Staff

Lake Superior and Grand Marais
Kari Aanestad

Kari Aanestad

Associate Director
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Mark Buenaflor

Mark Buenaflor

Operations and Database Manager
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Laura Dunford

Deputy Communications Director
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Marie Ellis

Marie Ellis

Public Policy Director
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Courtney Gerber

Courtney Gerber

Program Director
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Shonni Krengel

Shonni Krengel

Research Manager 
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Kelly LaCore

Kelly LaCore

Northern Minnesota Regional Representative 
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Sabrina Leung

Engagement and Content Manager
Minnesota Budget Project
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Jessie Luevano

Jessie Luévano

Policy Analyst
Minnesota Budget Project
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Nan Madden

Nan Madden

Director
Minnesota Budget Project
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Luke Matusovic

Finance & Administration Director
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Kat McCaffery

Kat McCaffery

Finance and Database Coordinator
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Jackie McNeil

Jackie McNeil

Southern Minnesota Regional Representative
Biography  |  Email Jackie

Laura Mortenson

Laura Mortenson

Communications Director
Minnesota Budget Project
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Nonoko Sato

Nonoko Sato

Executive Director
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Margie Siegel

Margie Siegel

BenefitsMN Director
Biography  |  Email Margie

Haleigh Sinclair

Haleigh Sinclair

Research Analyst
Minnesota Budget Project
Biography  |  Email Haleigh

Wooseok Song

Wooseok Song

Human Resources Manager
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Sierra St. John

Sierra St. John

Program and Accessibility Assistant
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Emily Steinmetz

Emily Steinmetz

Central Minnesota Regional Representative
Biography  |  Email Emily

Anna Stolte

Anna Stolte

VISTA Program Coordinator
Biography  |  Email Anna

Bailey Sutter

Bailey Sutter

Public Policy Manager
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Ricky Valentin Pena

Ricky Valentin Peña

Administrative Coordinator
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Warsame Warsame

Warsame Warsame

VISTA Program Manager
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John Wurm

John Wurm

Organizational Development and Engagement Director
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Jes Wysong

Jes Wysong

Membership Manager
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