Staff

Phone
651-647-0191 (see extension numbers below)

Presentations: Request a Refugee 101 Presentation for your community group, class or business.

Students/researchers: See our office hours schedule to interview staff.

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Administration

• Jane Graupman, Executive Director
  Ext. 312
• Michael Donahue, Associate Director
  Ext. 318
• Carol Garbisch, Director of Finance and Administration
  Ext. 305
• Cori Ertz, Development Director
  Ext. 366
• Corleen Smith, Office Manager, Immigration Services Director
  Ext. 307
• Cheng Lee, Financial Assistant
  Ext. 335
• Greg Gramza, Grant Writer
  Ext. 365
• Kate Raleigh, Executive Assistant and CRM and IT Coordinator
  Ext. 349
• Mahima Gupta, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA
  Ext. 361

Refugee Services

• Micaela Schuneman, Refugee Services Director
  Ext. 338
• Aziza Mama, Refugee Cash Assistance Coordinator
  Ext. 328
• Elizabeth Ross, Preferred Communities Coordinator
  Ext. 334
• Fernanda De La Torre, Resettlement and Matching Grant Program Manager 
  Ext. 329
• Hussein Abdi, Employment Counselor
  Ext. 356
• Joey Dagher, Asylum Case Manager
  Ext. 346
• Mahmoud Ahmed, Housing and Reception and Placement (R&P) Case Manager
  Ext. 350

Health & Housing Services

• Akiko Tanaka, Mental Health Therapist
  Ext. 345
• Hamdi Maalin, Health Education: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Prevention Workshops
  Ext. 332
• Rufo Jiru, Health Navigator
  Ext. 331
• Zahra Halboon, Medical Case Manager
  Ext. 351

Anti-Human Trafficking

• Kaitlin Ramsey, Case Manager
  Ext. 344
• Sierra Cumberland, Case Manager
  Ext. 343

Unaccompanied Children Program

• Micaela Schuneman, Refugee Services Director
  Ext. 338

Safe Harbor Program

• Kaitlin Ramsey, Case Manager
  Ext. 344

Education

• Stacy Dietrich, Languages Program Manager
  Ext. 340
• Emily Richardson, English for Work Instructor
  Ext. 367
• Cora Neisen, English and Life Skills Instructor
  Ext. 372
• Dani Saunders, Citizenship Class Instructor
• Ben Jorenby, AmeriCorps VISTA
  Ext. 370

Hospitality Careers Pathway

• Lynn Thompson, Hospitality Program Manager and Instructor
  Ext. 330
• Scarlett Xiong, Employment Counselor
  Ext. 357
• Anna Benker, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps
  Ext. 325

Financial Coaching

• Tanya Battista, Bridges to Career Opportunities Program Lead & Financial Coach
  Ext. 358
• Glenn Beecham, Financial Coach
  Ext. 359

Medical Careers Pathway

• Michael Donahue, Medical Careers Pathway Director
  Ext. 318

Nursing Assistant Training

• Julie Garner-Pringle, Nursing Assistant Training Program Manager
  Ext. 314
• Dhuguma Tola, Nurse Instructor
• Faith Loggers-Jamnik, Lead Employment Counselor
  Ext. 324
• Heidi Anderson, Employment Navigator
  Ext. 316
• Susan Williams, English Language Instructor
  Ext. 303
• Valeria Geary, Nurse Instructor
• Anne Atkins, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps
  Ext. 371

College Readiness Academy 

• Elizabeth Fontaine, CRA Manager and Instructor
  Ext. 369
• Jamie Wright, CRA Instructor
  Ext.  317
• Madie Olson Spartz, College Navigator
  Ext. 321
• Norzin Waleag, College Navigator
  Ext. 353

Medical Career Advancement

• Brooke Anttila, Medical Career Advancement Manager
  Ext. 313
• Fathi Ahmed, Medical Career Advancement Navigator
  Ext. 368

Immigration Services

• Corleen Smith, Immigration Services Director
  Ext. 307
• Beverly Skulratana, Senior Immigration Counselor
  Ext. 337
• Kristin Nelson, Immigration Services Specialist
  Ext. 306
• Natasha Singer, Immigration Counselor
  Ext. 348
• Seynab Miyer, Immigration Services Specialist
  Ext. 306

MNsure Assistance 

• Jenny Patrias, MNsure Navigator
  Ext. 320

SNAP E&T

• Julie Garner-Pringle, SNAP E&T Program Manager
  Ext. 314
• Natasha Singer, SNAP E&T Navigator
  Ext. 348

READY4Life

• Tanya Battista, READY4Life Program Manager
  Ext. 358
• Madie Olson Spartz, READY4Life Program Coordinator
  Ext. 321
• Norzin Waleag, READY4Life Program Coordinator
  Ext. 353
• Solina Nhil, Case Manager

Front Desk

• Kristin Nelson, Receptionist and Immigration Services Specialist
  Ext. 306
• Seynab Miyer, Receptionist and Immigration Services Specialist
  Ext. 306

Custodial

• Shelton Ingram, Facility Custodian
  Ext. 300