Chris Tanita

"My seven year old will tell you that I work to save the planet for him and his friends. He’s right. At my core, I am driven by a love of children and the desire to help create the world they deserve. I love my job at MCEA, every day I get to give people the opportunity to change the world by investing in work that is improving the world for our kiddos. "

Chris began as a reluctant fundraiser nearly twenty years ago because to get paid to do the work she believed in, she had to raise the money. Now, she is clear that all of us are hungry for opportunities to change the world and she provides Minnesotans that opportunity by investing in the powerful work of her colleagues at MCEA. A lifelong Minnesotan, Chris is proud to have raised tens of millions of dollars that fueled work that has concretely improved Minnesota.