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, Office Manager, 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, Executive Assistant and CRM and IT Coordinator
  (651) 377-8652
• Alisa Blackwood, Communications Manager
  (651) 377-8664
• Nalee Vue, 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
• Mina Abdi , Front Desk Receptionist
  (651) 377-8600

Refugee Services

• Rachel Lee, Director of Refugee Services
  (651) 377-8601
• Aziza Mama, Resettlement and Matching Grant Program Manager
  (651) 377-8607
• Hussein Abdi, Employment Counselor
  (651) 377-8608
• Joey Dagher, Asylum Case Manager
  (651) 377-8602
• Hamdi Maalin, Refugee Cash Assistance Coordinator and Reception and Placement (R&P) Support
  (651) 377-8606
• Grace Walton, Arrival Coordinator
  (651) 377-8667
• Shukria Yassin, Matching Grant Employment Counselor and R&P Case Aide
  (651) 377-8674
• Zahra Halboon, Preferred Communities Coordinator
  (651) 377-8613
• Sara Assefa, Reception and Placement Case Manager
  (651) 377-8603
• Fahima Alizada, Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) Case Manager
  (651) 377-8678
• Ram Adhikari, Matching Grant Case Aide
  (651) 377-8604
• Mohamed Abdinur, Matching Grant Employment Counselor
  (651) 377-8616
• Nafisa Gusau, Case Manager
  (651) 377-8675
• Sarah Burbage, Coordinator and Program Assistant
  (651) 377-8677
• Asmaa Elbendary, Preferred Communities Case Manager
  (651) 377-8101
• Hassan Alasow, Case Manager
  (651) 377-8609
• Noelle Stadler, Case Manager
  (651) 377-8679
• Sado Ahmed, Case Aide
  (651) 377-8668

Health & Housing Services

• Akiko Tanaka, Mental Health Therapist
  (651) 377-8625
• Rufo Jiru, Health Navigator
  (651) 377-8612
• Emmanuel Hakizimama, Housing Case Manager
  (651) 377-8102
• Joey Dagher, Health Educator
  (651) 377-8602
• Huda Aliye, Health Navigator
  (651) 377-8676

Anti-Human Trafficking

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

Unaccompanied Children Program

Safe Harbor Program

• Kaitlin Ramsey, Case Manager
  (651) 377-8610

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

Hospitality Careers Pathway

• Lynn Thompson, Hospitality Program Manager and Instructor
  (651) 377-8626
• Anna Benker, Opportunity Navigator, Minnesota Opportunity Corps
  (651) 377-8628
• 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
• Anni Clark, 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

College Readiness Academy

• 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

Medical Career Advancement

• Brooke Anttila, Medical Career Advancement Manager
  (651) 377-8656
• Fathi Ahmed, Medical Career Advancement Navigator
  (651) 377-8657

Immigration Services

• Corleen Smith, Immigration Services Director & DOJ Accredited Representative
  (651) 377-8637
• Kristin Nelson, Immigration Services Counselor
  (651) 377-8640
• Eh Pho Say, Immigration Intake Specialist
  (651) 377-8642
• Emily Linder, Legal Assistant
  (651) 377-8639

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

Youth Enrichment & Support

• Tanya Battista, Director of Operations and Economic Empowerment Programs
  (651) 377-8660
• Bee Moua, Youth Enrichment & Support Program Coordinator
  (651) 377-8658
• Norzin Waleag, Youth Enrichment & Support Program Coordinator
  (651) 377-8659
• Gabby Zuerlein, Youth Enrichment & Support Case Manager
  (651) 377-8661

Custodial

• Shelton Ingram, Facility Custodian