Staff

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Jim Davnie

Executive Director

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Salesforce and Evaluation Manager

Ali Abel

Data and Evaluation Manager

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Zurielle Basuil

Minnesota Youth Council Coordinator

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Rigel Bloome

Minnesota Youth Council Director

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Brandon Brooks

AmeriCorps Partnerships Manager

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Rashidatou Gouba

AmeriCorps Leader

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Devin Henderson

Recruitment Coordinator

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Emily Johnston

Lead People and Operations Officer

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Sonja Kuhn

Director of Learning and Development

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Megan Mikhelson

AmeriCorps Program Manager

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Theo Quinlivan

AmeriCorps Recruitment Leader

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Alex Soth

Director of Recruitment

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Kate Suchomel

Lead Impact Officer

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Nhat Ha Tran

AmeriCorps Program Manager

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Taylor Vang

AmeriCorps Leader

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Lillie Williamson

Compliance and Operations Coordinator

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Polly Roach

National Service Director

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Camille Braun

AmeriCorps Program Manager

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Sharmake Hussein

Minnesota Youth Council AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellow

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Bao Chu Lee

Office Coordinator

Meet Our Team

The staff and board of the Alliance are working toward a Minnesota where all young people have the resources to realize their promise.

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MYC representatives organize young people at the 2020 Youth Day at the Capitol.
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A Promise Fellow helps supports two students in school.
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MYC representatives confer during their summer retreat in 2024.
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2022 VISTA (now Groundwork) Fellows gather to discuss their work supporting youth-serving organizations.
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MYC representatives organize young people at the 2020 Youth Day at the Capitol.
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A Promise Fellow helps supports two students in school.
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MYC representatives confer during their summer retreat in 2024.
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2022 VISTA (now Groundwork) Fellows gather to discuss their work supporting youth-serving organizations.

Board of Directors

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D’Andre Gordon, Chair

Student, Syracuse University College of Law

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Raina Meyer, Vice Chair

Policy Director at Hennepin County

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Lucy Payne

Professional Educator

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Casey Metcalfe, Secretary

Director of Government Relations at Students United

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Staci Allmaras

Director of School and Youth Engagement, Lakes Country Service Cooperative

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Sydney Ellison

Manager of Executive Support, Teach for America

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Kennedy Erickson

Grants and Project Specialist, Brooklyn Bridge Alliance For Youth

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Marci Levy-Maguire

University of St. Thomas Educational Leadership & Learning Department

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Sumeya Mohamed, Treasurer

MSW/MPP Student, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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Hannah Frink

Student Success Coordinator at Perham-Dent Public School District

If you believe deeply in Minnesota’s young people, why not join the Alliance team?

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