Our Team
Senior Leadership Team
Austin Staff
Lindsey Ashburn, CDC Teacher
Olymaris Corchado, CDC Director
Jacqueline Delgado Bowen, CDC Teacher
Maria Delgado, CDC Teacher
Gloria Gonzalez Dholakia, Executive Director
Eve Duplooy, CDC Teacher
Chelsea Evans, Operations Manager
Isabel Lopez Felix, CDC Teacher
Alexis Frezza, Program Coordinator
Gaudencia Miranda Hernandez, CDC Teacher
Ashely Hudson, Family Coach
Brittany Jackson, CDC Teacher
Kimberly Benford Johns, Community Teacher
Nancy Madrid, Family Services Director
Marlene Maldonado, CDC Teacher
Alex Martinez, CDC Teacher
Tai McCants, CDC Teacher
MeShay McKinney, Family Coach
Marla Miller, Family Coach
Katie Apple-Nooey, CDC Teacher
Laura De La Pena, CDC Teacher
Sierra Randall, Director of Development
Kristine Regunan, Administrative Assistant
Kasandra Sanchez, CDC Teacher
Diana Still, Development Manager
Baltimore Staff
Jessie Elston, Family Services Director
Austin Merritt, Director of Development
Danielle Staton, Executive Director
Julie Scott, Family Coach
Dr. Nicole Watford, Family Coach
Boston Staff
Jessica Almeida, Family Coach
Cara Gows, Family Coach
Kathy Javier, Family Coach
Alison Carter Marlow, Executive Director
Keyton Sheely, Director of Development
Rachael Webb, Family Services Director
Brooklyn Staff
Achime Delouis, Family Coach
Elizabeth Dessources, Family Services Director
Asata Evans, Director of Development
Deanna Giordano, Family Coach
Nicole Ranger, Family Coach
Madeline Sanders, Operations Manager
Tiffany Schley, Family Coach
Fargo-Moorhead staff
Jan Anderson, CDC Cook
Annie Berg, CDC Teacher
Mya Bothun, CDC Teacher
Kari Boynton, Development Associate
Casondra Duckworth, Operations Manager
Dreah Frolek, CDC Teacher
Chelsey Gutzmer, CDC Teacher
Laetitia Mizero Hellerud, Executive Director
Jolene Jangula, CDC Teacher
Amy Klein, Family Services Director
Erin Knoll, Family Coach
Rose Kramer, Housing Manager
Ciara Langehaug, CDC Director
Shelby Nightingale, Community Teacher
Ashley Olson, CDC Teacher
Mavis Costa-Osburn, CDC Teacher
Lindsey Paschke, CDC Teacher
Addy Sam, CDC Teacher
Shonna Severson, Program Coordinator
Andrea Syvertsen, CDC Teacher
Megan Thompson, Family Coach
Andrea Williams, Director of Development
Christine Wylot, CDC Teacher
Las Vegas Staff
Angelica Flores, Family Coach
Jasmine Lee, Family Coach
Brittany Mann, Family Services Director
Stephanie Pena, Family Coach
Maria Tucker, Executive Director
Rochester-SE MN Staff
Haley Kalina-Aakre, CDC Teacher
Kaitlynn Flete Ballestero, CDC Teacher
Sonya Chieves, Family Programming Coach
Rashida Dean, Family Coach
Liz Dorn, Director of Development
Ally Hanten Ebert, Executive Director
Jill Eischens, Food Service Coordinator
Jeanna Eswagen, CDC Teacher
Elizabeth Hines, CDC Teacher
Charleen Huber, Operations Manager
Christiania Jefferies, Family Coach
Kylie Kehler, CDC Teacher
Kallie Kieffer, Development Coordinator
Michaela Krahn, CDC Teacher
Elizabeth Merrill, Community Teacher
Jamie Mitchell, CDC Director
Breanna Mundy, CDC Teacher
Angela Patterson, CDC Teacher
Bri Rollins, Family Coach
Katie Ticho, Family Services Director
Ciarra Valadez, CDC Teacher
Minneapolis Staff
Lori Alle, CDC Teacher
Brenna Besore, Family Coach
Amber Brockton, CDC Teacher
