Leadership Team

Tracy Crudo

Tracy Crudo

Liz Snyder

Liz Snyder

Traci LaLiberte

Traci LaLiberte

  • Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) Executive Director
  • she/her/hers
  • lali0017@umn.edu
Windy-Ross

Windy Ross

  • DCYF Child Safety and Permanency Division Director
  • she/her/hers
  • wross@umn.edu

Metro Training Team

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Kia Moua

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Melissa Berg

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Nadia Mohamed

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Richard Coleman

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Muriah Deuth

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Nicole Freeman

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Shan Townsend

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Shay Marlowe

Regional Training Team

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Kristin Malin

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Addie Smith

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Nicole Davis

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Myrna Klegin

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Bonnie Vang

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Carrie Meiners

Lauren-Rojas

Lauren Rojas

Curriculum Development Team

Lolita Johnson

Lolita Johnson

Josh Geiger

Josh Geiger

Kurt Hattenberger

Kurt Hattenberger

Angie Lauer-Schaeppi

Angie Lauer-Schaeppi

Sandra Vega Carrero

Sandra Vega Carrero

Megan Brown

Megan Brown

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Alison Bey

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Mallory Walker

  • Curriculum and University Operations Administrator
  • she/her/hers
  • walk0542@umn.edu

Evaluation and Certification Team

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Jane Fields

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Amy Walkner

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Nora Lee

  • Administrative and Operations Professional
  • she/her/hers
  • nmlee@umn.edu
Jun Peter Li

Peter Li

Stuart Miller

Stu Miller

Erma-Mujic

Erma Mujic

Educational Technology Innovations (ETI) Partners and IT

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Jessica McLain

  • Director of Professional Development for Educational Technology Innovations (ETI)
  • she/her/hers
  • mclai003@umn.edu
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Maddie Grover

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Rita Gauscheman

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Emilee Kaupp

Brenda Hernandez

Brenda Hernandez

Policy and Operations Team

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Renee Armstrong

  • Supervisor of Training Operations and Policy
  • she/her/hers
  • randers@umn.edu
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Andrea Bartels

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Marissa Kirby-Stofferahn

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Melissa Mendez

Ashlee Vaughan

Ashlee Vaughan

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Brittany Koneczny Palm

Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

Tameisha-Campbell

Tameisha Campbell

Community Trainers

Jody Alholinna

Thomas Berry

Thomas Berry

Amy-Brustuen

Amy Brustuen

Dustin Burford

Ruth Burns

Meg Carriveau

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Sharon Chung

  • Foundations New Worker Training; LGBTQ+
  • they/them, she/her
  • skchung@umn.edu
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Carole Cole

Nikki Conway

Susan-Drucker

Susan Drucker

Alicia Farrington

Alicia Farrington

Emily-Filzen

Emily Filzen

Kate Fitterer

Sara Goodsell

Sara Goodsell

  • Sexually Exploited Youth; Foundations New Worker Training
  • she/her
  • sgoodsel@umn.edu

Inez Grace

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Rachele Green

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Tori Hensley

Carly Hiti

  • Sexually Exploited Youth; Foundations New Worker Training
  • she/her
  • hitix012@umn.edu
Kamyala-Howard

Kamyala Howard

  • Caring for Infants and Toddlers; Foundations New Worker Training
  • she/her
  • howa0141@umn.edu
Kristen-Huffman

Kristen Huffman

  • Foundations New Worker Training; Active Efforts Training
  • she/her
  • huff0079@umn.edu

Danette Kimball

Cheryl Kolb-Untinen

Tonia Lofton

Tonia Lofton

Michael Looney

Clint Mack

  • Foundations New Worker Training; Foster Parent College
  • he/him
  • mack0248@umn.edu

Scott Miller

Mary Ness

  • Foundations New Worker Training; Structured Decision Making
  • she/her
  • mness@d.umn.edu

Tracy Nielsen

Katie Olson

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Alan O'Malley Laursen

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Luke Pacha

Emilie-Potter

Emilie Potter

Kat Preuss

Stephanie Ptak

Michelle Robertson

Lisa Salo

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Rhia Borhmann Spears

Tammi Stoos

Amy Sullivan

Diana Teodorescu

DeClara Tripp

DeClara Tripp

Jullian Williams

Jullian Williams

Israel Willis

Israel Willis

Operations

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Paying Thao

Nubia Esparza

Nubia Esparza

  • Operations Manager for the Multidisciplinary Institute for Child Welfare (MICW)
  • nubiae@umn.edu