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Staff & Board Members

Updated January 13th, 2010

The Coalition is led by a dedicated team of staff and board members. All of our team members are available to help your community end homelessness.

Coalition Staff Members

Liz Kuoppala
Executive Director
(651) 645-7332 x2
kuoppala AT yahoo DOT com

Richard Sondah
Program Coordinator
(651) 645-7332, x1
sondah AT mnhomelesscoalition DOT org

Coalition Board

The Coalition is governed by a board of directors. The board is self-electing and holds annual elections in May.

Becky Fink
beckyfink1 AT comcast DOT net 

Margo Hurrle
Minneapolis Public Schools
612-277-0210
margo DOT hurrle AT mpls DOT k12 DOT mn DOT us

Deborah Mitchell
Wilder Foundation
651-642-2070
dkm AT wilder DOT org

Monica Nilsson
St. Stephens
612-874-9292
Mnilsson AT ststephensmpls DOT org

Rick Podvin
Catholic Charities Domus Transitional Housing
320-257-0700
domusthp AT cloudnet DOT com

Linda Riddle
Minnesota Program Development, Inc.
218-722-2781
lriddle AT duluth-model DOT org

Matt Ryg
MESH
612-278-1163
matt AT mesh-mn DOT org

Sue Watlov Phillips
Elim Transitional Housing
763-788-1546
suewatlovp AT aol DOT com

Ben Weiss
SMRLS
651-222-5863
ben.weiss AT smrls DOT org