Board Members

• Serene Eidem
• Douglas Erickson
• Ethel Nahmad-Faith
• Richard Narendran
• Joy Shealer Orson
• Gary Wert

Leadership Team

• Holly Hickson, Executive Director
• Jennifer Bridges, Associate Executive Director
• Diane Cullumber, Development Director

Direct Services Team

• Yusuf Abdurahman, Bus Driver
• Fatuma Adan, Home Visitor
• Maribel Atilano Horopeza, Cook/Kitchen Manager
• Phil Grove, Substitute Teacher
• Ana Guzman, Preschool Teacher
• Missy Galindo, Preschool Teacher
• Anya Helgeson, Database Coordinator
• Maricarmen Hernandez Atilano, Toddler Teacher
• Lorely Hernandez Atilano, Float Teacher
• Miguel Hernandez Ortiz, Bus Driver/ Building Maintenance
• Eve Heu, Preschool Teacher
• Elyse Lodemeier, Toddler Teacher
• Lindsay Markworth, Music Therapist
• Gene McBride, Building Maintenance
• Fartun Mohamed, Substitute Teacher
• Elizabeth Peralta, Home Visitor
• Sadaf Pruitt, Toddler Teacher
• Margaret Vergara, Preschool Teacher

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.
• Little Earth Resident Association for Child Play Therapy and Adult Mental Health Therapy
• Twin Cities Music Therapists use music to promote health, empowering children to become actively invested in their process of growth.