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Meet the Youth Work Institute staff

Sherry Boyce

Sherry Boyce is an Extension educator in program evaluation and teaching faculty for the YWI. Her interests and expertise focus on program design, program quality and community nonformal learning systems that impact youth.
1-218-726-6468
sboyce@umn.edu

Margo Herman

Margo Herman is an Extension educator in educational design and development and teaching faculty for the YWI. Her current focus includes teaching as well as curriculum development in leadership/management skills for youth work supervisors.
1-507-280-2981
mherman@umn.edu

Josey Landrieu

Josey Landrieu is an Extension educator in program evaluation and teaching faculty for the YWI. Her interests focus on Latino youth participation in out-of-school time programs and their educational experiences in the United States.
1-763-767-3842
spall003@umn.edu

Deborah Moore is the director of the YWI and a state faculty member for the Extension Center for Youth Development. As YWI administrative lead, she is responsible for the statewide delivery of YWI learning. As a faculty member, she teaches, writes and conducts research on issues and ideas related to program quality.
1-612-625-7813
ddm2@umn.edu

Kari A Robideau

Kari A. Robideau is an Extension educator in educational design and development and teaching faculty for the YWI where she focuses on teaching and scholarship. She has program leadership in distance education including the development of Youth Work Matters Online.
1-218-236-2013
robideau@umn.edu

Anne Stevenson
Anne Stevenson is an Extension educator in educational design and development and teaching faculty for the YWI based in the Andover Regional Extension Office. Her current work is in the design and development of programs, learning environments. Her teaching strategies focus on inquiry-based science learning in non-formal settings, as well as program planning.  She gives program leadership to the MN 4-H Science Team.  
1-763-767-3883
steve020@umn.edu 
Eric Vogel

Eric Vogel is an Extension educator in educational design and development and teaching faculty for the YWI working out of the St. Cloud Regional Extension Office. He has program leadership in distance education.
1-320-235-0726 ext. 2008
vogel07@umn.edu

Kate Walker

Kate Walker is a research associate and a state faculty member for the Extension Center for Youth Development. She conducts applied research and evaluation on youth development practice and programs. Her work centers on understanding, evaluating and elevating youth work practice.
1-612-624-7988
kcwalker@umn.edu

 

Community-Based Facilitators

Andrea Jasken Baker has been in the field of youth and community development for more than 20 years. She works as a consultant and builds capacity with organizations through planning support, project management, and training.

1-612-751-6836
andrea@ajb-consulting.com

Beth Daniels works with youth development organizations to enhance program quality, develop curriculum, and empower staff and youth to envision and achieve their goals. Beth's practice includes consulting, coaching, curriculum development, and training, with a focus on collaborative processes and commitment to community, culture, and social justice.

1-612-730-8332
bhdaniels@yahoo.com

 

Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner is a consultant and a writer who works with young people and their communities. She has written a number of publications on youth and community.

jengw@comcast.net

 

Mary Laeger-Hagemeister is a consultant with L-H Consulting with over 20 years of experience with the Extension system at Penn State University and most recently, the University of Minnesota. In addition to developing curricula and teaching topics ranging from parenting to leadership and facilitation, Mary has served as a community coach.

marylh1980@gmail.com

 

Stephanie Love is the co-founder and director of Positive Energy Outdoor (ed) Ventures, a Duluth-based outdoor adventure program.  She is a High/Scope Educational Research Foundation Youth Development Trainer and has extensive youth development and outdoor adventure expertise, with more than 15 years of experience in the field.

1-218-391-0147
steph@outdooredventures.org 


Pam McBride is  a youth engagement consultant and trained facilitator with the MN Technology of Participation and leads the Youth As Facilitative Leaders training with community organizations and schools in collaborative building, programming and finding the newest ways to engage youth and adults and together.

1-651-336-9661
mcpamelajean@aol.com


Colleen McLaughlin is the managing director of Phosphorescence, Inc. and a trainer and consultant with 15 years of experience as a nonprofit  youth program director, Peace Corps volunteer and fundraiser.  Colleen enjoys working with program staff, managers, and directors to create change through: improving program quality, strengthening infrastructure, enhancing evaluation, and creating development plans.  

1-612-810-2351
colleenmclaughlin@Phosphorescenceinc.com 


Tom Miller is an independent consultant with 20 years of experience in youth development, philanthropy, K-12 education, and nonprofit leadership. His professional roles have included: community-based youth work; special education evaluation and consultation; nonprofit management and leadership; statewide systems and policy development in the nonformal learning sector; and grant-making advisor.

tommiller.mpls@gmail.com

 

Charlotte Nitardy is experienced in educational administration, teaching both in higher education, PK-12 and training, and administration of early childhood and school-age programs. Charlotte is currently an adjunct faculty at Metropolitan State University and a fellow at the University of Minnesota doing research on social morbidity of children and youth.  

1-651-739-8455
nitardy@comcast.net


Angèle Sancho Passe is president of BlueWater Associates, Inc., is a consultant, trainer, author and evaluator, with more than 30 years of experience in the fields of education and organization development.  She focuses her practice in two areas: a) training and coaching in early literacy, family literacy, and cross-cultural guidance; and b) program evaluation and quality improvement.

1-612-379-0729
aspasse@earthlink.net

 

Maureen Walsh has more than 20 years of experience in leadership, management, development, and evaluation of programs for children, youth, and families.  Maureen extends this expertise to a wide variety of nonprofits including community-based organizations, neighborhood centers, community education programs, early childhood centers, and health and human service agencies.

maureen@thehillcrestgroup.com


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