Contact Us

Northside Achievement Zone
2123 West Broadway Avenue #100
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 612.521.4405
Fax: 612.521.0325
Media Inquiries: 612.594.8310
Site Visits and Space Requests: 612.594.8296

NAZ STAFF:

• Montel Adams, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Nellie Stone Johnson
  madams@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8278
• Brittany Alexander, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Ascension
  balexander@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8271
• Bill Bugert, Database Manager
  bbugert@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8342
• Jillian Burch, Results Manager
  jburch@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8286
• Karen Casanova Chief Development Officer
  kcasanova@the-naz.org
  p: 612-594-8310
• Courtney Castleberry, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Cookie Cart
  ccastleberry@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8272
• Ba’Dette Crowder, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at LaCreche
  bcrowder@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8327
• Amina Dalton, Family Achievement Coach
  co-located at New Horizon
  adalton@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8349
• Robbie Droddy, Director of Individual Giving
  rdroddy@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8311
• Andre Dukes, Vice President, Family and Community Impact
  adukes@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8360
• Vince Frazier, Family Academy Program Manager
  vfrazier@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8325
• Montia Gardner, Vice President of Education
  mgardner@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8337
• Erica Gates, Chief of Staff
  egates@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8301
• Fallon Gleason, Collective Impact Associate
  fgleason@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8302   
• Arielle Handevidt, Director of Early Childhood Education
  ahandevidt@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8361
• Yuri Harper, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Urban Homeworks
  yharper@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8284
• Richelle Hart-Peeler, Sr. Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
  rhartpeeler@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8335
• Christopher Heng, Senior Communications Manager
  cheng@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8355
• Qualandra Hudgins, Sr. Family Achievement Coach
  Located at KIPP
  qhudgins@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8323
• Bridgett Johnson, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Nellie Stone Johnson
  bjohnson@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8324
• Chantell Johnson, Community Wellness Program Manager
  cjohnson@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8288
• Bianca Jones, Foundations & Corporate Relations Officer
  bjones@the-naz.org
  612.594.8313
• Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Chief Operating Officer
  kkelleyariwoola@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8317
• Ilse Larsen, Development Services Manager
  ilarsen@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8312
• Kalin LeBrun, Director of Communications and Marketing
  klebrun@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8338
• Delilah Montgomery, Family Academy Operations Specialist
  dmontgomery@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8329
• Doug Olson, Operations Manager
  dolson@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8296
• Tamera Owens, Sr. Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Ascension
  towens@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8330
• Michelle Palo, Senior Director, Collaborative Learning
  mpalo@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8281
• Katrina Perez, Family Achievement Coach
  kperez@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8276
• Michele Pletcher, Sr. Finance Director
  mpletcher@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8343
• Sherman Powell, Sr. Family Achievement Coach
  Located at HIRED
  spowell@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8339
• Sondra Samuels, (Founding Leader)
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  ssamuels@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8316
  c: 612.669.1980
• Ellie Sanford, Data & Reporting Associate
  esanford@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8287
• Alicia Smiley, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Northside Child Development Center
  asmiley@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8346
• John Smiley, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at The Mastery School
  jsmiley@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8347
• Taylor Smiley, Family Achievement Coach
  tsmiley@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8274
• Indira Smith-Sanchez, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Nellie Stone Johnson
  ismith@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8348
• Karla Smith
  Family Academy Facilitator
  ksmith@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8289
• Ed Sriharatsa, Accountant
  esriharatsa@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8297
• Amy Susman-Stillman, Director of Evaluation
  asusmanstillman@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8280
• Tatika Taylor, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at KIPP
  ttaylor@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8304
• Victoria Theisen, Human Resource Generalist
  vtheisen@the-naz.org
  612.594.8298
• SaGonna Thompson, Team Manager Mastery, KIPP & Ascension
  sthompson@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8359
• Deanne Vaughan, Team Manager Family Support & Early Childhood
  dvaughan@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8285
• Sarita Vinje, Sr. Family Achievement Program Manager
  svinje@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8341
• Percy Wade, Family Achievement Coach
  Located at Patrick Henry High School
  pwade@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8350
• Jaton White, Director of Community Wellness
  jwhite@the-naz.org
  p: 612.594.8336