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Staff and Board

AmazeWorks Staff

Melissa Andersen

Melissa Andersen

Education Director
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Jennifer Bratulich

Jennifer Bratulich

Director of Advancement
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Jennifer Googleye

Jennifer Goggleye

Persona Doll Artisan and Trainer
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Melissa Hendrickx headshot - a White woman with short dirty blonde hair wearing glasses and a blue collared shirt

Melissa Hendrickx

Business and Operations Director
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Sophie Herrington

Sophie Herrington

Development and Communications Manager
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Ryan Kersey

Ryan Kersey

Education Sales & Operations Manager
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Rebecca Slaby

Rebecca Slaby

Executive Director
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Andrew Zhao

Andrew Zhao

Associate Executive Director
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Persona Doll Production Team

Sidra Michael smiling while surrounded by pine leaves

Sidra Michael

Persona Doll Artisan
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Stephen Michael

Persona Doll Artisan
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Susan Woodbury smiling

Susan Woodbury

Persona Doll Artisan
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Board Members

Juana Alvarado

Juana Alvarado

Leadership Administrator, Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences, ISD 196
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Headshot of John Bjoraker wearing a navy blue blazer, white button collared button up, and black glasses. He is smiling and standing in front of a brick wall.

John Bjoraker

Principal, EXPO for Excellence Elementary School
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Headshot of Timi Bliss, a Black woman with curly gray hair. Timi is smiling and wearing black glases and a yellow and black jacket.

Timi Bliss

Grassroots Gift Officer, Headwaters Foundation for Justice
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Jolee smiling and wearing black glasses in front of map

Jolee Mosher

ABE Teacher, St. Paul Public School
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Black and white headshot of Priya Narula smiling

Priya Narula

Board Chair

Cofounder, Keyhubs and Neighborhood Forest
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Headshot of Erin Rathke, a White woman with short black hair, smiling and wearing a black shirt and blazer.

Dr. Erin Rathke, Ed.D

Superintendent, Eastern Carver County Schools
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Headshot of Will Renk LaPlant smiling and wearing a blue collared shirt and navy jacket. He is a White man with blue eyes and a brown mustache and beard.

Will Renk LaPlant

Learning & Development Program Leader, Perforce Software
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Headshot of Kari Scanlon, a Korean woman with shoulder-length black and gray hair. She is smiling and wearing an open white vest over a patterned shirt.

Kari Scanlon

Vice President of Human Resources, Touchstone Mental Health
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tonya m sconiers

Tonya M. Sconiers

Charms Consulting
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Tim Warrren

Tim Warren

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Facilitators, Trainers, and Consultants

Headshot of Nyia Harris, a Black woman with very short hair, wearing glasses, hoop earrings, and a yellow dress

Nyia Harris

Trainer/Facilitator
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madeline "desi" kobayashi smiling

Madeline "Desi" Kobayashi

Trainer/Facilitator
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tonya m sconiers

Tonya M. Sconiers

Trainer/Facilitator
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Kathryn Sharpe

Kathryn Sharpe

Trainer/Facilitator
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Tim Warrren

Tim Warren

Consultant
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Candice Whittaker

Candace Whittaker

Trainer/Facilitator
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Text reads, "Join us for the launch of THE FLIP SIDE. Wednesday, April 23 | 6-8pm | Fresh Eye Gallery 4238 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate reality—the frightening embodiment of his depression. Young Adult | Graphic Novel" Pictures head shot of Jason Walz, a White man with short brown hair, short facial hair, and glasses; and the book cover for The Flip Side, picturing an upside-down neighborhood with falling trees and vehicles, and two preteens balancing below it trying to survive.
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