TWIN CITIES R!SE

Staff & Board

Mohamud Ahmed

Employment Coach

PHONE: (612) 279-5870

Scott Boras Ph.D.

Education Facilitator (he/him/his)

PHONE: (513) 255-0185

Bill Bridgeman

Information Technology Manager

PHONE: (612) 279- 5860

Stephanie Butler

Data Entry Specialist

PHONE: (612) 279-5828

Jacquelyn Carpenter

VP, Programs & Workforce Development

PHONE: (612) 666-8026

Emma Corrie

President and CEO (she/her/hers)

PHONE: (612) 279-5833

Jason Foss

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

PHONE: (612) 279-5835

Betsy Helmeke

Lead Employment Specialist

PHONE: (612) 279-5816

Katie Hosley

Staff Accountant

PHONE: (612) 710-8466

Alex Merritt

Vice President of Program Operations

PHONE: (612) 279-5861

Tiffany Neeb

Lead Career Coach (she/her/hers)

Travona Newell

Community Outreach Coordinator (she/her/hers)

PHONE: (612) 470-4218

Dee Mays

Employment Specialist

PHONE: (612) 424-2786

Kristin Mitchell

Front Desk Outreach Administrator

PHONE: (612)-338-0295

Quinten Osgood

Community Outreach Coordinator

PHONE: (612) 279-5812

Nicole Pillow

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

PHONE: (612) 279-5865

Tynaia Pittman

Business Development Coordinator

PHONE: (612) 470-7047

Ralph Pruitt

Employment Coach

PHONE: (612) 279-5834

Jason Rambo

Employment Retention Specialist

PHONE: (612) 279-5825

Anthony Richmond

Community Outreach Manager

PHONE: (612) 699-3802

Joan Riley

Education Administrator and Trainer

PHONE: (612) 217-2514

Myrika Schneider

Executive Assistant

PHONE: (612) 279-5874

Rick Thomas

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

PHONE: (612) 279-5835

Jeff Williams

Empowerment Institute Head Training Manager

PHONE: (612) 279-5835

our officers

Donzel Leggett, NACD.DC

Chair

General Mills
VP, International Supply Chain

Morris Goodwin, Jr

Vice Chair

Forge North, Managing Director
Greater MSP, Enterprise Financial Advisor

Wayne Gray

Co-Vice Chair

Kraus-Anderson Construction/Vice President, Finance

Muhammed Lasege

Treasurer

Ecolab
VP, Finance

John (Chip) Howard

Secretary

BMO Harris Bank, NA/Managing Director (retired)

Steven M. Rothschild

Chair Emeritus

Twin Cities R!SE Founder

our directors

Eric Black

Director

Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), President & CEO

Alan Hupp

Director

Hupp Holdings, LLC
President

Sara Knapp

Director

Vice President and Director of Consumer Deposits and Small Business Marketing U.S. Bank

Andrew Lanik

Director

KPMG, LLC
Principal

April D. Lucas

Director

Minnesota Department of Transportation, Shared Services Director & Efficiency Manager, Operations Division

Katie McClarty

Director

McGraw Hill Education
Chief Academic Officer

Kate Menendez

Director

United States District Court
U.S. Magistrate Judge

Liz Page Merry

Director

Willow Home

Emily Reitan

Director

Project Consulting Group (PCG)
Managing Director of Professional Services

Nathan Uhl

Director

Audit Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Gary Weinstein

Director

Faegre Baker Daniels
Partner

Robert Hunter

Director

UnitedHealthcare, Senior Vice President, Medicare Advantage Product

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