Staff

Phone
651-647-0191

Address
1694 Como Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108

Hours
Monday – Friday, 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. (some evenings when classes are in session and Saturdays by appointment)

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

Students and researchers: If you would like to interview staff, please see our office hours schedule.

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Administration

• Jane Graupman, Executive Director
  x 312
• Michael Donahue, Associate Director
  x 318
• Carol Garbisch, Director of Finance and Administration
  x 305
• Cheng Lee, Financial Assistant
  x 335
• Corleen Smith, Office Manager, Immigration Services Director
  x 307
• Cori Ertz, Development Director
  x 366
• Kate Raleigh, Executive Assistant and CRM and IT Coordinator
  x 349
• Aisling Reynolds, Events Manager
  x 309
• Christie Vogt, Communications Manager
  x 355
• Greg Gramza, Grant Writer
  x 365
• Anna Benker, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator-AmeriCorps VISTA
  x 361

Refugee Services

• Micaela Schuneman, Refugee Services Director
  x 338
• Aziza Mama, Refugee Cash Assistance Coordinator
  x 328
• Elizabeth Ross, Preferred Communities Coordinator
  x 334
• Mesfin Tsegay, Case Manager
  x 327
• Emilia Kaczynski, Refugee Social Services Case Manager
  x 346
• Fernanda De La Torre, Resettlement and Matching Grant Program Manager 
  x 329

Refugee Employment

• Hussein Abdi, Employment Counselor
  x 356
• Hamdi Maalin, Employment Counselor 
  x 350

Health Services

• Akiko Tanaka, Mental Health Therapist
  x 345
• Zahra Halboon, Housing Case Manager
  x 351
• Seynab Miyer, Health Educator
  x 300

Anti-Human Trafficking

• Laura Garlock, MSW, LGSW, Program Manager
  x 344
• Sierra Cumberland, Case Manager
  x 343
• Danielle Joseph, Case Manager
  x 362

Unaccompanied Children Program

• Laura Garlock, MSW, LGSW, Program Manager
  x 344
• Elizabeth Fornoni, Case Manager
  x 363

Education

• Stacy Dietrich, Languages Program Manager
  x 340
• Emily Livingston, English for Work Instructor
  x 304
• Emily Richardson, English for Work Instructor
  x 367
• Eva Kough, AmeriCorps VISTA
  x 370
• Cora Neisen, English and Life Skills Instructor
  x 372

Hospitality Careers Pathway Program

• Lynn Thompson, Hospitality Careers Pathway Director
  x 330
• Scarlett Xiong, Employment Counselor
  x 357
• Midge Cross, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps.
  x 325

Financial Coaching

• Tanya Battista, Financial Coach
  x 358
• Glenn Beecham, Financial Coach
  x 359

Medical Careers Pathway

• Michael Donahue, Medical Careers Pathway Director
  x 318

Nursing Assistant Training

• Julie Garner-Pringle, Nursing Assistant Training Program Manager
  x 314
• Famata King, Nursing Instructor
  x 339
• Karen Johnson, Nursing Instructor
  x 310
• Susan Williams, English Language Instructor
  x 303
• Faith Loggers-Jamnik, Lead Employment Counselor
  x 324
• Heidi Anderson, Employment Navigator
  x 316
• Ali Slaughter, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps.
  x 371

College Readiness Academy 

• Elizabeth Fontaine, CRA Manager and Instructor
  x 369
• Merle Greene, Academic Advantage Manager and CRA Instructor
  x 317
• Madie Olson Spartz, College Navigator
  x 321
• Norzin Waleag, College Navigator
  x 353

Medical Career Advancement

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

Immigration Services

• Corleen Smith, Immigration Services Director
  x 307 csmith@iimn.org
• Beverly Skulratana, Senior Immigration Counselor
  x 337 bskulratana@iimn.org
• Natasha Singer, Immigration Counselor
  x 348 nsinger@iimn.org
• Seynab Miyer, Immigration Services Specialist
  x 300 smiyer@iimn.org
• Kristin Nelson, Immigration Services Specialist
  x 300 knelson@iimn.org
• Hannah Toedter, Citizenship Instructor
  x 307 (leave message)

Festival of Nations

• Aisling Reynolds, Events Manager
  x 309
• Natasha Singer, Festival of Nations Coordinator
  x 348

MNsure Assistance 

• Jenny Patrias, MNsure Navigator
  x 320

Front Desk

• Seynab Miyer, Receptionist and Immigration Services Specialist
  x 300
• Kristin Nelson, Receptionist and Immigration Services Specialist
  x 300

Custodial

• Shelton Ingram, Facility Custodian
  x 300
• Emilio Irausquin, Facility Custodian
  x 300