Community Partners
Without strategic partnerships and alliances, the work of the Minnesota Private College Council's Community Initiative (CI) could not be successful. These formal and informal relationships provide valuable links to key community people, programs and resources. Together we facilitate the work of CI and leverage the combined voices and reach of our 17 colleges and universities.
Below are some of the youth-serving community programs with which we work. To join the community of partners, contact Phillip Miner, pminer@mnprivatecolleges.org. See also the links to Minority Media, Councils and Chambers.
|
Organization |
Contact |
| Admission Possible | Jim McCorkell, Executive Director |
| Achieve! Minneapolis | Susan Doherty, Director |
| African American Men's Project | Resmaa Menakem, Program Director |
| All About Family | Brian Kelley, Director |
| Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women | Ly Vang, Executive Director |
| Beacons Program, Minneapolis YMCA | Jenny Wright, Director |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities | William Tully, Education and Enrichment Activities Coordinator |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Nou Her, Education Director |
| Boy Scouts of America Northern Star Council | David Pettiford, Zulu District Executive |
| Breakthrough Saint Paul | Jeff Ochs, Director |
| Chosen to Achieve | Anna Young, Director |
| Destination 2010 Initiative | Kathleen O’Donnell, Program Manager |
| Face-to-Face Health and Counseling Service | Mary Planten-Krell, Executive Director |
| Gear Up | Claudia Perez, Director |
| Girl Scout Council of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys | Jackie Means, Director of Community Partnerships |
| Girls in Action | Verna Cornelia Price, Founder/Director |
| Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) | Emily Jane Seru, Manager of Internships & Community Partnerships |
| Hmong American Partnership | Bao Ka Vang, Executive Director |
| Hmong Mutual Assistance Association in Minneapolis | Xang Vang, Executive Director |
| Hmong Youth Education Services | Kelina Her, Mentor Program Coordinator |
| INROADS Twin Cities | Deb Young, Program Manager |
| Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative | Angelique Kedem, Program Coordinator |
| La Escuelita |
David Albornoz, Executive Director and Program Coordinator |
| Minneapolis Public Schools Office of Family Engagement | Hedy Lemar Walls, Community Education Manager |
| Minneapolis Public Schools Volunteer Services | Robyn Cousin, Director of Volunteerism |
| MN Inclusiveness Program | Roberta Egersdorf, Acting Executive Director |
| Minnesota Minority Education Partnership | Carlos Mariani Rosa, Director |
| MN TRiO Programs | Dan Jackson, State President |
| Mosaic Youth Center | Elyse Farnsworth, Executive Director |
| Network for the Development of Children of African Descent | Gevonee Eugene Ford, Executive Director |
| Page Education Foundation | Carolyn Jones, Administrative Director |
| Project SUCCESS | Ann Carter, Project Manager |
| Scholars of Minnesota-COPE Project | Dorothy Barnes-Griswold |
| Southeast Asian Community Council | Doua Lee, Executive Director |
| St. Paul Public Schools Multicultural Excellence Program | Jeanette W. Snowden, Program Specialist |
| Summit Academy OIC Youth Division Programs | Leroy West, VP & Chief Administrative Officer; Mary Ebnet,Youth Division |
| Twin Cities Black Achievers & Hispanic Achievers Program | Athelgra Williams, Program Director (North Community YMCA) Kate Ngumba, Sr. Youth Development Coordinator (St. Paul East YMCA) |
| Twin Cities Urban Young Life | Jeff Westbrook, Area Director |
| Wallin Scholarship Foundation | Rebecca Wallin, Director of Scholarships |
| YWCA St Paul | William (Billy) Collins, Executive Director |