Board of Directors

Reda Eldanbouki

Board President

Reda Eldanbouki is the founder & executive director of the Women’s Center for Guidance and Legal Awareness (WCGLA), working to ensure that women enjoy all of their human rights. Reda has faced attacks & violence because of his support for women & women's rights.
Sandy McKinney

Co-Treasurer

Sandra McKinney served as minister at Unity Christ Center in Eau Claire for 13 years, retiring in 2016. An Eau Claire resident since 1993, Sandra is a past president of Junior League Eau Claire and served as President for JONAH (Joining Our Neighbors Advancing Hope) for 5 years. Elected to public office in 2016, Sandra served as Supervisor for the Eau Claire County Board representing District 2 for six years. She says, "I have passion for social justice issues and making Eau Claire County a community that works for all people". She has an associate's degree in hospitality management from Chippewa Valley Technical College, a bachelor's degree in business management from Cardinal Stritch University and a master of divinity degree from the Unity School of Christianity.
Mark Helpsmeet

Co-Treasurer/Content Producer

A graduate of Oconomowoc High School and Carroll University, Mark Helpsmeet is the founder and driving force behind Northern Spirit Radio. From 1977 to 1979, he volunteered with the Peace Corps in Togo. After his return to the US, Mark became a member of the Society of Friends in 1980, and taught introductory physics at UW-Milwaukee from 1981 to 1986. In 1988, he moved to Eau Claire and started Infinity Software Solutions. In 2005, Mark started Northern Spirit Radio.

In addition to Infinity Software and Northern Spirit Radio, Mark is also a founding member of the Friendly Folkdancers.
Andrew Janssen

Content Editor & Website Support

A graduate of UW-Eau Claire, Andrew Janssen continues a proud family tradition of working in a field with very little connection to his undergraduate degree. He provides editing & production assistance for Northern Spirit Radio's programs, and also works to keep the website from falling over. He provides similar website help to the Chippewa Valley Post.'

Andrew has been a volunteer, off and on, for the Eau Claire Children's Theatre since 1994.

Rodney Long Jr.

Rodney Long, Jr. holds a Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor’s in Social Work from Malone University. He has made several radio and television appearances discussing mental health. His writings on social issues have appeared in local and national outlets. He works as a mental health therapist in Akron, Ohio where he lives with his wife, son, and two dogs.
David Huber  

David Huber’s day job is as the pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ in Eau Claire, WI. Originally an engineer, his professional life has included working in retail, a pre-school, the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., and investment banking in NYC at Lehman Brothers. He’s also served churches in Honolulu, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and now Eau Claire. His other interests include making and performing music, art, writing, cooking, and political activism. David is very happy to serve on the board of NSR because of its mission of providing gentle and reasoned voices of justice and peace as an alternative to a culture and media environment that is too often not that, and very loudly not that. To a culture in which the correctness of one’s position is equated with the volume at which proclaims it, NSR provides a quiet voice of thoughtful sensitivity to truth.
Janine Thull

 

Janine Thull recently retired after a 40+ year career in higher education administration working in both public and private institutions, most recently at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Behavioral Science from Lakeland College and a master’s degree in College Student Personnel from Michigan State University. 

Janine has been involved with Habitat For Humanity in several communities and continues to be involved with the Chippewa Valley affiliate, volunteers with Stepping Stones food pantry in Menomonie, is an active member in her church and the Dunn County Home & Community Education Association. Janine enjoys travel and has visited 28 countries.

Janine grew up in a large family in southeastern Wisconsin on an organic dairy farm, has lived and worked throughout the Midwest and now resides with her husband Jeff in Menomonie, Wisconsin.