1. The Cedar Tree Institute shall be firmly grounded in spiritual traditions. Our organization will reflect this commitment in its flexibility, its unfolding vision, its projects and its operational style. It shall work in creative partnership with churches and religious communities.
2. The Institute will work quietly and modestly. It will not target mass markets for its services or seek status for itself. It will seek to serve as a catalyst and resource for improving the quality of life and environment in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
3. The Institute will own no property and acquire no debt. Ten percent (10%) of any income after expenses shall be given (tithed) back to the community.
CTI BOARD
Jon Magnuson, M.Div., M.S.W. CTI Executive Director
Steve Mattson, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Private Client Services
Jim Elder, Attorney, Elder Agency
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Larry Skendzel, Family Care Doctors
Gareth Zellmer, Consultant, Trainer
June Schaefer, Superintendent, MARESA
Laurel Kniskern, Pathways to Healthy Living
Larry Ziomkowski, Catholic Charities
Ken Kelley, Professor Emeritus, NMU
RESEARCH FELLOWS
John Rosenberg, Olympia, Washington
Arvid Sponberg, Valparaiso, Indiana
