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Ben Aban
Maintenance Worker Facilities

Ben Aban

Maintenance Worker

Facilities

ben.aban@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4173

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Wendy Barden
Education Specialist in Music Outreach

Wendy Barden

Education Specialist in Music

Outreach

(763) 279-4285

wendy.barden@pcae.k12.mn.us

Barden is retired from ISD 279 - Osseo Area Schools after serving 21 years as K-12 Music Coordinator in the district. She began her career teaching instrumental and general music at the junior high level, and has also taught other music classes at the elementary and high school levels. For the last five years, Wendy has been teaching the International Baccalaureate music class at Osseo’s Park Center High School. She has been honored as a Yamaha National Mentor Teacher, the 1992 Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Band Educator of the Year, and 2013 Yale Distinguished Music Educator. In 2014, she was inducted into the MMEA Hall of Fame.

In retirement, Wendy formed Segue Consulting Partners LLC, and has been working with music departments across the Midwest. Wendy is an active author, with many student and teacher resources published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

Barden holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in music education from the University of Minnesota. Her Ph.D., also from the University of Minnesota, is in music with emphasis in music education and musicology. She is particularly passionate about standards, assessment, and student engagement.

Wendy and her husband live in Minnetonka, and are proud parents of two grown sons.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Toni Beckler
Training and Development Specialist Outreach

Toni Beckler

Training and Development Specialist

Outreach

toni.beckler@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4283

Toni Beckler has been working in schools for 25 years. Her roles have included technology integration consultant, technology teacher, library media specialist, technology integration specialist, intervention teacher, and administrator. These jobs have allowed her to work with all levels of students and teachers. She is a graduate of Iowa State University, Minnesota State University-Mankato, and the University of Minnesota. Outside of work she loves to read, garden, and camp with her husband, 2 children, and 2 dogs.

Years of service: 0 vcard
Marty Borchardt
General Maintenance Worker Facilities

Marty Borchardt

General Maintenance Worker

Facilities

Years of service: 0 vcard
Ron Brown
Dorm Coordinator Resident Services

Ron Brown

Dorm Coordinator

Resident Services

ron.brown@pcae.k12.mn.us

Ron Brown has over 10 years of experience in the Twin Cities working with communities and youth in education. He recently served as a Community Health Worker with Northpoint Clinic and Northpoint Health and Wellness, Inc. In his spare time, Brown is a local artist/illustrator.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Suzanne Bursh
Administrative Assistant Outreach

Suzanne Bursh

Administrative Assistant

Outreach

Suzanne Bursh is lead administrative specialist and budget coordinator for Perpich Arts Outreach. She has helped to host numerous Perpich agency events, workshops and receptions. She studied elementary education at the University of Minnesota and pursued culinary training in hotel and restaurant cooking at the St. Paul Vocational and Technical School and baking at Dunwoody Institute.

suzanne.bursh@pcae.k12.mn.us

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Jenoveba Cabral
Dorm Coordinator Resident Services

Jenoveba Cabral

Dorm Coordinator

Resident Services

jenoveba.cabral@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 0 vcard
Max Clark-Vail
Regional Centers Director Outreach

Max Clark-Vail

Regional Centers Director

Outreach

max.clark@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4288

Max Clark-Vail has a background in visual arts and education. He teaches art education methods at Augsburg University and, before joining Perpich, worked as a high school administrator. He is a musician, amateur programmer, and general tinkerer. Max, his wife, and two daughters live in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis where they have found a deep sense of community and kindred spirit.

Years of service: 0 vcard
Julie Crosby
Plant Maintenance Engineer Facilities

Julie Crosby

Plant Maintenance Engineer

Facilities

julie.crosby@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4174

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Anne Dennison
Librarian Library

Anne Dennison

Librarian

Library

anne.dennison@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4170

Anne Dennison graduated from The College of St. Catherine with a master's degree in library and information science. She joined the Perpich Library staff in the fall of 2010. Previously, she taught English in Bratislava, Slovakia for two years and worked at Hennepin County Library. She loves reading young adult literature and playing drums.

