STAFF

our staff

Featured
Mohamud Ahmed
Mohamud Ahmed

Employment Coach



(612) 279-5870
mahmed@twincitiesrise.org

Scott Boras Ph.D.
Scott Boras Ph.D.

Education Facilitator
(he/him/his)

(513) 255-0185
sboras@twincitiesrise.org

Bill Bridgeman
Bill Bridgeman

Information Technology Manager


(612) 279- 5860
bbridgeman@twincitiesrise.org

Stephanie Butler
Stephanie Butler

Education and Training Assistant

(612) 279-5828
spbutler@twincitiesrise.org

Jacquelyn Carpenter
Jacquelyn Carpenter

VP, Programs & Workforce Development

(612) 666-8026
jcarpenter@twincitiesrise.org

Emma Corrie
Emma Corrie

President and CEO (she/her/hers)

(612) 279-5833
ecorrie@twincitiesrise.org / Bio

Kim Coleman
Kim Coleman

Employment Specialist

612-567-8638

kcoleman@twincitiesrise.org

Jason Foss
Jason Foss

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

(612) 279-5835
jfoss@twincitiesrise.org

Leila Hussain
Leila Hussain

Community Outreach Coordinator

651-243-2282

lhussain@twincitiesrise.org

Betsy Helmeke
Betsy Helmeke

Employer Services Manager

(612) 279-5816
bhelmeke@twincitiesrise.org

Katie Hosley
Katie Hosley

Staff Accountant

(612) 710-8466
khosley@twincitiesrise.org

Seygbai(Sun) Kai M.E.D
Seygbai(Sun) Kai M.E.D

Career Coach

612-466-0542

skai@twincitiesrise.org

Alex Merritt
Alex Merritt

Vice President of Operations

612-279-5804

amerritt@twincitesrise.org

Kristin Mitchell
Kristin Mitchell

Front Desk Outreach Administrator

612-338-0295

kmitchell@twincitiesrise.org

Alicia LaMunion
Alicia LaMunion

Data and Systems Manager

612-279-5807

alamunion@twincitiesrise.org

Tiffany Neeb
Tiffany Neeb

Lead Career Coach
(she/her/hers)

tneeb@twincitiesrise.org

Travona Newell
Travona Newell

Community Outreach Coordinator (she/her/hers)


(612) 470-4218
tnewell@twincitiesrise.org

Quinten Osgood
Quinten Osgood

Community Outreach Coordinator

(612) 279-5812
qosgood@twincitiesrise.org

Nicole Pillow
Nicole Pillow

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

(612) 279-5865
npillow@twincitiesrise.org

Tynaia Pittman
Tynaia Pittman

Business Development Coordinator

(612) 470-7047
tpittman@twincitiesrise.org

Ralph Pruitt
Ralph Pruitt

Employment Coach


(612) 279-5834
rpruitt@twincitiesrise.org

Jason Rambo
Jason Rambo

Data Specialist


(612) 279-5825
jrambo@twincitiesrise.org

Anthony Richmond
Anthony Richmond

Community Outreach Manager

612-699-3802

arichmond@twincitiesrise.org

Joan Riley
Joan Riley

Education Administrator and Trainer

(612) 217-2514
jriley@twincitiesrise.org

Myrika Schneider
Myrika Schneider

Executive Assistant

612-279-5874
mschneider@twincitiesrise.org

Featured
Rick Thomas
Rick Thomas

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

(612) 279-5835
rthomas@twincitiesrise.org

Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams

Empowerment Institute Head Training Manager

(612) 279-5835
jwilliams@twincitiesrise.org

BOARD

our officers

Featured
Donzel Leggett, NACD.DC
Donzel Leggett, NACD.DC

Chair

General Mills
VP, International Supply Chain

Morris Goodwin, Jr
Morris Goodwin, Jr

Vice Chair

Forge North, Managing Director
Greater MSP, Enterprise Financial Advisor

Wayne Gray
Wayne Gray

Co-Vice Chair

Kraus-Anderson Construction/Vice President, Finance

Muhammed Lasege
Muhammed Lasege

Treasurer

Ecolab
VP, Finance

John (Chip) Howard
John (Chip) Howard

Secretary

BMO Harris Bank, NA/Managing Director (retired)

Steven M. Rothschild
Steven M. Rothschild

Chair Emeritus

Twin Cities R!SE
Founder

our directors

Featured
Eric Black
Eric Black

Director

Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), President & CEO

Alan Hupp
Alan Hupp

Director


Hupp Holdings, LLC
President

Sara Knapp
Sara Knapp

Director

Vice President and Director of Consumer Deposits and Small Business Marketing U.S. Bank

Andrew Lanik
Andrew Lanik

Director

KPMG, LLC
Principal

April D. Lucas
April D. Lucas

Director

Minnesota Department of Transportation, Shared Services Director & Efficiency Manager, Operations Division

Katie McClarty
Katie McClarty

Director

McGraw Hill Education
Chief Academic Officer

Kate Menendez
Kate Menendez

Director

United States District Court
U.S. Magistrate Judge

Liz Page Merry
Liz Page Merry

Director

Willow Home

Emily Reitan
Emily Reitan

Director

Project Consulting Group (PCG)
Managing Director of Professional Services

Nathan Uhl
Nathan Uhl

Director

Audit Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Gary Weinstein
Gary Weinstein

Director

Faegre Baker Daniels
Partner

Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter

Director

UnitedHealthcare, Senior Vice President, Medicare Advantage Product