FSMN is a member of the Friends Council on Education (FCE), the national organization of Quaker schools. FCE helps Quaker schools continue to explore and strengthen their Quaker identity through FCE’s Self-Study and Membership Renewal Process, which FSMN conducted in 2018-19. Members of Twin Cities Friends Meeting, Minneapolis Friends Meeting, Prospect Hill Friends Meeting and Cannon Valley Friends Meeting have served on the School Committee.
School Committee
2025-2026 School Committee Members
Jenni Bratulich – Clerk
Jolene G Beitz – Interim Assistant Clerk
Elizabeth Lukanen – Treasurer
Kate Ellis – Recording Clerk
Monica Bicking
Gerald Ronning
Jody McCardle
Elena Kouneski Rapu
Cherisse Sardon Garrity
Khamara Pettus
Terra Carey
Clay Collins
Esly Giron Vargas – Staff
Joe Mueller – Ex Officio (Head of School)
Complete School Committee job description (PDF)
Standing Committees
Standing committees of the School Committee do much of the behind-the-scenes work at FSMN. Membership on these committees includes School Committee members, parents, staff, other Quakers, and other interested individuals.
Interested in joining our board or a standing a committee? Click here for more information and a link to volunteer form.
Ad-Hoc Committees
Ad hoc committees are formed for a specific task or objective and dissolved after the completion of the task or achievement of the objective. There are no current ad-hoc committees.

