John Kostishak

John Kostishack is the former executive director of the Otto Bremer Foundation where he served for over twenty-eight years before retiring in 2008. He has served on the boards of the Minnesota Council of Foundations, the Nonprofit Assistance Fund, and Women and Philanthropy and has been an active member of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, Grantmakers Concerned for Immigrants and Refugees, Hispanics in Philanthropy, and Native Americans in Philanthropy

In addition to serving on the board of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice, John currently serves on the boards of the National Youth Leadership Council, the Nonprofit Assistance Fund, and the Minnesota advisory board of the Children’s Defense Fund.  He is also an active participant in Community Action Against Racism.