Staff | Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy

Leadership Team

Tracy Crudo

Tracy Crudo

Co-Director
tcrudo@umn.edu

Liz Snyder

Liz Snyder

Co-Director
snyde276@umn.edu

Traci LaLiberte

Traci LaLiberte

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) Executive Director
lali0017@umn.edu

Metro Training Team

Kia Moua

Training Supervisor
kmoua@umn.edu

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Melissa Berg

Training and Development Lead
pet03830@umn.edu

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Nadia Mohamed

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist
nmohame@umn.edu

Richard-Coleman

Richard Coleman

Metro Staff Trainer
cole0171@umn.edu

Regional Training Team

Stacey Steinbach

Regional Training Supervisor
ssteinba@umn.edu

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Addie Smith

Northeast Regional Trainer
smi02443@umn.edu

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Kristin Malin

Southwest Regional Trainer
kmalin@umn.edu

Nicole-Davis

Nicole Davis

Northwest Regional Trainer
davi4418@umn.edu

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Myrna Klegin

Training Operations Coordinator
mklegin@umn.edu

Bonnie-Vang

Bonnie Vang

Learner Experience Specialist
vang3699@umn.edu

Carrie-Meiners

Carrie Meiners

Southeast Regional Trainer
cmeiners@umn.edu

Curriculum Development Team

Lolita Johnson

Lolita Johnson

Curriculum Supervisor
howa0052@umn.edu

Emily Batts

Emily Batts

Curriculum and University Operations Administrator
krzyk004@umn.edu

Cliff Dahlberg

Cliff Dahlberg

Graduate Research Assistant
dahlb056@umn.edu

Josh Geiger

Josh Geiger

Curriculum Developer
geig0042@umn.edu

Kurt Hattenberger

Kurt Hattenberger

Simulation Specialist
hatt0055@umn.edu

Angie Lauer-Schaeppi

Angie Lauer-Schaeppi

Curriculum Developer
laue0089@umn.edu

Sandra Vega Carrero

Sandra Vega Carrero

Curriculum Developer
vegac001@umn.edu

Megan Brown

Megan Brown

Curriculum Developer
brow6977@umn.edu

Michelle Deziel

Michelle Deziel

Curriculum Developer
dezie052@umn.edu

Alison Bey

Curriculum Developer
beyxx016@umn.edu

Evaluation and Certification Team

Jane Fields

Evaluation and Certification Supervisor
jfields@umn.edu

Padma Kannan

Padma Kannan

Evaluation and Certification Specialist
kanna108@umn.edu

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Amy Walkner

Evaluation and Certification Specialist
awalkner@umn.edu

Nora Lee

Administrative and Operations Professional
nmlee@umn.edu

Emily-Odermatt

Emily Odermatt

Graduate Research Assistant
oderm009@umn.edu

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Meral Acikgoz

Graduate Assistant
acikg001@umn.edu

Educational Technology Innovations (ETI) Partners and IT

Jessica-McLain

Jessica McLain

Director of Professional Development for Educational Technology Innovations (ETI)
mclai003@umn.edu

Maddie Grover

Maddie Grover

Elearner Project Manager
grove170@umn.edu

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Susan Jorstad

eLearning Instructional Designer
setn0006@umn.edu

Jon Goldman

On-site IT Coordinator
goldm005@umn.edu

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Rita Gauscheman

Elearner Project Coordinator
gausc001@umn.edu

Emilee-Kaupp

Emilee Kaupp

Elearner Project Coordinator
kaup0044@umn.edu

Policy and Finance Team

Renee Armstrong

Supervisor of Training Operations and Policy
randers@umn.edu

Diana Miller

Training Program Operations Specialist
dkmiller@umn.edu

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Andrea Bartels

Training Program Operations Lead
abartels@umn.edu

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Andrea Stronghart

CASCW Director of Operations
astrong@umn.edu

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Marissa Kirby-Stofferahn

Child Welfare Policy Liaison Lead
kirby159@umn.edu

Community Trainers

Jody Alholinna

Legal Practice
stew0027@umn.edu

Amy-Brustuen

Amy Brustuen

Foundations New Worker Training
brust114@umn.edu

Meg Carriveau

Collaborative Safety
carri198@umn.edu

Sharon-Chung

Sharon Chung

Foundations New Worker Training; LGBTQ+
skchung@umn.edu

Carole Cole

Signs of Safety; Foundations New Worker Training
colec@umn.edu

Nikki Conway

Sexually Exploited Youth (SEY)
conw0122@umn.edu

Katie-Erickson

Katie Erickson

Sexually Exploited Youth
eric1791@umn.edu

Kate Fitterer

Signs of Safety
fitte001@umn.edu

Sara-Goodsell

Sara Goodsell

Sexually Exploited Youth; Foundations New Worker Training
sgoodsel@umn.edu

Inez Grace

Family Group Decision Making
brow0265@umn.edu

Tori Hensley

Foster Parent College
hensl051@umn.edu

Kamyala-Howard

Kamyala Howard

Caring for Infants and Toddlers; Foundations New Worker Training
howa0141@umn.edu

Kristen-Huffman

Kristen Huffman

Foundations New Worker Training
huff0079@umn.edu

Danette Kimball

Foundations New Worker Training
kimba106@umn.edu

Cheryl Kolb-Untinen

Domestic Violence
kolbu005@umn.edu

Amy Lindahl

Family Group Decision Making
alindahl@umn.edu

Michael Looney

Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)
loone018@umn.edu

Clint Mack

Foundations New Worker Training; Foster Parent College
mack0248@umn.edu

Forrest Mainville

Foster Parent College, LGBTQ+
main0012@umn.edu

Jennifer McLaughlin

Foster Parent College
alvst008@umn.edu

Scott Miller

Domestic Violence
swmiller@umn.edu

Mary Ness

Foundations New Worker Training; Structured Decision Making
mness@d.umn.edu

Tracy Nielsen

Collaborative Safety
anze0003@umn.edu

Katie Olson

Legal Curriculum Developer
wind0083@umn.edu

Kelsey Pacha

Foundations New Worker Training; LGBTQ+
kpacha@umn.edu

Kat Preuss

Foundations New Worker Training
preu0011@morris.umn.edu

Marika Reese

Foundations New Worker Training
reese173@umn.edu

Lisa Salo

Domestic Violence; Supervisor
salox053@d.umn.edu

Michelle Seymore

Foundations New Worker Training
glas0032@umn.edu

Amy Sullivan

Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)
sull0221@umn.edu

Diana Teodorescu

Foundations New Worker Training
dteodore@umn.edu

Communications Team

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Bill O'Connor

Communications Director
oconn301@umn.edu
612-301-9788

Krista Trempe

Graphic Designer
ktrempe@umn.edu

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Zach Schmit

Communications Graduate Assistant
schm4595@umn.edu