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Staff & Board

Bios and contact information for our staff members and board of directors. 

Leadership

Eric Nesheim
Eric Nesheim
Executive Director
651-251-9070
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Debbie Cushman
Deborah Cushman
Associate Director
651-251-9095
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Rob Podlasek
Rob Podlasek
Training Director
651-251-9073
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Kirsten Collins
Kirsten Collins
Literacy Services Program Director
651-251-9068
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Susan Godon
Susan Godon
Development Director
651-251-9092
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Meghan Paul-Cook
Meghan Paul-Cook
National Service Director
651-251-9069
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Staff

Ebyan Abdulle
Ebyan Abdulle
Parent Mentoring Manager
651-251-9058
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Therese Badenoch
Therese Badenoch
Distance Learning Coordinator
651-251-9089
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Meghan Boyle
Meghan Boyle
ESL Teacher & Volunteer Coordinator
651-793-4423
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Jason Brazier
Jason Brazier
Technology Administrator
651-251-9072
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Dani Brown
Danielle Brown
Learning Center Coordinator
651-266-7421
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Lloyd Brown
Lloyd Brown
Learning Center Coordinator
612-377-5399
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Nikki Carson
Nikki Carson
Lead ESL Teacher
612-483-1763
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Sarah Caflisch
Sarah Caflisch
Gift Officer
651-251-9087
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Lindsey Cermak
GED Teacher & Coordinator
612-377-5399
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Yixiu Chen
Yixiu Chen
Learning Centers Manager
651-251-9091
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Kirsten Collins
Kirsten Collins
Literacy Services Program Director
651-251-9068
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Kaitlin Comfort
Summer Reads Outreach Specialist
651-251-9093
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Sarah Corrigan
Sarah Corrigan
Learning Center Coordinator
651-793-4423
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Annelisa Donlan
Lead Learning Center Coordinator
612-483-1763
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Andrea Echelberger
Training Coordinator
651-251-9062
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Marian Eichinger
Marian Eichinger
ESL Teacher
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Madeleine Emanuel
Madeleine Emanuel
Donor Relations & Database Specialist
651-251-9084
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Kiana Erickson
Kiana Erickson
Blended Learning ESL Teacher
651-251-9154
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Andy Francis
Andy Francis
Access Coordinator VISTA (Literacy Minnesota)
651-251-9060
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Susan Godon
Susan Godon
Development Director
651-251-9092
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Leah Hauge
Leah Hauge
Northstar Digital Literacy Curriculum Coordinator
651-251-9091
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Jessica Horning
Jessica Horning
Citizenship Teacher
612-483-1763
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Nick Houlson
Nick Houlson
Navigation VISTA (Open Door Learning Center-Lake Street)
651-343-2119
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Linda Vinz Hummel
Linda Vinz Hummel
Donor Relations Manager
651-251-9075
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Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones
Lead ESL Teacher
651-793-4423
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Sheri Lear
ESL Teacher
612-483-1763
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Stephanie Lewis
Stephanie Lewis
VISTA Leader
651-251-9088
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Rachel Lyness
Rachel Lyness
Lead Preschool ESL Teacher
651-793-4423
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Christian McCleary
Christian McCleary
Program Assistant - SPCLC and Open Door Learning Centers
651-251-9067
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Joe Miller
Summer Reads Outreach Specialist
651-251-9097
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Barbara Murphy
Barbara Murphy
ESL & Work Skills Teacher
651-793-4423
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Tu Nguyen
Tu Nguyen
LEARNING CENTER COORDINATOR
651-251-9145
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Laurie Patton
Laurie Patton
ESL Teacher
612-483-1763
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Meghan Paul-Cook
Meghan Paul-Cook
National Service Director
651-251-9069
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Kasey Payette
Kasey Payette
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
651-251-9080
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Carmen Peota
Learning Center Coordinator
612-789-9024
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Rob Podlasek
Rob Podlasek
Training Director
651-251-9073
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Christian Preston
Learning Center Coordinator
612-789-9024
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Ellie Purdy
Operations Coordinator
651-251-9081
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Wendy Roberts
Wendy Roberts
Volunteer Outreach and Hotline Manager
651-251-9063
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Sean Ryan
National Service Program Assistant
651-251-9066
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Kelly Rynda
Kelly Rynda
Hotline and Volunteer Support Specialist
651-251-9074
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Mya Shaftel
Mya Shaftel
ESL Teacher
612-483-1763
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Theresa Sladek
Theresa Sladek
Northstar & Career Pathways Specialist
651-251-9071
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Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith
Learning Center Coordinator
612-483-1763
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Morgyn Wade
Classroom Assistant
612-377-5399
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Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt
Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt
Senior Manager - Educational Technology & Digital Literacy
651-251-9090
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Burgen Young
Instructional Manager
651-251-9065
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Courtney Zaato
Courtney Zaato
National Service Coordinator
651-251-9151
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Jim Afdahl
Jim Afdahl
BOARD PRESIDENT
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Theresa Weimerskirch
Theresa Weimerskirch
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Nathan Raygor
Nathan Raygor
FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Bruce Singer
Bruce Singer
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Jackie Prince
Jackie Prince
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Karine Watne
MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Jose Arrieta
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Caroline Casey
Caroline Casey
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Nicole Flaherty
Nicole Flaherty
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Karin Goettsch
Karin Goettsch
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Harold Hegg
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Jenny Holte
Jenny Holte
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Ravi Krishnan
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Mohamed Mohamed
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Andrew Peterson
Andrew Peterson
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John Sanyamahwe
John Sanyamahwe
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Abdullahi Siyad
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Abby Sunde
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