Staff

Leadership Team
Jennifer Larson
Executive Director
(507) 316-0610
Clara Krause
Associate Executive Director
(507) 316-0228
Kindra Papenfus
Chief Financial Officer
(507) 316-0610
Vicki McKay
Human Resources Director
(507) 322-3344
Jane Adams Barber
Early Childhood Director
(507) 322-3884
Leah Hall
Community Development Director
(507) 322-4220
Peter Schepers
Transportation Director
(507) 216-9130
Sue Ellen Smythurst
Executive Assistant
(507) 701-8520
Administration / Finance
Kindra Papenfus
Chief Financial Officer
(507) 316-0610
Cassandra Reese
Accounting Manager
(507) 316-0442
Kathy Sather
Housing Division Controller
(507) 251-3356
Tracy Ludington
Payroll & Benefits Specialist
(507) 322-3005
Nichole Rude
Senior Accounting Specialist
(507) 322-3002
Sarah Pico
Accounting Specialist
(507) 322-4226
Carrie Boelke
Technology Manager
(507) 322-4208
Sue Ellen Smythurst
Executive Assistant
(507) 701-8520
Krystal Dube
Human Resources Specialist
(507) 701-8529
Anna McCann
Support Staff Coordinator
(507) 316-0067
Joan Sherry
Client Support Specialist
(507) 424-0725
Hassan Abdullahi
Bilingual Client Support Specialist
(507) 330-7157
Nicky Finley
Client Support Specialist
507-318-3760
Rukio Abdulkadir
Bilingual Client Support Specialist
(507) 330-7151
Emily Chladek
Client Support Specialist
(507) 316-0436
Energy Assistance
Lisa Anderson
Energy Assistance Program Coordinator
(507) 424-0722
Housing Advocacy
Randi Callahan
Housing Advocacy Manager
(507) 421-9883
Kenedy Atkinson
Housing Advocacy Coordinator
(507) 272-4064
Doreen Jablonske
Housing Advocacy Specialist
(507) 421-1667
Jordan Boyum
Housing Advocacy Specialist
(507) 696-2496
Jaiden Bilotta
Housing Advocacy Specialist
(507) 330-4276
Larry More
Housing Advocacy Specialist
(507) 421-9051
Emily Plantz
Housing Advocacy Specialist - HSS
(507) 421-9847
Corie Deraas
Housing Navigator
(507) 421-6910
Early Childhood
Jane Adams Barber
Early Childhood Director
(507) 322-3884
Marin Rodewald
Head Start Coordinator
(507) 322-4058
Sharon Wolf
Head Start Coordinator
(507) 330-7146
Dawn Tommerdahl
Parent, Family, Community Engagement Coordinator
(507) 322-4209
Chelsey Klein
ERSEA/ Data Specialist
(507) 696-1970
Diane Hinrichs
Program Assistant/Health and Nutrition
(507) 322-3103
Housing
Leah Hall
Community Development Director
(507) 322-4220
Susan Strandberg
Community Development Officer
(507) 322-3379
Chris Flood
Community Development Officer
(507) 424-0732
Megan Seger
Community Development Officer
(507) 424-0736
Joann Covarrubias
Achieve Homeownership Lead
(507) 330-7217
Yenai Collazo
Achieve Homeownership Advisor
(507) 696-5755
Diana Cardenas
Achieve Homeownership Advisor
(507) 226-4139
Older Adult Services
Carla Pearson
Older Adult Services Coordinator
(507) 330-7152
Dana Bergner
Older Adult Services Specialist
(507) 421-6067
Transportation
Peter Schepers
Transportation Director
(507) 216-9130
Tracy Borgschatz
Transportation Compliance Manager
(507)322-3897
Dianne Ford
Transportation Operations Manager
(507) 216-9126
Joan Pavelka
Transportation Operations Manager
(507) 216-9111
Sabah Omar
Outreach Coordinator
(507) 384-1643
Leticia Victorino
Outreach Coordinator
(507) 330-7164
Weatherization
Brian Kopack
Weatherization Coordinator
(507) 785-0761
David LaLiberty
Weatherization Auditor
(507) 316-0511
Ben Gorman
Weatherization Auditor
(507) 696-9381
Olivia McCormack
Weatherization Auditor
(507) 421-7938
Sorcha Carpenter
Weatherization Assistant
(507) 424-0731
Mery Daza-Gutierrez
Weatherization Contractor Specialist
(507) 424-0726