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Staff & Board

We Are WomenVenture

We would not be able to deliver our high-impact programs and services were it not for our dedicated and talented staff. They are passionate believers in the economic power of small business ownership. In addition, we are guided by a devoted and skilled Board of Directors. The collective wisdom and resources of this group contribute directly to the success of the clients we serve.

Staff

Hawo Abud

Child Care Business Specialist
She/Her

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Abdiwahid Ali 

Business Consultant
He/Him

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Zuzu Allaback

Zuzu Allaback

CRM & Operations Manager
She/Her

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Shannon Mattson Campbell

Chief Advancement Officer
She/Her

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Addie Arnold

VP of Administration
She/Her

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Latrina Caldwell

Lending Specialist
She/Her

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Emily Conroy

Emily Conroy

Chief Program & Client Experience Officer
She/Her

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Hibaq Farah

Loan Officer
She/Her

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Becky Gilbert

Program Manager
She/They

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Leah Johnson

Intake & Client Experience Specialist
She/Her

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Talia King

Director of Lending
She/Her

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Marina Kuloverov

Loan Portfolio Manager
She/Her

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Autumn Lamparty

Grants Writer
She/Her

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Joan LaNasa

Administrative Assistant
She/Her

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Lexy Watterud

Senior Business Consultant
She/Her

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Alaina Lawrence

Agriculture Business Development Specialist
They/She

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Andra Lindquist

Women’s Business Center Director
She/Her

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Ryan Llewellyn

Loan Officer
He/Him

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Rafferty Markham

Lending Specialist
He/Him

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Katie Messerli

Director of Child Care Programs
She/Her

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LeeAnn Rasachak

Chief Executive Officer
She/Her

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Jasmine Robinson

Jasmine Robinson

Lending Compliance Manager
She/Her

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Dove Salvatierra

Training Specialist
They/Them

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Joanna Schnedler

Chief Financial Officer
She/Her

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Bill Stelle

Chief Operating Officer
He/Him

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Hannah Storch

Development Director
She/Her

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Diane Vollrath

Senior Accountant
She/Her

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Kendra Wilson

Kendra Wilson

Human Resources and Payroll Manager
She/Her

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Officers

Gemma Kubat

She/Her

Board Chair | SVP & President, Financial & Retail Services, Target Corporation

Anna Dosen-Hicks

She/Her

Vice Chair | MN Branch Banking Market Leader, US Bank

Sara Kaufman

Sara Kaufman

She/Her

Treasurer | Assistant Chief Actuary, Securian Financial

Rhonda Skoby
She/Her

Secretary | Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Board Members

AJ Austerman

AJ Austerman

He/Him

Business Banking Market Manager, Huntington National Bank

Babette Buckner

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer, Moltron Builders

Derek Burgess

Derek Burgess

He/Him

Managing Director, Business Advisory Services, Slalom

Rebecca Cooper

Rebecca Cooper

She/Her

Affluent Business Manager, Community Banking, Wells Fargo

Afira Hasan

She/Her

Founder and Owner, Insight Vision Care

Nicole Dunham

Nicole Dunham

She/Her

Deputy Head US WM Fixed Income, RBC Wealth Management

Jessi Miller

Jessi Miller

She/Her

Audit Senior Manager, Deloitte

Chaz Sandifer

She/Her

CEO/Founder, theNEWmpls

Robyn Saphir

Robyn Saphir

She/Her

Marketing Communications Manager, Cummins

Aimee Stolt

Aimee Stolt

She/Her

Assurance Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP

Pang Xiong

Pang Mee Xiong

She/Her

Vice President, Cash Management Sales Officer, BankCherokee

Cheng Sun

She/Her

Senior Manager, Deloitte

Sophia Khan

She/Her

Vice President, People, Culture and Operations, University of Minnesota Foundation

165 Western Avenue North

Suite 8, Office #100

St Paul, MN 55102

Phone: (612) 224-9540

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