Meet Our Thrive! Community Leaders
Joe Laux
Andover, MN Thrive! Community Leader
Joe has over 40 years of media sales experience in TV, radio, newspaper, and social media. He retired in 2018 from a 15-year career at KARE 11 and he currently serves as the Community Engagement Pastor at Riverdale Church in Andover, MN.
Patrick Nickerson
Bloomington, MN Thrive! Community Leader
Patrick attended Regent University to study business, and Virginia Beach Theological Seminary where he pursued a degree in Biblical studies. After graduating, he worked for two years as a Firefighter, and he now lives in Victoria MN where he works for Sam Hennemann State Farm.
Cherryl Galezewski
Burnsville, MN Thrive! Community Leader
Cherryl has a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management and 20 years’ experience implementing and teaching business development. Her career was cut short by a life-altering diagnosis and a severe car accident. She then created PassAlong Gifts to help organizations tell their story and give back to the community.
Troy Noor
Eden Prairie, MN Thrive! Community Leader
Troy Noor is Executive Director of Boulevard Wealth Management. He is a Certified Financial Planner® and Chartered Financial Analyst. His life focus is stewardship; both of the gifts God has given him, and the financial resources of his clients as he helps them maintain their financial security and independence.
Eddie Nestingen
Lakeville, MN Thrive! Community Co-Leader
Jake Stoltenberg
Lakeville, MN Thrive! Community Co-Leader
Jeff Klemmer
Little Canada, MN Thrive! Community Co-Leader
Russell Hastings
Little Canada, MN Thrive! Community Co-Leader
Tony Chiapetta
Little Canada, MN Thrive! Community Co-Leader
Heidi Habben
Minneapolis, MN Thrive! Community Leader
Vicki Fox
Wayzata, MN Thrive! Community Leader
Vicki has served as Marketing Director & Office Coordinator at Creation Chiropractic for the past 12 years. She is a natural people connector and has been a leader in Networking for 10 years.
When she is not at the office, Vicki wears many hats, including homeschooling mom, licensed cosmetologist, and certified birth & postpartum doula.
Vicki is excited to share her gifts with those around her and looks forward to deepening the connections she has in the Thrive! community, as well as making new ones.
Interested in becoming a Thrive! Community Leader?
Thrive! Community Leaders (TCLs) host monthly Thrive! events focused on gathering Christian business professionals for mutual encouragement and practical learning in how to connect faith and work.