Lutheran Social
Service of Minnesota Names Kenneth Borle Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Kenneth
Borle has been named vice president and chief financial officer for
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. In his new position, Borle will
oversee finance administration, information technology, capital
acquisition, property management and risk management for the St.
Paul-based non-profit organization.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota is a faith-based, private, non-profit
social service organization with 2,400 employees and services in 300
communities statewide. With roots dating back to 1865, the organization's
broad array of services include adoption, counseling, crisis shelters for
children, transitional housing for families, senior housing, services for
persons with developmental disabilities, financial counseling, senior
volunteer programs and refugee services. LSS serves over 100,000 people
annually. Comprehensive information about its services can be found
through the organization's web site at
www.lssmn.org
For the past 22 years, Borle
served as the chief financial officer for Shoreview-based Ecumen (formerly
the Board of Social Ministry), an organization serving older adults
statewide through Customized Living Services facilities, nursing homes, home health
care and other community-based programs.
Borle has a master's degree
in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in
Minneapolis, a bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration
from Moorhead State University and is a certified public accountant. Among
other activities, he teaches financial accounting as a guest instructor at
the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management/Health Care
Administration and is a volunteer with Southeast Asian Ministries, Boy
Scouts of America, and the Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance where he
received the 1996 "Get the Spirit" award. Borle, a resident of Forest
Lake, is a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake where he also
serves on its stewardship, finance and Kidabaga Partners in Christ
committees.