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Karla Donner
Front Desk/Attendance Clerk High School

Karla Donner

Front Desk/Attendance Clerk

High School

karla.donner@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4200

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Jody Gentz
Student Records Coordinator Student Services

Jody Gentz

Student Records Coordinator

Student Services

Jody Gentz has worked at Perpich Arts High School since June, 1997. She began as the attendance clerk and two years later began helping with admissions work. She was shortly promoted to records coordinator and began to work closely with admission process.

jody.gentz@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4263

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Sarah Hertz
Accounting Officer Finance

Sarah Hertz

Accounting Officer

Finance

sarah.hertz@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 0 vcard
Jeremy Holien
Education Specialist in Visual and Media Arts Outreach

Jeremy Holien

Education Specialist in Visual and Media Arts

Outreach

jeremy.holien@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4185

Jeremy Holien serves as the Perpich visual and media arts education outreach education specialist. He works in professional and curriculum development, state standards implementation and assessment practices. He is responsible for statewide initiatives in visual and media arts education. Holien has specific expertise in technology integration, visual and media arts education curriculum design, distance learning, standards-based education and assessment and arts integration.

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David Hurst
Dorm Coordinator Resident Services

David Hurst

Dorm Coordinator

Resident Services

david.hurst@pcae.k12.mn.us

David Hurst has been working with youth in the community since 1993 as a mentor and educator, from youth choirs to youth ministry. Hurst started singing and playing music as a teenager in Peoria, Illinois. The release of his album was a game changer for him in the gospel music industry.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Anne Johnson
Admissions Director Student Services

Anne Johnson

Admissions Director

Student Services

763-279-4195

anne.johnson@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 3 vcard
Kristi Johnson
Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) Director Outreach

Kristi Johnson

Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) Director

Outreach

kristi.johnson@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4183

Kristi Johnson has been passionately dedicated to education and the arts for over 20 years. Kristi is a licensed K-12 Theater educator, teaching artist, director, and arts administrator. Kristi was Education Director at SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development for many years, focusing on equity, inclusion, and arts integration. As a teaching artist, Kristi has led hundreds of residencies in K-8 classrooms, most notably at the Honolulu Theater for Youth. Kristi contributed to the Development and Evaluation Guidelines: What to Look For in the Arts. Most recently, she was teaching at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, helping to restart their theater program.

Years of service: 0 vcard
Tina Krieger
Human Resources Specialist Human Resources

Tina Krieger

Human Resources Specialist

Human Resources

763-279-4163

christina.krieger@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 3 vcard
Kafumba Kromah
Security Guard Facilities

Kafumba Kromah

Security Guard

Facilities

Kafumba.Kromah@pcae.k12.mn.us

Kafumba Samukai Kromah was born Liberia, West Africa. He graduated from Monrovia College & Industrial Training School (MC) with a high school diploma and attended the University of Liberia before relocating to the United States in 1999. He has an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the Minneapolis Community &Technical College; a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Metropolitan State University; and is pursuing graduate courses for a Masters of Arts degree in Public Safety Administration (PSA) at St. Mary's University. He is a certified first responder with First Aid, CPR/AED, and several other certificates in public related courses, including federal emergency management agency (FEMA) courses. He has a long employment record working in security, policing, corrections, and safety.

Kafumba is a founding member, former vice president, and former president of his tribal immigrant community organization known as the Minnesota Mandingo Association (MMA) and a current board member of the Federation of the Liberian Mandingo Associations in the USA (FELMAUSA), representing the State of Minnesota. He is married with a daughter and 3 sons.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Lon Lamprecht
Executive Assistant Administration

Lon Lamprecht

Executive Assistant

Administration

lon.lamprecht@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4161

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Stephanie Lein Walseth
Education Specialist in Theater Outreach

Stephanie Lein Walseth

Education Specialist in Theater

Outreach

763-279-4181

Stephanie.Walseth@pcae.k12.mn.us

Stephanie Lein Walseth, Ph.D. is a theater educator, artist, administrator, and scholar with over 15 years experience working with students and artists of all ages. She is a founding core artistic group member of Full Circle Theater Company, and she has served tenures with Penumbra Theatre Company, Mu Performing Arts, Mixed Blood Theatre, and Sod House Theater, among many other professional companies in Minnesota and across the country. Stephanie received her Ph.D. in Theatre Historiography from the University of Minnesota, and her research focuses on theaters of color and issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion. She has served as an instructor and curriculum developer at Augsburg University, the University of Minnesota, and Penumbra. Her writing has appeared in HowlRound, Theatre Topics, e-misférica, The Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance, and a brand new anthology from Palgrave Macmillan entitled Theater, Performance and Change.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Lorene McGrane
Administrative Specialist Outreach

