Staff Directory
NAME TITLE EMAIL PHONE
Jennifer Simon (Cheyenne River Lakota) Director jennifer.simon@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.5432
Diana Leaskas Account Specialist diana.leaskas@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0616
Christine Wilson (White Earth) Program Coordinator christine.wilson@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0108
Alexis Dauenhauer (Standing Rock) School Success Program Assistant alexis.dauenhauer@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0617
Elementary Schools on North side
Patrick Engrav (Boise Forte) School Success Program Assistant patrick.engrav@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0167
Middle & K-8 Schools: District-Wide
Gary Smith (Mille Lacs, Red Lake) School Success Program Assistant gary.smith@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0157
Elementary Schools on South side
Madison Smith (Oneida) School Success Program Assistant madison.smith@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0176
High Schools - District Wide
Justis Brokenrope (Sicangu Lakota) School Success Program Assistant justis.brokenrope@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0176
High Schools - District Wide
Amanda Turbett (White Earth) School Success Program Assistant amanda.turbett@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.405.3773
Elementary Schools
Alyssa Parkhurst (Red Lake) School Success Program Assistant alyssa.parkhurst@mpls.k12.mn.us 651.300.4919
Elementary Schools
Alejandra (Ally) Moreno School Success Program Assistant alejandra.moreno@mpls.k12.mn.us TBD
(White Earth, Red Lake) Elementary Schools
Dennis Gilbert Jr School Success Program Assistant dennis.gilbert@mpls.k12.mnus 612.668.0607
(Lac Du Flambeau, Leech Lake, Paiute) Middle Schools
Kris Winkelman (Lower Sioux) School Success Program Assistant kristopher.winkelman@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0176
CAP (Contract Alternative) Schools
Aquila Tapio (Oglala Lakota) District Program Facilitator aquila.tapio@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0613
Special Education/Dream Catcher Project
Matthew LaFave (Fond du Lac) Ojibwe Language Teacher matthew.lafave@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0606
Shiela Zephier (Oglala Sioux, Turtle Dakota Language Teacher shiela.zephier@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.0606
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