Leadership & Service Delivery Team

Board Members

  • Raleigh Fromstein; Special Education, Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Fred Herron; Retired Project Management Leader
  • Jonathan Horick; Chief Investment Officer Together Capital Advisors (Board Treasurer)
  • Cheryl Mosisa, DNP, RN, PHN; Clinic Manager, Minnesota Community Care East Side Family Clinic
  • Randy Nelson; Manager of Strategic Solutions Group, HealthPartners (Board Secretary)
  • Joy Shealer Orson; Senior Manager, Ernst & Young, LLP (Board Chair)
  • Ben Paul; Marketing Online Training Apps, Articulate

Leadership Team

  • Julie Ellefson, Executive Director
  • Jennifer Bridges, Program Director
  • Diane Cullumber, Development Director
  • Laura Beth Landy, Accountant

Direct Services Team

  • Maribel Atilano Horopeza,  Cook/Kitchen Manager
  • Ben Bugbee, Bus/Administrative Coordinator
  • Valarie Carbello, Speech Therapist
  • Ana Guzman, Lead Preschool Teacher
  • Jessica Hartwig, Lead Toddler Teacher
  • Anya Helgeson, Lead Preschool Teacher
  • Maricarmen Hernandez-Atilano, Cook/Kitchen Manager
  • Miguel Hernandez-Ortiz, Bus Driver/ Building Maintenance
  • Fatumo Isse, Home Visitor
  • Elyse Lodemeier, Assistant Preschoool Teacher
  • Lindsay Markworth, Music Therapist
  • Ruby Machuca, Home Visitor
  • May Louise Shea, Assistant Toddler Teacher
  • Jamel Summers, Assistant Toddler Teacher
  • Margaret Vergara, Assistant Preschool Teacher
  • Kari Waderich, Occupational Therapist

On-Site Partners

  • Barbara Bettelyoun provides clinical supervision and reflective practice for Home Visitors and Parenting Support providers.
  • Capernaum Pediatric Therapy provides speech and motor skill development therapy for children with special identified needs.
  • Child Play Therapy
  • Twin Cities Music Therapists use music to promote health, empowering children to become actively invested in their process of growth.