Our Team
Executive Team
Wendy Meyering, Executive Director of Engagement and Operations
Rebekah Phillips, Executive Director of Programs
Engagement Team
Matt Blackford, Operations Coordinator
Akram Matta, Engagement Manager
Chris Nelson, Director of Development
Kate Shermer, Director of Communications
Regional Sites
Samantha Grimsley, St. Cloud Area Director
Melissa Oler, St. Cloud Area Coordinator
Jenny Groen, Willmar Area Program Manager
Kirsten Jensen, Willmar Area Administrative Coordinator
Adam Cheney, Volunteer, Rochester Area Coordinator
Immigration Services Team
Ashlyn Vosika-Scherzberg, Director of Immigration Legal Services
Allegra Drobnick, Immigration Specialist
Joe Erkenbrack, Immigration Attorney
Isabelle Tverberg, Immigration Case Aide
Refugee Services Team
Ruth LePage, Director of Refugee Services
Danielle DeRose, Intensive Case Manager
Khamis Artema, Intensive Case Manager
Ku Hser, Refugee Cash Assistance Coordinator
Farzam Sarmast Zada, Refugee Cash Assistance Coordinator
Matthew Kampa, Matching Grant Coordinator
Gabe Kuecker, Resettlement Case Aide
Employment Team
Erin Couch, Employment Counselor
Mihail Gheorghian, Employment Counselor
Alexandra Mendizabal Gonzalez, Employment Counselor
Good Neighbor Team
Madeline Kertzmann, Good Neighbor Program Manager
Lily Howe, Good Neighbor Coordinator
Katie Packard, Good Neighbor Coordinator
Education Team
Sem Lafleur, Director of Empowerment
Abbey Lammers, Education Programs Coordinator
Hannah Norris, Education Workshops Coordinator
Melissa Petersen, Language Resource Coordinator
Brad Henkel, Volunteer, Strategy Coordinator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
