STAFF

our staff

Featured
Suzanne Bengtson
Suzanne Bengtson

Lead Trainer

(612) 279-5815
smbengtson@twincitiesrise.org

Tony Blakey
Tony Blakey

Special Projects Coordinator
North@Work
(612) 279-5832
tblakey@twincitiesrise.org

Bill Bridgeman
Bill Bridgeman

Lead Employment Specialist/IT Manager

(612) 279- 5860
bbridgeman@twincitiesrise.org

Deborah Brown
Deborah Brown

Career Pathways Manager

(612) 279-5808
dbrown@twincitiesrise.org

Stephanie Butler
Stephanie Butler

Administrative Assistant

(612) 279-5800
spbutler@twincitiesrise.org

Jacquelyn Carpenter
Jacquelyn Carpenter

Director of Business Development

(612) 666-8026
jcarpenter@twincitiesrise.org

Mai-Khanh Do
Mai-Khanh Do

Accountant

(612) 279-5827
mkdo@twincitiesrise.org

Leslie Dwight
Leslie Dwight

Director of Strategic Impact

(612) 279-5810
ldwight@twincitiesrise.org

Jason Foss
Jason Foss

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

(612) 279-5835
jfoss@twincitiesrise.org

Vince Fuller
Vince Fuller

Special Projects Manager
Metro Transit
(612) 279-5811
vmfuller@twincitiesrise.org

Betsy Helmke
Betsy Helmke

Employment Specialist

612-279-5816
bhelmke@twincitiesrise.org

Brian Herstig
Brian Herstig

Director of Advancement and Operations

(612) 279-5829
bherstig@twincitiesrise.org

Stephanie Jones
Stephanie Jones

Marketing and Communications Manager

(612) 279-5818
sejones@twincitiesrise.org

Leah Krotzer
Leah Krotzer

Planning and Evaluation Manager

(612) 279-5814
lkrotzer@twincitiesrise.org

Whitney Larson
Whitney Larson

Annual Campaign & Grants Manager

612-279-5805
wlarson@twincitiesrise.org

Gizelle McKenzie
Gizelle McKenzie

Community Outreach Coordinator


651-336-3493
gmckenzie@twincitiesrise.org

Yeng Moua
Yeng Moua

Community Outreach Coordinator

612-279-5828
ymoua@twincitiesrise.org

Cindy Oberg-Hauser
Cindy Oberg-Hauser

Donor Database Administrator

(612) 338-0295
coberg-hauser@twincitiesrise.org

Quentin Osgood
Quentin Osgood

Community Outreach Coordinator

(612) 279-5812
qosgood@twincitiesrise.org

Nicole Pillow
Nicole Pillow

Career Coach

(6120 279-5808
npillow@twincitiesrise.org

Tynaia Pittman
Tynaia Pittman

Business Development Coordinator

(612) 279-5832
tpittman@twincitiesrise.org

Ralph Pruitt
Ralph Pruitt

Employment Coach

(612) 279-5834
rpruitt@twincitiesrise.org

Jason Rambo
Jason Rambo

Data Entry Specialist

(612) 279-5825
jrambo@twincitiesrise.org

Susan Saunders
Susan Saunders

Director of Finance

612-279-5899
ssaunders@twincitiesrise.org

Jessica Smith-Schuh
Jessica Smith-Schuh

Special Events Manager

(612) 279-5866
jsmith-schuh@twincitiesrise.org


Tom Streitz
Tom Streitz

President & CEO

(612) 279-5833
tstreitz@twincitiesrise.org

Rick Thomas
Rick Thomas

Empowerment Institute Training Manager

(612) 279-5835
rthomas@twincitiesrise.org

Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams

Empowerment Institute Head Training Manager

(612) 279-5868
jwilliams@twincitiesrise.org

Featured
Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams

Career Coach Manager

(612) 279-5819
mwilliams@twincitiesrise.org

Nyng Yang
Nyng Yang

Participant Navigator

(612) 279-5824
nvyang@twincitiesrise.org

Michael Zdychnec
Michael Zdychnec

Training Services Manager

(612) 279-5835
mzdychnec@twincitiesrise.org

BOARD

our officers

Featured
Craig Bentdahl
Craig Bentdahl

Vice Chair

Mill Valley Kitchen
Founder & Owner

Paige Bingham
Paige Bingham

Secretary

Allina Health
Director, Life Course

Morris Goodwin, Jr
Morris Goodwin, Jr

Vice Chair

American Public Media
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Laurie Lafontaine
Laurie Lafontaine

Treasurer

Community Volunteer

Steven M. Rothschild
Steven M. Rothschild

Chair Emeritus

Twin Cities R!SE
Founder

our directors

Featured
Michael Bingham
Michael Bingham

Directorr

Optage & Senior Housing Partners
Presbyterian Homes & Services
Vice President

Al Alexander
Al Alexander

Director

Sunrise Banks
Vice President, Community Ambassador

Autumn Amadou-Blegen
Autumn Amadou-Blegen

Director (leave of absence)

MCAD
Human Resources

Michael Conklin
Michael Conklin

Director

US Bank
Senior Vice President

Aaron Glass
Aaron Glass

Director

Verizon
Executive Director

Sharon Hawkins
Sharon Hawkins

Director

Community Volunteer

John (Chip) Howard
John (Chip) Howard

Director

BMO Harris Bank, NA
Managing Director (retired)

Andrew Lanik
Andrew Lanik

Director

KPMG, LLC
Principal

Donzel Leggett
Donzel Leggett

Director

General Mills
Vice President, Global Manufacturing Excellence

Tony Leung
Tony Leung

Director

United States District Court
U.S. Magistrate Judge

Yvonne Moore
Yvonne Moore

Director

Ecolab, International Regions
Vice President of Human Resources

Gabrielle Parish
Gabrielle Parish

Director

GF Parish Group
President

Tony Ryan
Tony Ryan

Director

Amerprise Financial Services, Inc. - Joern, Samaha, Ryan & Assoc.
Financial Advisor

Don Samuels
Don Samuels

Director

Microgrants
CEO

Gary Weinstein
Gary Weinstein

Director

Faegre Baker Daniels
Partner