Leadership
Board of Directors
Jane Persoon, Board Chair
Finance & Governance
Nursing Instructor (Retired), Minneapolis Community & Technical College
S. Rita Jirik, SSND
Co-Founder, Theresa Living Center;
Tutor, East Side Learning Center
Julie Rose, Board Vice Chair
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
President and Founder, Activ8, Inc.
Jordan Hardy
Board Treasurer | Strategic Planning
Senior Manager Gtm Transformation, Anaplan
Lauren Dwyer, Board Secretary
Ass't Pine County Attorney
Lauren Carisch
Development
Occupation Therapist, Minneapolis Public Schools
David Hackworthy
Development
Attorney at Law
Sophia Madison
Finance | Governance
Business Execution Assoc. Wells Fargo
Angela Schlesinger
Development | Finance | Governance
Founder & Principal, Aspasia Collaborative
Staff
Angie Hays, Executive Director
Briana Barnes, Director of Operations
Ronda Butler, Case Manager
Charline Johnson, Housing Assistant
Catherine Akoa, Housing Assistant
Darlene Moore, Housing Assistant
Mary Jo White, Housing Assistant
Shawanda Holliday, Housing Assistant
Tamika Alexis, Housing Assistant