Anna VonRueden has two decades of experience working with youth needing the most challenging interventions. Anna has become a recognized leader in Minneapolis-St. Paul for creating positive changes within the juvenile system and for those navigating it. After five years as FamilyWise Youth Service Manager, Anna took over as Chief Program Officer in 2018. While ensuring the health of this …
Samantha Moe and Associates provides continuing education, advanced training, and parent coach certification for family service professionals who support intense kids and their families. Certified parent coach and speaker Samantha Moe has coached parents on how to help their children calm, connect, and cooperate since 2004. She is the creator of the Mad to Glad Blueprint, a revolutionary brain-and-nervous-system-based approach …
Alyssa Perau has been an Adolescent Health Specialist with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota’s SELF team, Seeing and Exploring Life’s Future, since 2018. She is currently working towards her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Adler Graduate School and will additionally graduate with a specialty in Expressive Arts Therapy. Before coming to LSS she worked as a program …
Elsa Swenson is the Program Manager of Home Free Community Program at Missions Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. She has worked with victim/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault and child abuse for 10 years providing legal advocacy, emotional support, and working towards …
Jamil Stamschror-Lott, LICSW is a public speaker; mental health therapist; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professional; educator; and the CEO and co-founder of Creative Kuponya. As a Black man, he represents less than 4% of licensed therapists in America. Jamil is a skilled healer and facilitator who has offered over 250 professional speaking engagements. Jamil and his wife Sara co-founded Creative …
Cynthia Prosek has over 25 years of restorative justice practice. As executive director of Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA), Cynthia leads a trajectory of growth, expanding services and deepening community engagement in restorative justice practices. She draws on the knowledge and wisdom of community, collaborating with a network of volunteers, practitioners, leaders, and agencies to promote community well-being. Cynthia promotes …
Wendy Lorenz-Walraven, LICSW, LSSW is a Clinical Social Worker and the Director of Equity and Diversity at Minnesota Transitions Charter School. She has 20 years of experience serving youth in educational and artistic settings and offers training on Trauma Responsiveness, Restorative Practice, and Culturally Proficient School Systems. She believes that with deep self-knowledge we hold the capacity to create space …
Sherrita Allen, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who received her master’s degree in Counseling from Webster University in St. Louis, MO. She has 27 years of experience working in social services, trauma, and crisis. She has a wealth of experience ranging from direct care in residential facilities, foster care case management, victim advocacy, and individual, group, and family therapy. She …
Michelle Nelson has over 25 years of experience leading, managing, and training professionals in the human service industry, especially those working with young people. In addition to her youth worker and leadership skills, she is well-versed in team, program, and organizational development to include strategic planning. She is a certified trainer for the Crisis Prevention Institute, The National Council for …
