Rhonda Otteson

320-220-2816 Rhonda Otteson joins the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless with the belief that housing is the foundation for success for everyone. Previously, Rhonda was the Executive Director of The Link of Northern Kandiyohi County and spent almost ten years working at Heartland Community Action Agency where she oversaw state and federal housing programs that served people experiencing homelessness. […]

Matt Traynor

218-213-2054 Before joining the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless as our full-time director of organizing, Matt completed his degree in Youth and Family Ministry where he took a position as a Youth Director at a church in Red Wing. During his spare time, he was able to do some organizing around equity issues within the […]

Zara Wolfe

Zara serves as the Regional Experts Organizer with the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. Before joining MCH, Zara was most recently the Scattered Site Program Manager with Emma Norton Services, and also worked in various direct service positions surrounding domestic violence, homelessness, family support, and disability services for many years. Throughout her time working within […]

Kirsten Rokke

Kirsten serves as the Communications and Conference Consultant with the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. From 2014-2021 Kirsten worked with MCH in various roles, the most recent one being the Director of Communications. Kirsten worked with Goff Public, a public relations firm in Saint Paul, until May of 2023, where she started working with her […]