Our Team
YouthLink’s caring team of staff is here to help. To get connected to the right person, please submit an inquiry via the contact form or call our main line at 612-252-1200.
Leadership Team
Rich Melzer
Chief Executive Officer
Shennika Sudduth
Senior Director of Programs
612-252-1227
Lisa Tozer
Human Resource Director
763-516-3233
Drop-In Center Team
Ko Quaye
Youth Services Director
Deliah Grimes
Drop-In Supervisor
KJ Rolenc
Youth Council Program Manager
Annalise Archambault
Case Manager- Mental Health
Angela Curie
Safe Harbor Case Manager
Ilea Finn
Case Manager- Moving Youth Along
Amandia Gurley
CES Intake Specialist
Mia Judkins
Safe Harbor Youth Advocate
Reagan Kulka
Victimized Case Manager
Lanorra Land
Case Manager – Chemical Health
Ben Parker
Chef Associate
Carl Tate
Education and Career Case Manager
Arden Two Bears
Case Manager – Outreach
Madison Urrutia
Case Manager – Families
Jervase Ward
Welcome Center Coordinator
Albert Ware
Drop-In Center Youth Advocate
Michael Weiler
Food Services Manager
Housing Team
Kevin Nye
Housing Director
Mark Miller
Nicollet Square Supervisor
Monique Eggleston
Scattered Site Supervisor
Quantrale “Q” Amos
Downtown View Welcome Desk
Mikaela Bartoo
Case Manager- Scattered Site
Kyle Berglund
Scattered-Site Case Manager
Natalie Beyer
Nicollet Square Workforce & Career Coach
Dominique Burnett
Nicollet Square Case Manager
Terry Grigsby
Downtown View Welcome Desk
Abbie Hennig
Nicollet Square Case Manager
Jadrianne “Annie” Latulip
Downtown View Case Manager
TC Moore
Downtown View Case Manager
Christian Ybarra
Housing Prevention Specialist
Administrative Team
Debbie Coklas
Accounting Assistant
Jaclynn Findlay
Volunteer & Communications Coordinator
Lynn Migdal
Grants & Programs Compliance Manager
Carley Noyce
Development Manager
Rachael Scherer
Board Chair
Community Volunteer, Retired Medtronic Executive and Scherer Bros Lumber Chair
Alicia Berger
Vice Chair
Regional Vice President, Gas Operations, Xcel Energy
Kumar Das Gupta
Treasurer
Senior Vice President Enterprise Operations, Allianz Life
Jay Belsito
Civic Engagement, Gender Justice
Terrell Benton
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, YMCA of the North
Anne Doepner
Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Minnesota Vikings
Kimberly Haynes
Assistant General Counsel, Minneapolis Public Schools
Devan Heinsen
Fundraising Consultant at Brave Fundraising
Jamal Knight
Commercial Real Estate Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Mike Mills
Director of Construction Management at Ryan Companies
Quincy Powe
Twin Cities Opportunity Youth Network Manager at Youthprise, Co-Founder of YouthLink’s Voices of Youth Council
Darron Sherrill
Culturally Responsive and Supportive Schools Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Education
Shikhar Singh
Chief Technology Officer, Choice Bank
Patrick Troup
Vice President of Student Affairs, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Bryan Wilkinson
Managing Director, Accenture
The Voices of Youth Advisory Council (VOYAC) ensures that all voices of young people served by YouthLink – a disproportionate number of whom are Black and Brown youth & 2nd sometimes 3rd generation service clients – can inform and influence YouthLink’s governance, leadership, staff, stakeholders, and funders. You can learn more about VOYAC here.
Clyde
Chair
Ra
Vice Chair
Des (Malik)
Advocacy Advisor
Manny
Secretary
Starr
Communications Advisor
Sky (Htoo)
General Council Member
Khi
Events Coordinator
We believe there is a community of future leaders who care about young people experiencing homelessness in the Twin Cities – future leaders like these young professionals. Learn more about the Young Professionals Board and how to apply.
Ben Kill, Chair
Allina Health
Nellie Siers, Vice Chair
Minnesota Housing
Ky’Mari Love, Communications Lead
East Side Neighborhood Development Company (ESNDC)
Jackson Nelson, Membership Lead
Building Resources Corp.
Ray Anderson
Allianz Life
Zoe Martens
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
Diego Nevares
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Sammi Noebel
SPS Commerce
Lucy Scherer
Standish Management, LLC.
Malik (Des) Thomas
Kulture Klub Collaborative & YouthLink’s Voices of Youth Advisory Council
Francesca Wurm
Washburn Center for Children
Join US
Interested in joining our team?
Visit our careers page for up-to-date job openings. If you are interested in joining our Young Professionals Board, Voices of Youth Advisory Council, or Board of Directors, please email us at youthlink@youthlinkmn.org.
