Vice president, board and community relations
President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation

As vice president of board and community relations, Marsha Shotley is responsible for putting into action the social responsibility values of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. For 23 years, she has worked for Blue Cross in several areas of the organization, including provider relations, finance, and health improvement. She serves as a board officer and staff liaison for the Blue Cross board of trustees and its governance committee.

Shotley is president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of Blue Cross. The Blue Cross Foundation addresses significant social, economic and environmental influences on health that are beyond the traditional reach of the health care system.

Shotley also oversees the advancement of Blue Cross’ social responsibility values through the corporate community affairs department, which promotes employee volunteerism and community involvement efforts for the corporation. In addition, she provides strategic leadership to the Minnesota Institute of Public Health, which provides public health prevention research and programming services to communities through grant projects.

She holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership. She serves as the vice chair of the governing board for LifeSource, an organ and tissue procurement organization, and is chair of its board development committee. She also serves on the board of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.