The Foster Adopt Minnesota Board of Directors is the governing body of our non-profit organization. Their efforts are a crucial component to the important support that Foster Adopt Minnesota provides to the community.
The below listed individuals graciously volunteer their time and energy to sit on Foster Adopt Minnesota’s Board and are collectively responsible for overseeing our organization’s activities while remaining focused on Foster Adopt Minnesota’s mission, supportive programs and overall goals.
Eric Becker
Eric joined the Foster Adopt Minnesota board in 2020. He is a financial advisor with Raymond James and takes great pride in helping members of our community craft thoughtful financial strategies that help them achieve the lives they desire. Eric and his wife, Melissa, adopted their amazing daughter as a newborn in 2015, and are immensely thankful for the gift that adoption has provided their entire family. Eric feels strongly that every child should be given the opportunity to find their forever family, and that adoptive and foster families should be given the opportunity to feel the unconditional love from a child.
Kara Eastlund
Kara Eastlund joined the Foster Adopt Minnesota Board of Directors in 2023. She is a proud native of Cambridge, Minnesota and is married to her high school sweetheart, Sean. Together, they have a son who is the center of their world! Kara is a licensed social worker with a master’s degree, serving as North Dakota’s statewide program director to provide adoption services to children in the foster care system. As a supervisee working towards clinical licensure, Kara is a part-time mental health practitioner at a local counseling agency. Her passion for children and families radiates in all she does and is grateful to serve others through her involvement in many communities. She loves iced coffee, walks, Hallmark, and quality time with family.