Staff

Lake Superior and Grand Marais
Kari Aanestad

Kari Aanestad

Vice President
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Mark Buenaflor

Mark Buenaflor

Operations Manager
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Gretchen Dempewolf

Data Entry Specialist
Biography 

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Laura Dunford

Deputy Communications Director
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Carly Eckstrom

Carly Eckstrom

Deputy Director, Minnesota Budget Project
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Marie Ellis

Senior Advisor for Policy and Impact
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Ellie Fuelling

Communications Coordinator
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Halla Henderson

Director of Public Policy and Research
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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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Pele Le

Program Manager
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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

Finance and Database Coordinator
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Jackie McNeil

Jackie McNeil

Southern Minnesota Regional Representative
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Laura Mortenson

Laura Mortenson

Communications Director,
Minnesota Budget Project
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Nonoko Sato

Nonoko Sato

President & CEO
Biography 

Margie Siegel

Margie Siegel

BenefitsMN Director
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Haleigh Sinclair

Haleigh Sinclair

Research Analyst,
Minnesota Budget Project
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Wooseok Song

Wooseok Song

Human Resources Manager
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Sierra St. John

Program and Accessibility Coordinator
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Emily Steinmetz

Emily Steinmetz

Central Minnesota Regional Representative
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Bailey Sutter

Bailey Sutter

Public Policy Manager
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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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