Staff

Meet our staff and catch a glimpse of us when we were students! Search by individuals or teams.

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Jane Austin - School Photo

Jane

Austin

Director of Marketing
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Rebecca

Becker

Development Database Coordinator
612-455-1536
Carson Becker headshot
Carson Becker childhood photo

Carson

Becker

Step Up Employer Engagement Associate
612-888-1061 (Google Voice)
Lisa Beckham headshot
Lisa Beckham childhood pic

Lisa

Beckham

Career and College Readiness Program Manager
612-455-1550
Jessica Bedward headshot
Jessica Bedward childhood pic

Jessica

Bedward

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, MPS Contract Alternative Schools
612-405-3146
Elizabeth Bjork headshot
Elizabeth Bjork childhood photo

Elizabeth

Bjork

Accounting and Finance Manager
612-455-1557
Sarah Blouin headshot
Sarah Blouin childhood pic

Sarah

Blouin

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, MPS Online School
612-399-6075
Jeremiah Brown
Jeremiah Brown

Jeremiah

Brown

Senior Director of Partnerships and Internships
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India Burton childhood pic

India

Burton

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Patrick Henry High School
612-668-2008
Matt Carlson headshot
K12 Picture - Matt Carlson

Matt

Carlson

Career & College Center Coordinator, Highland Park High School
651-788-3592
Caitlyn Cole headshot

Caitlyn

Cole

Director of Career and College Readiness Team
612-405-9693
Mariah Colucci headshot
Mariah childhood pic

Mariah

Colucci

Step Up Senior Employer Engagement Associate
612-455-1532
Heidi Draskoci-Fricke headshot

Heidi

Draskoci-Fricke

Events Manager
612-455-1559
Kendra Engels headshot
Kendra Engels childhood photo

Kendra

Engels

Director of School-Based Programs
612-455-1566
Danielle Grant headshot
Danielle Grant

Danielle

Grant

President & CEO
612-455-1530
Ashley Grell headshot
Ashley Grell childhood photo

Ashley

Grell

Step Up Manager of Employer Engagement
612-455-1535
Nora Guerin headshot
Nora Guerin

Nora

Guerin

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Edison High School
612-668-1370 or 612-414-7207
Zoey Haines headshot
Zoey Haines childhood pic

Zoey

Haines

SPPS Program Strategy Manager
Katie Hanson headshot
Katie Hanson

Katie

Hanson

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, South High School
612-668-4363
Katherine Hauschild headshot

Katherine

Hauschild

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Southwest High School
612-668-3106
Bomi Jang headshot
Bomi Jang childhood pic

Bomi

Jang

People and Culture Generalist
612-455-1543
Angel Jennings headshot
Angel Jennings

Angel

Jennings

Office Manager & Special Projects Associate
612-455-1560
Hannah Jones headshot
Picture of Hannah Jones as a baby

Hannah

Jones

Development Manager
612-455-1549
Amanda Justen headshot
Amanda Justen

Amanda

Justen

MPS Program Strategy Manager
612-460-1588
Katie Kovacovich headshot
Katie Kovacovich childhood pic

Katie

Kovacovich

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Harding Senior High School
Doyen Kulee headshot

Doyen

Kulee

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Creative Arts Secondary School
Sue Ladehoff headshot
Sue Ladehoff's School Picture

Sue

Ladehoff

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison
612-455-1567
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Sam Larsen-Ferree

Sam

Larsen-Ferree

Grant Writer
612-455-1537
Erica Lebens-Englund headshot
Erica Lebens-Englund childhood pic

Erica

Lebens-Englund

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washburn High School
612-668-3546
Talia Levin picture
Talia childhood pic

Talia

Levin

Step Up Youth Services Manager
Kia Lor headshot
Kia Lor childhood pic

Kia

Lor

Step Up Youth Services Associate
612-460-5343 (Google voice)
Katie Lorenz-Walraven

Katie

Lorenz-Walraven

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Edison High School
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Maren

Lundgren

Employer Engagement Assistant
Yolanda headshot

Yolanda

Martinez-Pineda

Career and College Readiness Manager
612-520-1611 (Google voice)
Kelsey Massey headshot
Kelsey Massey

Kelsey

Massey

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, South High School
612-564-0474
Photo of Jennifer McGee

Jennifer

McGee

Director of Advancement
612-455-1552
Robbie McNamee headshot
Robbie McNamee childhood pic

Robbie

McNamee

Accounting Specialist
612-455-1547
Lucia Mendez headshot

Lucia

Mendez

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Longfellow High School
612-440-7840
Aisha Mohamed headshot
Aisha Mohamed as a child

Aisha

Mohamed

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Como Park Senior High School
651-293-8800 ext 52487
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Munira Mohamed

Munira

Mohamed

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Heritage Academy
612-668-1583
Brenda Palo
Brenda as a child

Brenda

Palo

College Internships Senior Associate
612-455-1565
Colin Peters headshot
Colin Peters childhood pic

Colin

Peters

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washington Technology Magnet School
651-325-2669
Andrew Peterson Headshot
Andrew Peterson

Andrew

Peterson

Career and College Readiness Program Manager
612-668-1370
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Nicholas

Pickett-Berryman

Step Up Youth Services Assistant
612-946-1141
Eric Rodgers headshot
Eric childhood photo

Eric

Rodgers

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Roosevelt High School
612-567-6897
Hana Soto headshot
Hana Sato childhood pic

Hana

Sato

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washburn High School
612-668-3442
Sam Smith headshot

Sam

Smith

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, FAIR School Downtown
Andy Sonnesyn headshot
Andy childhood pic

Andy

Sonnesyn

MPS Strategic Resource Development Manager
Chris Stoltenberg
Chris Stoltenberg

Chris

Stoltenberg

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Wellstone International High School
612-668-5115
Megan Swoboda headshot
Megan student photo

Megan

Swoboda

Finance & Operations Director
612-455-1556
Gao Thao headshot
Gao Thao childhood pic

Gao

Thao

Monitoring and Evaluation Data Specialist
612-455-1571
Cha Billy Vang headshot
K12 Picture - Cha Billy Vang

Cha Billy

Vang

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Johnson Aerospace & Engineering High School
Anthony Villagrana headshot

Anthony

Villagrana

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, North Community High School
612-668-1719
Nolan Wages headshot
Nolan Walen photo 2

Nolan

Wages

Step Up Senior Employer Engagement Associate
612-455-1568
Tory Wagonner headshot

Tory

Waggoner

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Central Senior High School
Yakasah Wehyee
Yakasah as a child

Yakasah

Wehyee

Director of Step Up Level 2
612-455-1544
Emily Westerlund headshot
Emily Westerlund's School Picture

Emily

Westerlund

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
612-455-1542
Donte Wilkins headshot
Picture of Donte Wilkins as a baby wearing a red and white striped shirt and beret-style hat. He is smiling broadly at the camera.

Donte

Wilkins

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Southwest High School
708-528-5286
Haley Wireman-Sobba
Haley as a child pouting with food on her face

Haley

Wireman-Sobba

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, MPS Contract Alternative Schools
806-553-4336
Kong Xiong headshot
Picture of Kong Xiong as a child

Kong

Xiong

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Patrick Henry High School
612-668-4822
Rose Yackley headshot
Image of Rose Yackley as a child

Rose

Yackley

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Humboldt High School
Mae Yang headshot

Mae

Yang

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Roosevelt High School
Work: 612-668-4822 | Google voice: 612-208-7412