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.

Staff

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Jim Davnie

Executive Director

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Salesforce and Evaluation Manager

Ali Abel

Salesforce and Evaluation Manager

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Salena Acox

Lead Program Officer

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Zurielle Basuil

Minnesota Youth Council Operations AmeriCorps Groundworks Fellow

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Brandon Brooks

AmeriCorps Partnerships Manager

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Daniel Gumnit

Interim Lead Strategy Officer

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Luke Hallbeck

Promise Fellow Program Manager

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Devin Henderson

Recruitment Coordinator

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Megan Mikhelson

Groundwork Fellow Program Manager

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Theo Quinlivan

AmeriCorps Outreach and Recruitment Groundwork Fellow

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Famatta Rogers

Youth Policy Intern

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Elsa Skogen

AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellow Leader

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Alex Soth

Recruitment Manager

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Kate Suchomel

Lead Communications and Development Officer

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Nhat Ha Tran

Promise Fellow Program Manager

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Lillie Williamson

Compliance and Operations Coordinator

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Kita Yang

Lead People and Operations Officer

Board of Directors

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D’Andre Gordon, Secretary

Student, Syracuse University College of Law

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Isabel Huot-Link

Program Manager, University of Minnesota Extension Department of Family, Health and Wellbeing

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Raina Meyer

Policy Director at Hennepin County

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Anne Marie Parish, Chair

Duluth Community School Cooperative- Denfeld Out-of-School Time Coordinator

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Lucy Payne, Treasurer

Professional Educator

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

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