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February 28th, 2022 Welcome Addie Smith | Northeast Regional Trainer
Learn more about Addie Smith, the Northeast Regional Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Addie has worked in the human services field for over 10 years in multiple different roles including Supervised Visitat…
February 28th, 2022 Meet Kristin Malin | Southwest Regional Trainer
Learn more about Kristin Malin, the Southwest Regional Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Kristin has spent the last 16 years in the world of child protection. After starting as a front line child protection…
January 11th, 2022 Maddie Grover | Elearner Project Manager
Learn more about Maddie Grover, the new Elearner Project Manager for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Maddie brings a variety of experience, education, and enthusiasm to her role as Elearner Project Manager. Over the …
January 5th, 2022 Nicole Davis | Northwest Regional Trainer
Learn more about Nicole Davis, the new Regional Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy in our new Northwest Learning Center.Nicole has worked for over 17 years with Cass County Health Human and Veteran Services.…
November 22nd, 2021 Welcome Kurt Hattenberger | Simulation Specialist
Learn more about Kurt Hattenberger, the new Simulation Specialist for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Kurt Hattenberger has enjoyed a diverse career as an educator, musician, and conductor. Originally trained as a mu…
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…
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…
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…
October 6th, 2020 Meet Bill O'Connor | Communications Manager
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Bill O'Connor, our communications manager.Bill has been with the University of Minnesota since 2005, initially working in the Orientation & Tr…