Steering Committees
The SPNA and CPNA Steering Committee are groups of dedicated volunteers who reside in Strachauer Park and Chowen Park and and use their skills, time, and energy to help bring their respective Association’s purpose to life.
As volunteers, Steering Committees members serve, unpaid, for two calendar years from their election at an Annual Meeting. They may be reappointed to additional terms. Chowen Park is currently actively looking for Steering Committee members.
Strachauer Park
Jen Biswas
Current Term Expires: 2025
Jen and her husband Rishi have three kids and a dog and have lived in Strachauer Park since March 2020. She and her husband run a digital marketing business. You can find her taking photos on her front porch for Instagram (@paisleyandsparrow). Be sure to stop and say hi!
Chris Bremer
Current Term Expires: 2024
Chris Bremer has lived in Strachauer Park since 1984. Originally from New York City, Chris enjoys reading, knitting, outdoor activities and travel. She'd love to connect with neighbors who know French and want to practice conversation skills.
Jen Hammer
Current Term Expires: 2025
Jen Hammer lives on York Ave. with her family. She grew up in Minneapolis before living abroad in Japan and Austria and spending ten years in New York City before returning to the Midwest. She's glad to be home making a difference in the place she loves best.
Nicole Meehan (Chair)
Current Term Expires: 2025
Nicole and her family (husband and two kids) moved to Strachauer Park in September 2020. She is an avid community connector and volunteer for the City and Edina Public Schools and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Edina Education Fund Board of Directors. Look for Nicole poking around in the dirt in her yard as she works on her gardening skills or playing adventure explorer at the park with her younger kiddo. Instagram: @grayducknic
Quincy Smith
Current Term Expires: 2024
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Quincy earned his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University and MBA from the University of St. Thomas. He and his wife Andrea moved into the neighborhood in 2017 and have two children and a pandemic puppy, Zanzibar. Look for Quincy scootering, biking, or walking in the neighborhood in the evenings. He also serves on the Edina Planning Commission and is a Humphrey Public Policy Fellow.
Chowen Park
David Litteken (Chair)
Current Term Expires: 2026
David and his wife Charisse settled in Chowen Park 30 years ago and raised two daughters here. David and his family had a nine-year secondment in Shanghai, China and Singapore and returned to their home upon coming back to the USA. The family has been actively involved with Edina A Better Chance, Braemar City of Lakes Figure Skating Club, and Edina Soccer Club.
