Dorothy Bridges

Ms. Bridges is the President and CEO of Franklin National Bank and the only African-American woman to head a Minnesota bank and one of only a few nationwide.
Franklin National Bank is a $90 million community bank located in Minneapolis which serves the financial needs of small businesses, non-profit entities, and socially conscious individuals.
In addition to serving on Milestone's Board of Directors, Ms. Bridges is a Board of Trustee and Investment Committee Member of The Minneapolis Foundation, a Board Member and Investment Committee Member of Northwest Area Foundation, Chair of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, and a Loan Advisory Committee Member and Capacity Building Committee Chair of the Twin Cities Local Initiative Support Corp (LISC).
Ms. Bridges served as former Governor Jesse Ventura's Selection Committee Chair for the Minnesota Commissioner of the Department of Commerce; she also served as a member of Minneapolis Mayor R.T.
Rybak's Transition Team and Affordable Housing Work Group.