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
612-455-1564
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Lisa Beckham childhood pic

Lisa Beckham

Career and College Readiness Program Manager
612-455-1550
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Elizabeth Bjork childhood photo

Elizabeth Bjork

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Accounting and Finance Manager
612-455-1557
Jeremiah Brown
Jeremiah Brown

Jeremiah Brown

Vice President of Partnerships and Internships
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India Burton childhood pic

India Burton

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

Matt Carlson

Career & College Center Coordinator, Highland Park High School
651-788-3592
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Jess Cass as a child

Jessica Cass

Development Database Specialist
612-455-1536
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Caitlyn Cole

Director of Career and College Readiness
612-455-1554
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Katie Culshaw

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Central High School
651-744-2246
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Kelly Delgado

Career & College Readiness Coordinator, Roosevelt High School
612-668-4822
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Kendra Engels childhood photo

Kendra Engels

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Vice President of Organizational Strategy
612-455-1566
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Sirad Farah

Human Resources Assistant
612-455-1563
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Photo of Nicole Merino Gonzalez as a baby

Nicole Merino Gonzalez

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Edison High School and Roosevelt High School
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Danielle Grant

Danielle Grant

President & CEO
612-455-1530
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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

CCR 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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Wajih Hassan

Step Up Employer Engagement Associate
612-455-1558
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Theresa Hofeldt childhood pic

Theresa Hofeldt

Step Up Engagement Assistant and Job Coach
612-541-8347
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Janelle Hosfield

Step Up Youth Services Assistant
‪612-440-6695
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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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Picture of Hannah Jones as a baby

Hannah Jones

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Development Manager
612-455-1549
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Amanda Justen

Amanda Justen

CCR Program Strategy Manager for MPS
612-460-1588
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Scott Kosloski

Step Up Employer Engagement Manager
612-455-1535
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Erin Kottke childhood pic

Erin Kottke

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washburn High School and Southwest High School
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Katie Kovacovich

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Harding Senior High School
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Tina Kue childhood pic

Tina Kue

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Career and College Readiness Coordinator, North Community High School
612-208-6306
Doyen Kulee headshot

Doyen Kulee

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, MPS Contract Alternative Schools
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Sam Larsen-Ferree

Sam Larsen-Ferree

Grant Writer
612-455-1537
Kia Lor headshot
Kia Lor childhood pic

Kia Lor

Step Up Youth Services Senior Associate
612-460-5343
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Kelsey Massey

Kelsey Massey

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, South High School
612-668-4363
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Emily Mauter childhood picture

Emily Mauter

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Director of Development
612-455-1548
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Jennifer McGee

Vice President 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
651-744-2487
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Munira Mohamed

Munira Mohamed

Career and College Readiness Program Manager, Heritage Academy Coordinator
612-455-1538
Brenda Palo
Brenda grade school photo

Brenda Palo

Step Up Senior Employer Engagement Associate
612-455-1565
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Andrew Peterson

Andrew Peterson

Career and College Readiness Program Manager
612-668-1370
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Ra'Janae childhood pic

Ra'Janae Ross-Gaines

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Accounting Specialist
612-455-1553
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Sumayo Saed

Step Up Employer Engagement Associate
612-455-1547
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Hana Sato childhood pic

Hana Sato-Perry

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Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washburn High School
612-668-3442
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Bernetta childhood pic

Bernetta Schadewald

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Executive Assistant
612-455-1567
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Sam Smith

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, FAIR School for Arts
651-206-7312
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Andy childhood pic

Andy Sonnesyn

Strategic Resource Development Manager for MPS
612-455-1534
Chris Stoltenberg
Chris Stoltenberg

Chris Stoltenberg

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Wellstone International High School
608-279-6707
Megan Swoboda headshot
Megan student photo

Megan Swoboda

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Vice President of Finance and Operations
612-455-1556
Taylor Thanig photograph

Taylor Thanig

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, MPS CAP Schools
507-609-0459
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Gao Thao childhood pic

Gao Thao

Monitoring and Evaluation Data Specialist
612-455-1571
Gabby Brown Torres
Gabby Brown Torres childhood pic

Gabrielle Brown Torres

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Southwest High School
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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
651-325-2557
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Emily Westerlund's School Picture

Emily Westerlund

Director of Monitoring and Evaluation
612-455-1542
Kong Xiong headshot
Picture of Kong Xiong as a child

Kong Xiong

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

Rose Yackley

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Humboldt High School
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Phia Yang

Career and College Readiness Coordinator, Washington Technology High School
651-744-7038