Staff and Board
Administration & Operations
Mary LaGarde
White Earth Nation
Executive Director
Office: (612) 879-1750
mlagarde@maicnet.org
Star LaDeaux
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate – Santee
Administrative Assistant
Office: (612) 879-1780
sladeaux@maicnet.org
Natalie Rademacher
Grand Portage Ojibwe descendant
Communications Coordinator
Cell: (507) 476-7448
Office: (612) 879-1700 ext. 123
nrademacher@maicnet.org
Kateri Tuttle
Santee/Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota
Events Coordinator
Office: (612) 541-8029
ktuttle@maicnet.org
Andrew Newton
Operations Manager
Office: (612) 879-1722
anewton@maicnet.org
Dre Belille
Lac Courtes Oreilles Ojibwe
Custodian/Security
Linda Harris
Development and Evaluation Coordinator
lharris@maicnet.org
Finance Department
Office: (612) 879-1707
maicfinance@maicnet.org
Melanie Hawkins
Custodian
Family Services
Laura Newton
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe
Program Director
Cell: (612) 419-3522
lnewton@maicnet.org
Mikayla Maxwell
Ihanktonwan Nakota/Dakota, Red Lake Ojibwe, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo
Tribal Liaison Supervisor
Cell: (612) 760-6037
mmaxwell@maicnet.org
Shania Thompson
Cheyenne River Lakota, Red Lake Ojibwe
Case Aid
Cell: (612) 364-0162
sthompson@maicnet.org
Elise LaGarde
White Earth Nation
Tribal Liaison
Cell (612) 431-5277
elagarde@maicnet.org
Rachel LaRose
Fond du Lac Ojibwe
Indigenous Women’s Life Net Coordinator/Case Manager
Cell: (952) 356-4011
rlarose@maicnet.org
Rebecca Jackson
Leech Lake Ojibwe
Indigenous Women’s Life Net Housing Case Manager
Cell: (651) 392-1262
rejackson@maicnet.org
Christine Pedersen
ICWA Court Monitor
cpedersen@maicnet.org
Raeven Wishteyah
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Early Intervention Coordinator
Cell: (612) 468-6972
rwishteyah@maicnet.org
Miranda SpottedThunder
Hunkpapa-Standing Rock, White Earth Ojibwe
Tribal Liaison
Cell: (612) 508-0377
mspottedthunder@maicnet.org
Ruth Mestas
Grand Portage Ojibwe
Bright Beginnings Case Manager
Cell: (612) 418-0135
rmestas@maicnet.org
Olivia Mason
Hunkpapa Lakota
Family Stability
Cell: (612) 759-0401
omason@maicnet.org
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act
Brian Joyce
White Earth Nation
Program Director
Office: (612) 879-1770
bjoyce@maicnet.org
Vicky Reyes
Leech Lake Ojibwe
Career Counselor
Office: (612) 879-1727
Cell: (612) 554-2359
vreyes@maicnet.org
Tana Fox
MHA Nation
Career Counselor
Office: (612)879-1709
Cell: (612) 590-9369
tfox@maicnet.org
Native Fitness & Nutrition
Cheryl Secola
Couchiching First Nation
Program Director: Culture Language Arts Network and Native Fitness and Nutrition
Office: (612) 879-1783
csecola@maicnet.org
Joseph Regguinti
Leech Lake Ojibwe
Native Fitness and Nutrition Coach / Trainer
jregguinti@maicnet.org
Anntaya Corbesia
Ho-Chunk/Ojibwe
Physical Activities Assistant
acorbesia@maicnet.org
Brian Heart
Yankton Dakota
Native Elders Support Team (NEST) Program Assistant and Transporation
Office: (612) 879-1708
bheart@maicnet.org
Colette Lawrence
Leech Lake Ojibwe
Native Elders Support Team (NEST) Coordinator
Office: (612) 879-1703
clawrence@maicnet.org
Boys & Girls Club of MAIC
Liberty Greene
Red Lake Band Anishinaabe, Upper Sioux Community, and Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
Boys & Girls Club Director
lgreene@maicnet.org
Melissa Bruneau
Club Programs Manager
Office: (612) 879-1729 ext. 129
mbruneau@maicnet.org
Kaylee Bruneau
Youth Empowerment Advocate
kbruneau@maicnet.org
Stephen DeLong
Sacred Leaders Program Coordinator
sdelong@maicnet.org
Ashley Cook
Golden Eagles Program Coordinator
Office: (612) 879-1766
Cell: (612) 385-0189
acook@maicnet.org
Lorenzo Smith
White Earth Ojibwe
Best Buy Teen Tech Assistant
Jayden McCray
Red River Metis, Turtle Mountain descendant
Youth Activities Assistant
Culture Language Arts Network
Cheryl Secola
Couchiching First Nation
Program Director: Culture Language Arts Network and Native Fitness and Nutrition
Office: (612) 879-1783
csecola@maicnet.org
David “Memegwesi” Sutherland
Oji-Cree Band of Constance Lake First Nations
Language Coordinator and Ojibwe Language Instructor
Office: (612) 879-1743
dsutherland@maicnet.org
Jonathan Buehlmann
Yankton Sioux
Prevention Coordinator
Office: (612) 879-1717
jonathan.buehlmann@maicnet.org
Lumhe “Micco” Sampson
Seneca and Mvskoke
Project Coordinator
Office: (612) 879-1716
lsampson@maicnet.org
Hoksicala Cante Ma Yuha “Sonny” Metcalf
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Tech Assistant and Data Manager
Office: (612) 879-1719
smetcalf@maicnet.org
Hopa Stevens
Oneida Nation Oglala Sicangu Turtle Mountain Ojibwe
Dakota Language Coordinator
hstevens@maicnet.org
Miiskogimiihwan Poupart-Chapman
Lac du Flambeau and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Technology Assistant
mpoupart-chapman@maicnet.org
Gatherings Cafe
Vernon DeFoe
Red Cliff Anishinaabe
Executive Chef
vdefoe@maicnet.org
Sydney Ockenga
Flandreau Santee descendant
Gatherings Cafe Manager
sockenga@maicnet.org
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General Inquiries
(612) 879-1753
gatheringscafe@maicnet.org
Visit the Center
Two Rivers Gallery
Open: Tuesday – Friday
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(612) 879-1720
tworivers@maicnet.org
Woodland Indian Crafts Shop
Owner/Proprietor: Charlie Stately
Open: Monday – Friday
10:00 – 5:30 p.m.
(612) 874-7766
Board of Directors
Sam Olbekson
President
Founder and CEO of Full Circle Planning + Design
Eileen Briggs
Vice President
Grantmaking Director for Bush Foundation
Kit Fordham
Treasurer
Dawn Paro
Secretary
Case Manager for Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
David Cournoyer
Board Member
Consultant for Plain Depth Consulting
Cheyenne Erickson
Board Member
Neighborhood and Community Relations