Karen Carlsen (She/Her)
President

When finally, in 2015, I sat in an Enneagram class taught by a dear friend, and tried on the lens of the Type 6, I was floored. My whole world changed. After believing that I was a Type 2 for 20 years because as a Social worker and now a licensed therapist, I loved to help people. Why I loved helping people never really dawned on me until that day. The Enneagram has been my path – both personally and professionally since then. As a therapist in private practice, I use the Enneagram as a lens for healing and transformation daily with my clients. I am excited to join with other Enneagram enthusiasts on the vibrant Enneagram Minnesota Board to keep sharing the gems of this incredibly magical thing called the Enneagram. Learn more.

Scott McRae (he/him)
Treasurer

I first encountered the Enneagram when I was in a chaplain residency program in 1996. It really grabbed a hold of me when I found how it helped my wife and I make sense of why we triggered each other at times. I started teaching the model to chaplaincy students in the following years, and then branched out to health care leaders. The Enneagram has become a key aspect of my client and workshop offerings through my Sojourners Institute business. And, with my past work as a pastor and current work as a spiritual director, I especially enjoy exploring the Enneagram as a gateway to spiritual growth.   

Wendy Berg (she/her)
Secretary and strategic directions committee

After many years of studying Enneagram books on my own, a chance encounter at a craft sale led me to the beautiful community at Enneagram Minnesota.  This has helped me move from learning about the Enneagram into applying the Enneagram to my growth journey.  Applying the Enneagram teachings has been transformational on my path to understand myself and given greater depth to my compassion and understanding of others. ‘Everyone should learn this!’ is something I often think, when considering how much I’ve grown through the Enneagram. The world needs more compassion and understanding, and the Enneagram is a powerful tool to support that type of growth. I am honored to serve on the board of Enneagram Minnesota to help broaden the impact of the Enneagram, equipping people with the skills of self-awareness and presence to go out and bring their gifts to the world.

Aspen Resler (They/them)
COMMUNICATIONS AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

As a lifelong student of the Enneagram, I first began reading about the types as an 11-year-old "baby 5" Today, I integrate that long-term curiosity into my work as a mental health professional, ceramicist, and coach at Enneagram Outfitters, my father’s business. I see the Enneagram as a tool for both precision and molding—much like clay. It allows for a nuanced understanding of the self and those around us that honors each of our complexities. While I’ve always valued self-awareness, this system has provided the most profound framework for my personal growth and my ability to connect deeply with myself and others. I love engaging with this dynamic and wholehearted Enneagram community, and I look forward to the ways we will continue to learn and grow together.

Becky Timm (She/Her)
website and strategic directions Co-Chair

The Enneagram is my North Star - always guiding me to the next right action as a Type Nine, SP. I studied by myself for years and then signed up for Ann Mureé’s Full Circle Enneagram Training in 2021. Being with other Enneagram folks is by far the best way to learn and grow. I have participated in CP Enneagram Academy retreats and workshops, Russ Hudson's Holy Ideas Course, and Marion Gilbert's Somatic Enneagram Method Modules 1-3. For my day job, I have been an executive director for small nonprofits for close to 20 years and am delighted to be a part of the Enneagram Minnesota Board. I hope to meet many of you, and learn together!

Gail Nylin (she/her)
membership and strategic directions committees

My journey with the Enneagram began in 2004 when one of my dialysis patients suggested that the Enneagram would be helpful for my work. Enneagram MN has been a wonderful and supportive community as I have applied the wisdom to my work as a dialysis social worker, with my church community and in my personal life. My understanding of the Enneagram was greatly enhanced by completing The Full Circle Enneagram class with Anne Muree. I am currently enrolled in the Spiritual Direction Apprenticeship Program with Sojourner’s Institute.

