Staff and Board
Staff
Amina Aden
TORCH Support Specialist, Northfield High School and Area Learning Center
651-764-8236
aaden@northfieldschools.org
Ashley Anderson
Director of Collaborative Health Projects
507-664-3527
ashley@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Toby Anderson
Family Recovery Support Coordinator
507-403-8260
recoverysupport@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Laura Baltazar
Rice County ParentChild+ Coordinator
Early Learning Specialist
507-222-9084
laurabaltazar@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Jennyffer Barrientos
Growing Up Healthy Director (Northfield)
Family Engagement Navigator (Northfield Middle School)
651-243-1331
jen@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Nadine Bartolo
TORCH Support Specialist, Northfield High School
nabartolo@northfieldschools.org
Austin Bauer
Director of Reporting & Analytics
507-664-3504
austin@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Zach Besky
RCCMHC Support Specialist
507-664-3528
support@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Emily Culver
Internet Access Specialist
507-291-5101
connected@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Gwen Daniels
Graphic Designer
gwen@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Meleah Follen
Youth Engagement Director
meleah@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Becky Ford
Faribault Youth Investment Director
becky@faribaultyouthinvestment.org
Laura Garcia
Rice County ParentChild+ Early Learning Specialist
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
507-291-9633
lauragarcia@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Candace Godfrey
Alumni Coordinator, Northfield Promise
candace@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Leah Hegg
Prevention & Fund Development Coordinator
leah@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Tessa Kiesow
TORCH Director, Northfield High School
tkiesow@northfieldschools.org
Sarah Lee
HCI Coordinator
slee@northfieldschools.org
Leslie Limón
Rice County ParentChild+ Director
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
507-291-2822
leslie@growinguphealthy.org
Katie Lovrien
TORCH Director, Northfield Middle School
klovrien@northfieldschools.org
Amy Lunderby
Administrative Director
507-664-3531
amy@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Sandy Malecha
Senior Director
507-664-3524
sandy@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Natalia Marchan
Growing Up Healthy Director (Faribault)
Family Engagement Navigator (Roosevelt Elementary School)
507-405-5658
natalia@growinguphealthy.org
Amy McBroom
HCI Grants Coordinator
amcbroom@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Denise Mesta
YouthBank Coordinator, Faribault
youthbank@faribaultyouthinvestment.org
Hanan Mohamud
RISE Coordinator
hmohamud@faribault.k12.mn.us
Juanita Picazo
RISE Coordinator
jpicazo@faribault.k12.mn.us
Fatima Ponciano
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
Early Childhood Navigator
507-323-9663
fatima@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Zach Pruitt
HCI Executive Director
507-664-3524
zach@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Angie Ramirez
RISE Coordinator
507-330-0011
aramirez@faribault.k12.mn.us
Heidy Ramirez
Family Engagement Navigator (Greenvale Park Elementary)
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
507-301-6464
hramirez@northfieldschools.org
Joy Riggs
Communications Coordinator
joy@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Carrie Romo
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
Early Childhood Navigator
507-301-6345
carrie@growinguphealthy.org
Haley Sawatzke
Support Specialist
supportspecialist@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Katie Theis
Northfield Community College Collaborative Director
507-301-6021
director@northfieldccc.org
Laura Turek
Northfield Promise Coordinator
507-664-3524
laura@healthycommunityinitiative.org
Board
2020-2021 Meeting Dates
HCI board meetings are typically held on the third Wednesday of every month from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Room HS225 of the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC). If you would like to attend a meeting, contact one of the staff members listed above or write us via our contact form.
- October 21, 2020
- November 18, 2020
- December 16, 2020
- January 20, 2021
- February 17, 2021
- March 17, 2021
- April 21, 2021
- May 19, 2021
- June 16, 2021
- July 21, 2021
- August 18, 2021
- September, 15, 2021
Board Members
Rahmah Abdulai (Co-Chair)
Senior, Northfield High School
Keith Argabright (Co-Vice Chair)
Chief Sales Officer, Roundbank-EVP
Erin Bailey
Director, Northfield Public Schools Community Education
Claudia Bauer
Latino Youth Coordinator, Office of Latino Ministry
Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
Carrie Duba
PreK-12 Systems and Instructional Coach, Northfield Public Schools
Natalie Ginter
Director of Community Engagement and Development, Allina Health
P.T. Haider
Deputy Chief of Police, Northfield
Amira Haileab (Co-Vice Chair)
Junior, Northfield High School
Oden Hoff
Junior, Northfield High School
Stefany Huerta Ochoa
Senior, Northfield High School
Ellen Iverson
Director of Evaluation, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton
Alyssa Herzog Melby
Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf
Anna Kochevar (ex officio)
Past HCI Board Co-Chair; Arcadia Class of 2019 graduate
Mark Mohlke
Bremer Bank Owatonna President
Connie Nelson (Co-Chair)
Master Coach, Minnesota Reading Corps
Randy Olson
Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, Community Resource Bank
Stefany Perez Dorantes
Senior, Northfield High School
Tanner Schieck (Treasurer)
Co-owner, Schieck Orthodontics
Betsy Spethmann
Director of Communications, Northfield Hospital + Clinics
Laura Stelter
Executive Director, Arcadia Charter School
Linda Thornton
Comptroller, Carleton College
HCI Committees 2020-2021
Executive Committee
Chairs: Connie Nelson & Rahmah Abdulai
Vice Chairs: Keith Argabright & Youth TBD
Treasurer: Tanner Schieck
Northfield Hospital & Clinics Rep: Betsy Spethmann
Northfield Public Schools Rep: Erin Bailey