Our Staff
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Carolyn Smallwood
csmallwood@mplswaytogrow.org
Program Directors
Megan McLaughlin
mmclaughlin@mplswaytogrow.org
Ronel Robinson
rrobinson@mplswaytogrow.org
Director of Major and Planned Giving
Kim Bowman
kbowman@mplswaytogrow.org
Director of Education
Ashley Saupp, M.S. Ed
asaupp@mplswaytogrow.org
Director of Development
Melissa Meyer
mmeyer@mplswaytogrow.org
Business Manager
Mark Henderson
mhenderson@mplswaytogrow.org
Communications
& Fund Development
Communications & Fund Development Associate
Angelique McDonald
amcdonald@mplswaytogrow.org
Designer
Maren Nelson
mnelson@mplswaytogrow.org
Operations & Special Projects
Liz Woods
lwoods@mplswaytogrow.org
Executive Assistant
Roggie Robinson
r.lrobinson@mplswaytogrow.org
Data Team
Data Analyst
Andrew Lindvall
alindvall@mplswaytogrow.org
Data Specialist
Tom Frank
tfrank@mplswaytogrow.org
Preschool Staff
Education Coordinator
Craig Allen
callen@mplswaytogrow.org
Lead Preschool Pals Teacher
Eka Nagoya
ehanif@mplswaytogrow.org
Assistant Preschool Pals Teacher
Alanna Welsh
awelsh@mplswaytogrow.org
Preschool Pals Aide
Daniela Brito
Bus Driver
Willie Lane
wlane@mplswaytogrow.org
Family Educators
Anthony Allen
aallen@mplswaytogrow.org
Alison Dakota
adakota@mplswaytogrow.org
Carmen Turner
cturner@mplswaytogrow.org
Collette Madden Fredrickson
cfredrickson@mplswaytogrow.org
Elizabeth Korzenowski
ekorzenowski@mplswaytogrow.org
Eveline Rojas
erojas@mplswaytogrow.org
Juliet Cha
jcha@mplswaytogrow.org
Maria Soto
msoto@mplswaytogrow.org
Maria Varela
mzavala@mplswaytogrow.org
Patricia Hayes (Ross)
pross@mplswaytogrow.org
Pamela Khang
pkhang@mplswaytogrow.org
Ruth Gishen
rgishen@mplswaytogrow.org
Santa Rodriguez
srodriguez@mplswaytogrow.org
Shamsa Idle
sidle@mplswaytogrow.org
Shany Fahiye
sfahiye@mplswaytogrow.org
Suzie Abraha
sabraha@mplswaytogrow.org
Yaa Nti
ynti@mplswaytogrow.org