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September 16th, 2021 Lolita Johnson named President of the U of M Black Faculty & Staff Association
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) is proud to share that our Curriculum Supervisor, Lolita Johnson, has been named President of the University of Minnesota Black Faculty & Staff Association. Lolita joined …
September 3rd, 2021 Meet Nora Lee | Administrative and Operations Professional
We would like to welcome Nora Lee, the new Administrative and Operations Professional for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Nora has over 30 years experience as an administrative assistant with the last 10 years at the…
August 6th, 2021 Meet Richard Webb | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Specialist
We would like to welcome Richard Webb, the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Specialist for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.As a thought leader and talented facilitator, Richard has led and collaborated in different…
June 25th, 2021 Meet Sue Jorstad | eLearning Designer and Developer
Meet Sue Jorstad, eLearning Designer and Developer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy!Sue is passionate about developing training that enhances workers’ understanding of the families they work with, because with und…
May 27th, 2021 Meet Tori Hensley | Staff Trainer
Meet Tori Hensley, the new staff trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy!Tori is deeply passionate about serving individuals impacted by the child welfare system, specifically providing relatives and kin caregive…
April 28th, 2021 Meet Jane Fields | Evaluation and Credentialing Supervisor
Jane has more than two decades of experience working with project leaders, staff members, participants, and communities in evaluating program designs, implementation, and impact as both an internal and external evaluator. She has…
March 29th, 2021 Meet Josh Geiger | Curriculum Developer
I am from St. Paul and currently live on the West Side. I have previously worked as a trainer, adviser, and teacher. I am inquisitive by nature and really enjoy uncovering the connectedness of seemingly disconnected things. I bri…
February 17th, 2021 Meet Anna Chaloupka | Staff Trainer
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Anna Chaloupka, one of our staff trainers.What is your job title and what do you do? I am a trainer with the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (…
February 5th, 2021 Meet Renee Armstrong | Program Policy Liaison
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Renee Armstrong, our Program Policy Liaison.What is your new job title, and what do you do (or will you be doing)? I started at DHS in 2016 as the curr…
January 13th, 2021 Training Academy Staff Change Email Accounts
Department of Human Services (DHS) employees who work for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) are now utilizing University of Minnesota email accounts (ending with @umn.edu) for all email communication.The Train…