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

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Director of Marketing
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Carson Becker childhood photo

Carson Becker

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

Lisa Beckham

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

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

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Accounting and Finance Manager
612-455-1557
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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

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

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

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

Mariah Colucci

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

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Events Manager
612-455-1559
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Kendra Engels childhood photo

Kendra Engels

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

Danielle Grant

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

Ashley Grell

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

Nora Guerin

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

Zoey Haines

SPPS Program Strategy Manager
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Katie Hanson

Katie Hanson

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

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

Bomi Jang

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People and Culture Generalist
612-455-1543
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Angel Jennings

Angel Jennings

Office Manager & Special Projects Associate
612-455-1560
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Hannah Jones

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Development Manager
612-455-1549
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Amanda Justen

Amanda Justen

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

Katie Kovacovich

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

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Creative Arts Secondary School
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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
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Erica Lebens-Englund childhood pic

Erica Lebens-Englund

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

Talia Levin

Step Up Youth Services Manager
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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
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Yolanda Martinez-Pineda

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

Kelsey Massey

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

Director of Advancement
612-455-1552
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Lucia Mendez-Gutierrez

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Longfellow High School
612-440-7840
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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
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Colin Peters childhood pic

Colin Peters

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washington Technology Magnet School
651-325-2669
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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
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Eric childhood photo

Eric Rodgers

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

Hana Sato

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

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, FAIR School Downtown
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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
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Megan student photo

Megan Swoboda

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

Gao Thao

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

Cha Billy Vang

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

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

Step Up Senior Employer Engagement Associate
612-455-1568
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Tory Waggoner

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Central Senior High School
651-744-2844
Yakasah Wehyee
Yakasah as a child

Yakasah Wehyee

Director of Step Up Level 2
612-455-1544
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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