Edreena Browne, CDC Teacher
Lorrhonda Byrd, Family Services Director
Angel Glass, CDC Teacher
Dekaylen Groman, CDC Teacher
Hannah Hummel, Family Coach
Patty Healy Janssen, Executive Director
Meera Kannan, CDC Director
Joanne Kaufman, Director of Development*
Ezra Kenyanya, Program Manager*
Kim Laden, CDC Teacher
Peaches Peah, Family Coach
Zola Rosenfeld, CDC Teacher
Bree Saulsberry, Development Associate*
Vanessa Sonsteng, CDC Teacher
Sarah Straudt, Community Teacher
Wren Warpula, CDC Teacher
* Shared role across both Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses
St. Paul staff
Chantal Ally, CDC Teacher
Karla Benson Rutten, Executive Director
Chris Bernard, Family Services Director
Lily Crooks, CDC Director
Lisa Freitag, Family Coach
Sarah Hastings, CDC Teacher
Renae Jones, CDC Teacher
Joanne Kaufman, Director of Development*
Camia Kenney, CDC Teacher
Ezra Kenyanya, Program Manager*
Lisa LeGrand, CDC Teacher
Mai Moua, Operations Manager
Denita Ngwu, Family Coach
Adrianee Powell, CDC Teacher
De’Avery Priest, CDC Teacher
Bree Saulsberry, Development Associate*
JaLisa Simmons, CDC Teacher
Denise Taylor, Community Teacher
Maria Wohler, CDC Teacher
*Shared role across both Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses
Campus support team
Shukurat Adamoh Faniyan, Chief of Campus Experience
Kimberly Ali, Payroll & Benefits Manager
Todd Arnhold, Director of Technology
Heather Asp, Senior Director of Talent Management
Monita Bell, Director of Content Strategy
Amanda Bernasconi, Director of Family Recruitment
Nakia Bennett, Human Resources Generalist
Bonita Broadnax, Director of Housing & Operations
Rochelle Brockington, Senior Director of Finance
Pamela Carlston, Senior Director of Development Strategy & Operations
Logan Contreras, Director of Data & Analytics
Sarah Crompton, Grants Manager
Delwin Derksen, Senior Finance Manager
Dana Greenup, Talent Recruiter
Kavitha Gundala, Residential Community Manager
Melissa Halsne, Senior Database Manager
Cassidy Hopson, Digital Marketing Strategist
Mays Jumah, Data Analyst
Anedra Kerr, Vice President of Development
Aaron Lane, Database & Gift Processing Specialist
Chastity Lord, President & CEO
Katherine Langston, Senior Program Coordinator, Parent Programming
Stephen Mack, Grant Writer
Kelsey Martinez, Talent Recruiter
Jill Miller, Special Projects Advisor
Noella Mua, Staff Accountant
Dorothy Mukasa, Program Manager – Campus Experience
Stephanie Murphy, Marketing Coordinator
Dione Overshown, Designer
Martina Owens, Senior Coordinator Human Resources
Sharin Park, Director of Parent Programming
Chelsea Phillip, Executive Assistant to President & CEO
Rebecca Putzer, Senior Director of Student Programming
Maureen Rafferty, Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships
Jason Seifert, Chief Financial Officer
Payal Seth, Senior Vice President of Family Programming
Quaneisha Simmons, Senior Program Coordinator, 2GEN Programming
Ally Teeples, Development Coordinator – CST
Taylor Thompson, Grant Writer
Kristina Turner, Senior Director of Marketing & Storytelling
Araceli Urquiza, Family Recruiter
Tara Williams, Director of Student Programming
Garret Wood, Finance Manager
Vanessa Woods, Public Policy & Alumni Program Manager