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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
Carol Garbisch, Director of Finance and Administration
(651) 377-8649
Cori Ertz, Development Director
(651) 377-8662
Corleen Smith, Office Manager, Immigration Services Director
(651) 377-8637
Cheng Lee, Financial Assistant
(651) 377-8650
Greg Gramza, Grant Writer
(651) 377-8665
Kate Raleigh, Executive Assistant and CRM and IT Coordinator
(651) 377-8652
Robin Stramp, Communications and Development Manager
(651) 377-8664
Nalee Vue, Human Resources Generalist
(651) 377-8614
Mathew Lauer, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA
(651) 377-8663

Rachel Lee, Director of Refugee Services
(651) 377-8601
Aziza Mama, Resettlement and Matching Grant Program Manager
(651) 377-8607
Elizabeth Ross, Preferred Communities Coordinator
(651) 377-8604
Hussein Abdi, Employment Counselor
(651) 377-8608
Joey Dagher, Asylum Case Manager
(651) 377-8602
Mahmoud Ahmed, Housing and Reception and Placement (R&P) Case Manager
(651) 377-8603
Hamdi Maalin, Refugee Cash Assistance Coordinator and Reception and Placement (R&P) Support
(651) 377-8606

Stacy Dietrich Varney, Languages Program Manager & English for Work Instructor
(651) 377-8631
Emily Richardson, English for Work Instructor
(651) 377-8632
Quyen Dang, Community Orientation Workshops Instructor
(651) 377-8634
Dani Saunders, Citizenship Class and Computer Class Instructor
(651) 377-8635
Liz Reid, English for Work Instructor and Intake Specialist
(651) 377-8670
Mary Ellen Kavanaugh, English for Work Instructor
(651) 377-8669

Lynn Thompson, Hospitality Program Manager and Instructor
(651) 377-8626
Scarlett Xiong, Employment Counselor
(651) 377-8627
Anna Benker, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps
(651) 377-8628
Kate Carter, Career Advancement Specialist
(651) 377-8672

Tanya Battista, Financial Coaching Program Manager & Financial Coach
(651) 377-8660

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
Annie Atkins, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps
(651) 377-8616
Banichayehu Aychiluhum, Nurse Instructor
(651) 377-8618
Kelly Diaz, Nurse Instructor
(651) 377-8625
Emily Loesch, ELL Instructor
(651) 377-8621

Elizabeth Fontaine, College Readiness Academy Manager and Instructor
(651) 377-8654
Jamie Wright, College Readiness Academy Instructor
(651) 377-8655
Bee Moua, College Navigator
(651) 377-8658
Norzin Waleag, College Navigator
(651) 377-8659