Jeannine Myrvik (She/Her)
Programming Chair

I first experienced the value of the Enneagram about 6 years ago at a training my workplace sponsored.  I was amazed at the accuracy and depth it was able to offer into my understanding of my coworker’s personalities.  Within a short time I had typed myself and my family and whoever else would let me talk to them about the enneagram.  I had thought I was self aware before I learned about this system but the enneagram has truly been the most important self awareness work I’ve done as an adult. It is now a core part of how I work with clients in my therapy work and how I continue on my own personal growth journey.  I am in the process of becoming a certified Enneagram professional through the Chestnut Paes Professional certification program.  I’m excited to expand my enneagram community through this training and through connecting with MN Enneagramists. Learn more. 

Kate Jackson (she/her)
Marketing

I was introduced to the Enneagram in 2015 as part of my Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching Masters program. I had worked with a number of personality assessments throughout my corporate career, but the Enneagram felt much more spacious and illuminating. It became an invaluable resource when preparing for a cancer surgery and has offered support in countless relational situations. The Enneagram has become an anchor for all of my work as an individual coach as well as for the collaborative work I do facilitating workshops and retreats for women experiencing stress, pain, illness or burnout. I am thrilled to be on the Enneagram Minnesota Board and support the growth of and connection around this amazing tool within our community. Learn More.

Peter Troolin (he/him)
Membership Co-Chair

I was introduced to the Enneagram about seven years ago through Richard Rohr’s teachings and was hooked immediately. I have found the Enneagram to be more intuitive and robust than other personality typing tests. Uniquely, it identifies the motivations behind our behavior and also recognizes the dynamic nature of our personalities. Reading books about the Enneagram gave me a base of understanding of the system but the real growth started when I joined Enneagram MN and got involved with the community. The Enneagram has been instrumental in my ongoing journey towards wholeness. I am certified through Ann Muree’s Full Circle Enneagram Training. I really believe that if more people took the Enneagram seriously it would make this world a better place, more kind and less reactive. 

Rose McManus Carlsen (She/Her)
Membership Co-Chair

The Enneagram has taught me to show up in my life with greater presence, compassion, integrity, excitement and joy. It is one of the most powerful and engaging tools for personal transformation that I have encountered in a lifetime of person growth. My journey with the Enneagram inspired me to listen to my heart and gave me the courage to shift from a lifelong career as a physical therapist into a calling as an End of Life Doula, certified Spiritual Director, and a soon to be Enneagram practiticioner through the Chestnut Paes Professional Certification program. I am excited for the opportunity to continue integrating my body, mind, heart and spirit by supporting the vibrant Enneagram Minnesota community as a member of the board. Learn more.

Stephanie mcgovern (She/Her)
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

I’ve studied the Enneagram for over 20 years and continue to be inspired by its depth and insight. When I first discovered I was an Enneagram 3, it was embarrassing and also a relief. Through the help of the Enneagram, my focus has slowly shifted from "improving and accomplishing" to developing presence, compassion and living with more joy and ease. In my professional life as a coach, teacher, and facilitator, the Enneagram helps me meet people where they are and more easily guide them where they want to go.  On a personal note, the Enneagram helps me become more aware of when I am disconnected from my heart...then provides guidance to return to a more  grounded, openhearted, spacious way of being. In 2010, I had the privilege of completing  Anne Murée’s Full Circle certification training. Over the years I have also learned from a variety of other Enneagram teachers, each deepening my awareness in different ways. I’m deeply grateful for the Enneagram community and the ongoing opportunities for connection and growth—it’s clear we need each other to stay awake to who we truly are.

Sue Wheeler (She/Her)
strategic directions Co-Chair 

I became a great fan of the Enneagram about a decade ago, when my training helped me identify and understand my Social 8 Subtype. Since then, the Enneagram continues to help me deepen my own journey and do my own inner work so that I can help others do the same. As a leadership development coach and consultant, I’ve always believed that the two most important qualities of a leader are self awareness and emotional intelligence. The Enneagram is the best map I know of to develop both, and so much more! I am a certified professional through the Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy, and continue to be a grateful teacher and student of the Enneagram. I so appreciate engaging with this dynamic and wholehearted Enneagram Minnesota community, as we learn and grow together.  Learn more.