneapolis in August, 2006, they rented half a small duplex on Chicago Avenue and immediately fell in love with the Diamond Lake neighborhood. By October, they had found a home and almost four years later, they continue to be thrilled with the community. Felicity is originally from Boston, MA. She met Galen, a Minneapolis native who grew up less than two miles from their home, when they were both serving in the United States Air Force. Felicity busses to work at Capella University, in downtown Minneapolis, where she works as an instructional designer and writer for interactive course materials. Felicity is eager to work with the other members of the HPDL board to help strengthen this dynamic community.

Brad Tetzloff – Vice President

Brad has lived in the Nokomis area for 9 years, first on the East side of Nokomis and then a year later he purchased a house on the north side of the lake in the Hale neighborhood. When he’s not cleaning out his gutters Brad can be found visiting the various Minneapolis eateries, playing broomball in the winter and watching the Twins in the summer. Brad joined the HPDL board to give back to his community and help foster a sense of community in the HPDL neighborhood.

Eve Peterson Topaloglu

Eve has lived in the Diamond Lake neighborhood for the past 9 years. Eve was born and raised in Long Beach, California. Shortly after graduating with a BA in Liberal Studies from University California at Santa Barbara, she chose to give up life on the beach for a fast-paced life in San Francisco. During the dot-com boom Eve managed and marketed trade shows and corporate events for several technology companies. In 2002 Eve and her husband, Ilhami, relocated to Minneapolis. Although Eve misses the ocean and mountains, she loves living in a community where culture, music and outdoor activities are easily accessible. Currently Eve is enjoying time at home with their 4-year-old daughter while looking at graduate programs in organizational leadership.

Sarah Sillers

Sarah has lived in South Minneapolis for the past 11 years and in the Hale neighborhood since October 2009 with her husband, Joshua and 2 daughters. Sarah loves living “in the city” and all of the advantages it provides in culture, entertainment, and diversity. She and her family value the extensive trail system for running, biking, rollerblading, and as a way to attend as many park events and area festivals as there are weekends in a summer. Her background includes a BS in Environmental Studies from the UofM and (after a career shift to health and wellness) a Masters in Kinesiology. She is currently imparting that knowledge on her two daughters in her latest role as primary care giver. It seems to be working as the older daughter’s favorite game is “gym class” and the younger picks up litter where ever she goes.

Jill Ridley

Jill has lived in South Minneapolis her entire life. She moved to the Diamond Lake neighborhood in 1995 with her husband, Dennis. She currently works in accounting at the University of Minnesota. During the warm weather, she enjoys spending time outside walking around the neighborhood or sitting around the koi pond in the backyard.

Rayanne Nelson