Community Faculty
Sue Abderholden Sue Abderholden
The Executive Director at NAMI Minnesota since 2001, Sue has held leadership positions at Arc of Minnesota, Minnesota office of US Senator Paul Wellstone, and PACER Center.
Molly Cooney Molly Cooney
Molly teaches at Minneapolis College (MCTC). She is a queer writer, and mama who spends as much time as possible outdoors.
Mark Costello Mark Costello
Mark is currently a supervisor in Child Protection case management in Ramsey County Social Services.
Camille Cyprian Camille Cyprian
Camille Cyprian's life and heart's work is supporting change makers, change making organizations, and organizations working to change themselves, envision, embody, and engage in transformative healing praxis.
Bao Diep Bao Diep
Bao is a Senior Social Worker with Hennepin County, in the capacity of: Adult Protection Social Worker. Bao enjoys tennis, cooking, and traveling.
Malaika Eban Malaika Eban
Malaika works at the Legal Rights Center, a non-profit public defense firm in Minneapolis. In her role as Director of Community Strategy, she leads community engagement related to legal system transformation.
Rob Edwards Rob Edwards
Rob is Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit Lee Carlson Center of Mental Health and Wellbeing. He has been serving the non-profit human-services sector for more than 20 years, including 15 years as Lee Carlson Center's CEO.
Katie Erickson Katie Erickson
Katie is a child protection investigator at Hennepin County and a community trainer/curriculum developer with the Training Academy through CASCW/Dept. of Human Services.
Jessie Everts Jessie Everts
Jessie wears many hats: She practices as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with Wild Tree Psychotherapy in St.
Maima Fant Maima Fant
Maima is the owner of Hatch Life Mental Health Services, and is a perinatal mental health therapist. Her interests include perinatal mental health, culturally responsive social work practice, yoga, travel, Black women's mental health and wellness.
Elizabeth Franklin Elizabeth Franklin
I love working with kids and families, and figuring out how to make clinical services meaningful and engaging for people our systems generally don't serve well due to language, culture, neurodiversity, and other aspects of identity.
Margretta Getaweh Margretta Getaweh
Margretta is a diversity, equity and inclusion program consultant with the University of Minnesota Foundation. In her free time, she loves watching soccer, cooking and exploring new places with her family.
Kai Gunty Kai Gunty
Dr. Gunty is a child and family therapist who maintains the private practice, Dandelion Spirit Psychotherapy. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing with his puppy, mountain biking, swimming, and doing anything outside.
John Gwinn John Gwinn
John Gwinn, M. Ed is a 2012 graduate of the Youth Development Leadership M.Ed. program .
Danielle Hegseth Danielle Hegseth
Danielle works for Child Trends as a Research Scientist. She works with states and the federal government to conduct research and evaluation on policies and programs impacting the early childhood education field.
Nina Hernandez Beithon Nina Hernandez Beithon
Nina is the Diversity Liaison Counselor at Student Counseling Services on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus.
Angie Hirsch Angie Hirsch
Angie is currently splitting her time between the Department of Human Services, and the Governor's Office. At the DHS, she works in the Behavioral Health Division as the American Indian Mental Health Clinical Coordinator.
Bryan Karban Bryan Karban
Bryan is the Program Manager for the University of Minnesota Outdoor Program. He has also served in a volunteer capacity on the Board of Directors for the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education as well as the Minnesota Climbers Association…
Courtney Lezanic Courtney Lezanic
Courtney currently works at Mental Health System as a group and individual therapist, the Teen Program Coordinator and to offer supervision to staff and interns.
Anna Lifson Anna Lifson
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Anna Lifson, LICSW (she/they) currently serves as the Women's Center Assistant Director in UMN's Office for Equity and Diversity, and engages students, staff/faculty, alums and community partners in intersectional gender equity work.
John Marboe John Marboe
John Marboe is the pastor of a small, vibrant church in the Midway area of St. Paul, Zion Lutheran Church. He's a proud dad of an amazing 17-year-old young woman, and married to an (also amazing) person he's known since high school.
Basanti Miller Basanti Miller
Basanti is CELS Program Manager at the Center for Community-Engaged Learning at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her interests include Art, travel, dogs, and spending time with friends/family.
Becky Montgomery Becky Montgomery
In addition to teaching two practicum seminar classes this semester, Becky is an off-site practicum instructor to two MSW students, volunteers at the Walk In Counseling Center and other places. She gardens, and has started traveling again.
Ed Morales Ed Morales
Ed believes that love wins. Outside of the School of Social Work, Ed wears many hats.
Dan Neumann Dan Neumann
As an LICSW, Dan operates a solo private practice called Halcyon Island, specializing in helping adults with OCD and Anxiety to regain their lives.
Jessi Oliver-Tebben Jessi Oliver-Tebben
Family Services Director at Ampersand Families Jessi is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator and human services professional with over 24 years of combined experience in training and education, equity and inclusion, sexual health education, positive…
Eliza Rasheed Eliza Rasheed
Eliza is a theatre teacher and arts integration specialist at Global Arts Plus: Saint Paul Public Schools. She enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time catching up on sleep (co-parenting a toddler who is 2 going on 16).
Joan Riebel Joan Riebel
Joan has worked as a social worker since 1966, in a variety of public and private settings. She ended her direct service career in 2017, following 34 years as executive director of a non-profit agency.
Artika Roller Artika Roller
Artika serves as Executive Director of the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She is interested in interior design, and enjoys creating spaces that promote joy, well-being, and community connections.
Jenna Sethi Jenna Sethi
Everyone has a story. Stories are data. Data informs change. Jenna's experience as a youthworker, educator, and qualitative research scientist has led to the new adventure of independent consulting.
Abbie Shain Abbie Shain
Abbie is the founder and principal at Aviva Therapy and Healing, providing capacity building and consulting for social service and social justice organizations.
Jennifer Skuza Jennifer Skuza
Jennifer is Associate Dean of the UMN Extension Center for Youth Development. She enjoys long distance running, Nordic skiing, and traveling.
Amy Syvertsen Amy Syvertsen
Amy is the Senior Director of Research at Search Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes positive youth development and advances equity through research and practical solutions.
Natalie Taber Natalie Taber
Academically and personally Natalie has spent time working to understand the fabric of the western dominant culture and how it impacts the people in it.
Julie Tilsen Julie Tilsen
Private practice therapy & consultant to youth-serving agencies; core faculty for Fairfield University’s certificate program in counseling queer and trans people Julie Tilsen, Ph.D.
Kenny Turck Kenny Turck
Kenny serves as Executive Director with DIRT GROUP Global, and is a psychotherapist with Behavioral Health Advocacy Services He enjoys nature, music, art, growing food, cooking, preserving, reading, writing, singing/guitar, photography, DOGS, and did…
Michael Van Wert Michael Van Wert
Center for Practice Transformation - Clinical Trainer and Research Associate Michael joined the Center for Practice Transformation at the SSW in 2022 after working for the previous 12 years in community psychiatry programs in Baltimore and Boston…
Jennifer Wiseman Jennifer Wiseman
Jennifer serves as Research Associate and Clinical Trainer with the Center for Practice Transformation, School of Social Work (University of Minnesota).
