• A place where people come hungry and leave hopeful.

CES Staff

Jamie Dolynchuk

President

jdolynchuk@cesmn.org

Kristin VanHeel

Director of Development & Marketing

kvanheel@cesmn.org

Saundra Holden

Operations Director

sholden@cesmn.org

Nicole Smalley

Community Engagement Manager

nsmalley@cesmn.org

Tess Dooley

Food Market Program Manager

tdooley@cesmn.org

Janelle Thomas

MOW Manager

jthomas@cesmn.org

Melanie LaPointe

Ani-Meals Director

mlapointe@cesmn.org

Jeff Beyer

Operations Associate

jbeyer@cesmn.org

Cyndi Rigsby-Smith

MOW Client Service Specialist

csmith@cesmn.org

Mike Lynch

Food Program Assistant / MOW Driver

Brian Krysinski

MOW Driver / Food Program Assistant

Alexandria Van Buren

MOW Kitchen Coordinator

avanburen@cesmn.org

Tina Huynh

MOW Associate

thuynh@cesmn.org

Javier Alvarez

Bilingual Service Associate

jalvarez@cesmn.org

CES Board of Directors

CES is guided by a Board of Directors that sets the organization’s strategic direction and programming priorities. The Board brings together leaders from across the Twin Cities’ business, health, education, and social service sectors, along with representatives from local congregations and denominations that support CES’s mission.

Katie Schoeppner, Board Chair
David Pflum, Vice Chair
Bob Remakel, Treasurer
Karin Vuckich, Secretary

Lowell Stortz
Sue Mulkern
Richard Dahlin
Chuck Upcraft

Brian Wohlrabe
Kitty Yancy
Pastor Craig Pederson,
       Augustana Lutheran Church