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Governing Board and Steering Committee
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Heading Home Ramsey (HHR) is governed by a Charter and Addenda (PDF), updated and adopted March 2024. New members are selected once per year.
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2024 governing board members
Designated Members (1-year terms)
- Kari Collins, Economic Growth & Community Investment Deputy County Manager, Ramsey County.
- Dr. Stacey Gray Akyea, Executive Chief of Equity, Strategy & Innovation, Saint Paul Public Schools.
- Mike Krachmer, Mayor, City of Vadnais Heights.
- Trista Martinson, Commissioner, Ramsey County.
- Rebecca Noecker, Councilmember, City of Saint Paul.
- Louise Seeba, Executive Director, Saint Paul Public Housing Agency.
- Terri Smith, Director, HRA, Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
- Jaime Tincher, Deputy Mayor, City of S Paul
- Nikki Villavicencio, Councilmember, City of Maplewood
- Alfonso Wenker, Vice President of Community Impact, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
Elected Members (1-3 year terms)
- Pam Stegora Axberg, CEO, Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities. (2 years)
- David Doren, Consultant. (2 years)
- Kizzy Downie, CEO, Model Cities. (1 year)
- Jen Fairbourne, Director of Metro Homeless Youth Services, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. (1 year)
- Holly Henning, Executive Director, Women's Advocates. (3 years)
- Molly Jalma, Executive Director, The Listening House. (3 years)
- Rev. Isaac Lee, Pastor, Faith City Church. (2 years)
- Liliana Letran-Garcia, Executive Directory, Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul. (2 years)
- Sheri Riemers, Executive Director, Ain Dah Yung Center. (1 year)
- Tiffany Scott-Knox, Director, Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. (1 year)
- Lucy Zanders, retired. (2 years)
2024 Executive Committee Members
- Chair: Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher
- Vice Chair: Commissioner Trista Martinson
- At-Large: Molly Jalma
2024 steering committee members
Elected Members (1-3 year terms)
- Heather Alden, Saint Paul Public Schools. (1 year)
- Keith Allen, M Health Fairview. (2 years)
- Mbemba Camara, Emma Norton Services. (2 years)
- Rachel Greenwald, Face to Face Health & Counseling. (3 years)
- Jacqueline Jones, Family Supportive Housing, Wilder. (2 years)
- Chris Michels, City of Saint Paul. (3 years)
- Richard McLemore II, 1 Day at a Time. (1 year)
- Alan Ostergaard, Radias Health. (1 year)
- Maricella Pacheco, Ain Dah Yung Center. (3 years)
- Jon Priess, Department of Veteran Affairs Homeless Programs. (1 year)
- Larene Randle-Wade, Minnesota One Stop for Communities. (3 years)
- Sgt. Beverly Rodriguez, Metro Transit Police. (3 years)
Appointed by Governing Board (1-3 year terms)
- Lily Anderson, Program Manager & Clinical Supervisor, Guild. (3 years)
- Trell Armstrong, Youth Advisory Board. (1 year)
- Stacey Blunt, Evergreen Recovery. (3 years)
- Lisa Fiedler, Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. (1 year)
- Chuck Goff, Ramsey County Mental Health. (3 years)
- Alanna Hinz-Sweeney, Catholic Charities Twin Cities. (3 years)
- Seneca Krueger, Community Medical Services. (2 years)
- Sara Liegl, Director, Project Home, Interfaith Action. (2 years)
- Cari McCollor, Roseville Police Department. (2 years)
- Patty Paulson, Neighborhood House. (2 years)
- Renae Pereira-Webb, Senior Outreach Coordinator, Metro HRA. (1 year)
- Dave Sena, Vice President of Programs, Union Gospel Mission. (1 year)
- Ben Weiss, SMRLS. (2 years)
2024 Executive Committee Members
- Chair: Alan Ostergaard
- Vice Chair: Larene Randle-Wade
- At-Large: Heather Alden
Committees and work groups
Work groups are standing or ad hoc as established by the Steering Committee to develop strategies into actionable workplans or explore options to solve particular concerns. At least one member of the Steering Committee must serve on each Work Group and the Chair of each group will be a member of the Steering Committee or Governing Board. Work groups include:
- Performance and Ranking Committee.
- Coordinated Entry Workgroup.
- Family Shelter Workgroup.
- Prevention Workgroup.
- Single Adult Shelter Workgroup.
- Legislative Workgroup.
- Youth Advisory Board.
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For more information about Heading Home Ramsey or how to get involved, please email [email protected].
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