HOST COMMITTEE
Building on Dreams Host Committee
The Building on Dreams Host Committee is an advisory group that helps Avenues for Youth to reach new networks and provides guidance and support for the event. The Committee consists of the nine members below. Together, they provide significant input into many aspects of Building on Dreams from the theme and venue to the speakers and program and so much more.
2025 Host Committee
Vicki Roscoe Erickson, TopLine Financial Credit Union – Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President and TopLine Credit Union Foundation – President | Vicki’s 25+ year professional experience is rooted in the financial services industry, holding various marketing and management positions. Currently she is the Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at TopLine Financial Credit Union. Vicki is also the President of the TopLine Credit Union Foundation, which supports philanthropy responsibility through financial education initiatives, scholarships, giving and volunteering, and sponsoring other community needs, with their mission to Connect, Care and Contribute. Throughout her career, Vicki has served on various industry and community focused boards and strives to emanate positive change.
Colleen Grimsley, Director, Customer Onboarding, Prudential | Colleen Grimsley is a Director of Customer Onboarding at Prudential, leading service teams that work with independent life brokerage agencies and financial institutions to facilitate life insurance applications through the new business process. She is also an initiative owner, driving efforts to transform the life insurance buying experience. Colleen leads the Midwest chapter of Prudential’s PRIDE Business Resource Group. Colleen has over 25 years of experience in the life insurance business. She joined Prudential after graduating from University of Wisconsin – River Falls with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. She also earned the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and holds Series 6 and 63 licenses.
Colleen lives in Andover, Minnesota and has two adult sons, Ryan and Tyler. Colleen and her partner, Kevin, enjoy travel and dabbling in photography
Rachelle Haroldson, Instructional Designer, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Rachelle Haroldson is an Instructional Designer at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She started volunteering at Minneapolis Avenues in fall 2012. Then she joined the Avenues Board in fall 2017. She is in her second term as the board's secretary and sits on the Advancement Committee. Rachelle has participated in Building on Dreams in each of the last 10 years, and she's served many times as a host and host committee member.
Jerome S Hager | Jerome grew up on a dairy farm near Ellsworth, WI then attended UW River Falls for Business administration and Mathematics. Jerome retired after 35 year career at 3M as global supply chain manager. Jerome now lives downtown Minneapolis, MN with his husband David P. Hager. David immigrated from Colombia and grew up on an island in Venezuela. The two met while touring Colombia. Jerome enjoys cooking for his grandchildren, global traveling, lap swim, yoga, and hikes. Jerome wrote a recipe book and a family history book and used as fundraisers for Avenues for Youth, raising over $9000.