• A place where people come hungry, and leave hopeful

With your partnership, we’re serving our Minneapolis neighbors—creating a caring community where people come hungry and leave hopeful.

JAMIE

Jamie Dolynchuk

President

jdolynchuk@cesmn.org

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Kristin VanHeel

Director of Development & Marketing

kvanheel@cesmn.org

SAUNDRA-3

Saundra Holden

Operations Director

sholden@cesmn.org

JUANITA-3

Juanita Lindgren

Administrative Director

jlindgren@cesmn.org

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Nicole Smalley

Community Engagement Manager

nsmalley@cesmn.org

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Jeff Beyer

Pogram Generalist

jbeyer@cesmn.org

KRISTA-3

Krista Pedersen

Food shelf Program Manager

kpedersen@cesmn.org

MELANIE-3

Melanie LaPointe

Volunteer Coordinator / Ani-Meals Director

mlapointe@cesmn.org

BRIAN-3

Brian Krysinski

MOW Driver / Food Program Assistant

MIKE2-3

Mike Lynch

Food Program Driver

CINDI-3

Cyndi Rigsby-Smith

MOW Client Service Specialist

csmith@cesmn.org

JANELLE-3

Janelle Thomas

MOW Kitchen Coordinator

jthomas@cesmn.org

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Tess Dooley

Warehouse Coordinator

tdooley@cesmn.org

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Yuri Otero

Intake Associate

yotero@cesmn.org

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Marcie Glover

Program Assistant

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Tina Huynh

MOW Associate

thuynh@cesmn.org

Board of Directors

CES is overseen by a Board of Directors, which sets CES’s focus and programming priorities. The Board represents both a cross-section of the Twin Cities’ business, health, education and social service sectors, as well as local congregations and denominations across the Metro Area that support CES’s work.

Chair of the Board 

Katie Schoeppner

         Lowell Stortz

Sue Mulkern

David Pflum, vice chair

Bob Remakel, treasurer

Richard Dahlin

Chuck Upcraft

Brian Wolhrabe

Karin Vukich, secretary

Kitty Yancey

Continuous Term 

Pastor Craig Pederson, Augustana Lutheran Church