Staff

Phone
651-647-0191 (see direct lines below)

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Administration

• Jane Graupman, Executive Director
  (651) 377-8651
• Michael Donahue, Associate Director
  (651) 377-8653
• Tanya Battista, Director of Operations and Economic Empowerment Programs
  (651) 377-8660
• Cori Ertz, Development Director
  (651) 377-8662
• Corleen Smith, Immigration Services Director & DOJ Accredited Representative
  (651) 377-8637
• Cheng Lee, Financial Assistant & Data Coordinator
  (651) 377-8650
• Greg Gramza, Grant Writer
  (651) 377-8665
• Kate Raleigh, IT Manager and Executive Assistant
  (651) 377-8652
• Alisa Blackwood, Communications Manager
  (651) 377-8664
• Zinzile Sibanda, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
  (651) 377-8618
• Dana Onato-Pannkuk, Human Resources Generalist
  (651) 377-8614
• Fisayo Awotipe, Data Specialist – Career Pathways
  (651) 377-8648
• Hayat Mohamed, Volunteer and Community Partnerships Manager
  (651) 377-8663
• Emily Kleinschmidt, Annual Giving Manager
  (651) 377-8630
• Rose Marry , Front Desk Receptionist
  (651) 377-8600

Refugee Services

• Rachel Lee, Director of Refugee Services
  (651) 377-8601
• Aziza Mama, Senior Manager, Resettlement and Matching Grant Program Manager
  (651) 377-8607
• Hussein Abdi, Employment Counselor
  (651) 377-8608
• Asylum Case Manager
  (651) 377-8602
• Hamdi Maalin, Employment Service Program Manager
  (651) 377-8606
• Grace Walton, Arrival Coordinator
  (651) 377-8667
• Shukria Yassin, Case Manager
  (651) 377-8674
• Zahra Halboon, Social Services Program Manager
  (651) 377-8613
• Sara Assefa, Reception and Placement Case Manager
  (651) 377-8603
• Fahima Alizada, Reception and Placement Case Manager
  (651) 377-8678
• Ram Adhikari, Matching Grant Case Aide
  (651) 377-8604
• Mohamed Abdinur, Matching Grant Employment Counselor
  (651) 377-8616
• Sarah Burbage, Housing Coordinator
  (651) 377-8677
• Hassan Alasow, Matching Grant Case Manager
  (651) 377-8609
• Noelle Stadler, Preferred Communities APA Case Manager
  (651) 377-8679
• Sado Ahmed, Matching Grant Case Manager
  (651) 377-8668
• Jonathan Morataya, Refugee Cash Assistance Aide
  (651) 377-8666
• Huda Aliye, Preferred Communities Case Manager
  (651) 377-8676
• Zamzam Hussein, Preferred Communities APA Case Manager
  (651) 377-8625
• Fahima Dawid, Ukraine Case Manager
  (651) 377-8107
• Maryna Kyrylkova, Ukraine Case Manager
  (651) 377-8101
• Abbey Weiler, Cultivate Capital (CC) Case Manager
  (651) 377-8112
• Lusu Harris, Employment Counselor
  (651) 377-8620

Health & Housing Services

• Akiko Tanaka, Mental Health Therapist
  (651) 377-8625
• Rufo Jiru, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
  (651) 377-8612
• Emmanuel Hakizimama, Housing Case Manager
  (651) 377-8102

Anti-Human Trafficking

• Ana Barron, OVC and TVAP Anti-Trafficking Case Manager
  (651) 377-8605
• Arhyel Ngada, Anti-Trafficking Case Manager
  (651) 377-8610

Unaccompanied Children Program

Safe Harbor Program

Education

• Stacy Dietrich Varney, Languages Program Manager and English for Work Instructor
  (651) 377-8631
• Quyen Dang, English for Work Instructor
  (651) 377-8634
• Liz Reid, English for Work Instructor and Intake Specialist
  (651) 377-8670
• Mary Ellen Kavanaugh, English for Work Instructor
  (651) 377-8669
• Sarah Pradt, Zoom Evening English Instructor
• Abdel Hamouchi, Computer and Supplementary Classes Instructor
  (651) 377-8633
• Dani Saunders, Citizenship Class Instructor and Coordinator
  (651) 377-8635
• Carrie Mann, Community Orientation Workshop Instructor and Program Support
  (651) 377-8632
  
• Kaija Bergen, Community Orientation Workshop Instructor and Program Support
  (651) 377-8100
• Zahra Gaal, Student Service Assistant
  (651) 377-8100

Hospitality Careers Pathway

• Lynn Thompson, Hospitality Program Manager and Instructor
  (651) 377-8626
• Anna Benker, Employment Navigator
  (651) 377-8628
• Anna Peter, Employment Navigator
  (651) 377-8627
• Kate Carter, Career Advancement Specialist
  (651) 377-8672

Financial Coaching

• Tanya Battista, Director of Operations and Economic Empowerment Programs
  (651) 377-8660
• Jimmy Chien, Financial Coach
  (651) 377-8623
• Helen Delfeld, Financial Coach
  (651) 377-8103

Medical Careers Pathway

• Michael Donahue, Associate Director
  (651) 377-8653

Nursing Assistant Training

• Julie Garner-Pringle, Nursing Assistant Training Program Manager
  (651) 377-8615
• Valerie Geary, Nurse Instructor
  (651) 377-8624
• Heidi Anderson, Employment Navigator and English Language Instructor
  (651) 377-8617
• Faith Loggers-Jamnik, Lead Employment Counselor
  (651) 377-8622
• Emily Loesch, ELL Instructor
  (651) 377-8621

College Readiness Academy

• Elizabeth Fontaine, College Readiness Academy Manager and Instructor
  (651) 377-8654
• Jamie Wright, College Readiness Academy Instructor
  (651) 377-8655
• Norzin Waleag, College Navigator
  (651) 377-8659
• Giovanna Antrop-Colon, College Navigator
  (651) 377-8658

Medical Career Advancement

• Brooke Anttila-Escoto, Medical Career Advancement Manager
  (651) 377-8656
• Gabby Zuerlein, Medical Career Advancement Navigator
  (651) 377-8661
• Sarah Corrigan, Medical Career Advancement Navigator
  (651) 377-8657
• Ollie Schiefelbein, Internationally Trained Professionals Navigator
  (651) 377-8675
• Dr. Nicholas Bubak, International Medical Graduate Coordinator
  (651) 377-8671
  

Immigration Services

• Corleen Smith, Immigration Services Director & DOJ Accredited Representative
  (651) 377-8637
• Kristin Nelson, Immigration Service Manager and DOJ Accredited Representative
  (651) 377-8640
• Eh Pho Say, Legal Assistant and Immigration Intake Specialist
  (651) 377-8642
• Rachel Kohler, Immigration Services Attorney
• (651) 377-8636
• Emily Linder, Legal Assistant
  (651) 377-8639
• Blaine Joseph, Citizenship Case Aide
  (651) 377-8641

MNsure Assistance

• Nidhi Jariwala, MNsure Navigator
  (651) 377-8619

SNAP E&T

• Julie Garner-Pringle, SNAP E&T Program Manager
  (651) 377-8615
• Fisayo Awotipe, Data Specialist – Career Pathways
  (651) 377-8648

Custodial

• Shelton Ingram, Facility Custodian