Mercedes Jackson Elected Vice Chair of Science Museum of Minnesota’s Board of Trustees

Fredrikson shareholder Mercedes McFarland Jackson was recently elected to a two-year term as Vice Chair of the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Board of Trustees. Jackson continues to serve as Chair of the museum’s Governance and Nominations Committee. Collectively, the board works to fulfill the museum's mission, "Turn on the science: Inspire learning. Inform policy. Improve lives."

Jackson specializes in debt finance transactions and advises clients on compliance matters under financing and corporate governance documents. Jackson has represented corporate borrowers, private equity groups and financial institutions in connection with secured and unsecured commercial lending transactions, including acquisition financings, senior, second-lien and mezzanine financings, secured bond offerings, debt restructurings and debtor-in-possession financings.

The Science Museum of Minnesota is the Upper Midwest's most popular museum, inspiring more than one million people each year to explore their changing world through science. Among the nation's largest and most-esteemed science museums, the Science Museum of Minnesota conducts research, collects artifacts, produces and distributes exhibits and giant screen films, and offers educational programs for all ages.

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