Leadership
Staff
John Barrett
President
jbarrett@rise.org
763-783-2812
Rise North (Main Office)
Don Lavin
Vice President
dlavin@rise.org
763-783-2815
Rise North (Main Office)
Lynn Noren
Vice President
lnoren@rise.org
763-783-2814
Rise North (Main Office)
Kim Bailey
Mental Health Housing Coordinator
kbailey@rise.org
763-783-2803
763-786-8334
Rise North (Main Office)
Beth DePoint
Director of Public Relations
badepoint@rise.org
763-783-2822
Rise North (Main Office)
Joan Distler
Director of Customized Employment, Metro Area
jdistler@rise.org
763-792-2414
763-786-8334
Rise North (Main Office)
Ted Gilson
Production Manager
tgilson@rise.org
763-783-2809
763-786-8334
Rise North (Main Office)
Mike Harper
Director of Customized Employment for Region 7E and Region 7W
mharper@rise.org
651-257-2281
Employment Innovations (Lindstrom Office)
Nancy Hoff
Sales & Marketing Representative
nhoff@rise.org
763-783-2807
Rise North (Main Office)
Bertha Hsiao
Chief Financial Officer
bhsiao@rise.org
763-783-2817
Rise North (Main Office)
Trudi Meloche
Director of Development
TMeloche@rise.org
763-792-2415
763-786-8334
Rise North (Main Office)
Marty Olson
Manager of IT
molson@rise.org
763-783-2832
Rise North (Main Office)
Truc Pham
Director of MFIP and WIP programs
tpham@rise.org
763-792-2430
Rise North (Main Office)
Mary Stransky
Director of Human Resources
mstransky@rise.org
763-783-2816
Rise North (Main Office)
Rise Board of Directors
Mary Zins, Chair, Golden Valley
Retired manager of HR for Polaris Industries and president of the Polaris Foundation
Gene Merrium, Vice Chair, Coon Rapids
President of the Freshwater Society
Dixie Mengelkoch, Secretary, Blaine
Sales representative for Gopher Bearing
Julie Weaver, Treasurer, Anoka
Marketing
Dr. Robert Baumer, Fridley
Family Life Mental Health Center
Tom Ebert, Aiken, South Carolina
Retired CEO of the Employers’ Association of Minnesota
Jack Grunewald, Minneapolis and Naples, Florida
Retired vice president of administration with Polaris Industries
Julie Nelson-Gotham, Blaine
Executive director of Development for Mercy and Unity Hospitals
Larry Pietrzak, Brooklyn Park
Senior vice president / manager for Northeast Bank
Elaine Voss, Maple Grove
Retired from the State of Minnesota
Steve Well, Chanhassen
Vice president of Hays Companies, Inc.