Lorene McGrane

Administrative Specialist

Outreach

lorene.mcgrane@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4180

Years of service: 0 vcard
Jerry Miller
Campus Security Officer Security

Jerry Miller

Campus Security Officer

Security

jerry.miller@pcae.k12.mn.us

763-279-4202

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DeRelle Morrison
School-based Therapist Student Services

DeRelle Morrison

School-based Therapist

Student Services

763-279-4290

derelle.morrison@headway.org

DeRelle Morrison holds a M.A. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Mary’s University, Minneapolis and a B.A. degree in International Studies with Political Science emphasis. Morrison serves as the Youth Ministry & Women Ministry Director for Speak the Word Church International in Golden Valley. She completed her master’s degree internship at The Bridge for Youth in Minneapolis.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Greg Naumann
Technology Staff IT

Greg Naumann

Technology Staff

IT

763-279-4176

greg.naumann@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 2 vcard
Troy Ochsendorf
General Repair Worker Facilities

Troy Ochsendorf

General Repair Worker

Facilities

troy.ochsendorf@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 1 vcard
Johanna Paylor
Dorm Coordinator Resident Services

Johanna Paylor

Dorm Coordinator

Resident Services

johanna.paylor@pcae.k12.mn.us

Johanna Paylor is currently employed as a Hospital Operations Coordinator at Universal Hospital Services. Previously, she owned and operated her own daycare and was an employee with the State of Minnesota as a Senior Customer Service Representative. She has BA in Business Administration and is working on her Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Angela Pederson
Cafeteria Director Student Services

Angela Pederson

Cafeteria Director

Student Services

763-279-4196

angela.pederson@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 4 vcard
Gina Pretti
Dorm Coordinator Resident Services

Gina Pretti

Dorm Coordinator

Resident Services

gina.pretti@pcae.k12.mn.us

Gina Pretti spent over 15 years as a corrections officer at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater. She is excited to be working with youth. Pretti enjoys the Landscape Arboretum and getting out in nature.

Years of service: 1 vcard
Lindsey Redmann
Guidance Counselor Student Services

Lindsey Redmann

Guidance Counselor

Student Services

763-279-4266

lindsey.redmann@pcae.k12.mn.us

Years of service: 3 vcard

About Perpich Center

Staff Directory

Ben Aban

Ben Aban

Maintenance Worker

Wendy Barden

Wendy Barden

Education Specialist in Music

Toni Beckler

Toni Beckler

Training and Development Specialist

Marty Borchardt

Marty Borchardt

General Maintenance Worker

Ron Brown

Ron Brown

Dorm Coordinator

Suzanne Bursh

Suzanne Bursh

Administrative Assistant

Jenoveba Cabral

Jenoveba Cabral

Dorm Coordinator

Max Clark-Vail

Max Clark-Vail

Regional Centers Director

Julie Crosby

Julie Crosby

Plant Maintenance Engineer

Anne Dennison

Anne Dennison

Librarian

Karla Donner

Karla Donner

Front Desk/Attendance Clerk

Jody Gentz

Jody Gentz

Student Records Coordinator

Sarah Hertz

Sarah Hertz

Accounting Officer

Jeremy Holien

Jeremy Holien

Education Specialist in Visual and Media Arts

David Hurst

David Hurst

Dorm Coordinator

Anne Johnson

Anne Johnson

Admissions Director

Kristi Johnson

Kristi Johnson

Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) Director

Tina Krieger

Tina Krieger

Human Resources Specialist

Kafumba Kromah

Kafumba Kromah

Security Guard

Lon Lamprecht

Lon Lamprecht

Executive Assistant

Stephanie Lein Walseth

Stephanie Lein Walseth

Education Specialist in Theater

Lorene McGrane

Lorene McGrane

Administrative Specialist

Jerry Miller

Jerry Miller

Campus Security Officer

DeRelle Morrison

DeRelle Morrison

School-based Therapist

Greg Naumann

Greg Naumann

Technology Staff

Troy Ochsendorf

Troy Ochsendorf

General Repair Worker