Patrick J. Bradley
Attorney at Law
Bradley is an attorney in the private practice of law since 1977. His primary areas of practice are small business, real estate and estate planning. Additionally, Bradley is a franchisee in the hair care business, and the owner and manager of commercial and residential real estate. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science Degree in business and a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to commencing the private practice of law, Bradley worked as a meat packer, admissions officer for the College of Business at the University of Minnesota and contracts consultant for Control Data Corporation. He was also a religious education teacher for 10 years, has been a High School Mock Trial Coach and Judge since 1998, and a College Mock Trial Judge since 2005. Bradley was a member of the board of directors of Great Clips, Inc., and past president of the Minnesota Valley Country Club. He currently holds a position as a Board Member of the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center which is affiliated with the Minnesota Medical Foundation at the University of Minnesota.
Karen King
President/Owner, Nerland Agency
Karen King graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Journalism. She began her career as a public relations professional in Minneapolis, and went on to work in the sales promotion, sports and entertainment marketing and advertising disciplines for clients such as Coca-Cola USA, Kraft Foods and Pillsbury – and with entertainment organizations such as Warner Bros. Television, the NFL and Major League Baseball. Moving to Alaska in 1997, Karen started her own marketing consultancy with clients in Minneapolis and Alaska. She later joined the Nerland Agency in Anchorage where she is presently the organization’s president. Among the Agency’s clients are BP Alaska, McDonald’s Alaska, Walgreens, Midas and the University of Alaska. Karen serves on the boards of the United Way of Anchorage and the Anchorage Downtown Rotary Club, as well as Erik’s Ranch & Retreats. She also sits on the board of advisors of Anchorage’s Cyrano’s Theatre Company and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Kathryn Nordberg
Founder and CEO, Erik's Ranch & Retreats, Inc.
VP, Administration, Heritage of Edina, Inc.
Throughout her career, Ms. Nordberg has held executive positions with organizations in technology, finance, packaged goods and healthcare. She is recognized for innovative solutions to long-standing operational challenges and her ability to bring together disparate groups of individuals to create positive outcomes for expansive, long-term projects with multi-million dollar budgets. She has extensive leadership experience in strategic and organizational planning, management, marketing, developing partnerships and alliances, sales, new product development, brand renovation and communications. Nordberg is also an exceptional leader, whose vision and perseverance have created a history of successful outcomes.
For the last decade, Nordberg has assisted her family in running the largest privately held Assisted Living facility in MN, now over 50 years old. She knows first-hand how critical it is for residents who depend upon the same caring and dedicated staff day after day. The biggest differentiator for the family business is the number of staff-more than 30 individuals-who have been with the Assisted Living Facility for over 15 years, some over 30 – unprecedented in the industry. Recently, Ms. Nordberg restructured the entire health care operation. By streamlining the documentation process and improving efficiencies, the nursing staff has more time to focus on the personalized care of each resident. Nordberg’s background in the healthcare industry brings a wealth and depth of knowledge regarding recruiting and training high quality nursing staff, implementing best practices, and running a care facility for individuals with a multitude of special needs. This talent and expertise will be paramount to the future success of Erik’s Ranch & Retreats.
But most importantly, Nordberg is also the parent of a child with autism who is now 19 years old. She became the founding chairperson of Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) of MN in 1995 when no funding or early intervention programming was available in Minnesota. In 1997, she participated in bringing world-renown behavioral therapist, Ivar Lovaas, to Minnesota to share the proven “Lovaas Therapy”: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), for early intervention with children with autism. She also challenged the Minneapolis Public school system’s status quo in two years of litigation, creating awareness about the lack of efficacy of the system’s program for children with autism, and laying the groundwork for the current medical assistance programs now available for families desiring ABA programming.
