Director
Sheila Williams Ridge
612-624-9543
will0342@umn.edu
Administrative staff
Justin Beahm
Assistant Cook
612-625-2273
beahm001@umn.edu
Lily Bray
Administrative Specialist
612-625-2273
sahl0032@umn.edu
Sarah McKee
612-625-2273
eydam001@umn.edu
Troy Schlener
Enrollment Coordinator
612-625-2273
tschlene@umn.edu
Gary Strafelda
Head Cook
612-626-3199
straf001@umn.edu
Teaching staff
Part-day program
Amy Betz
AM Lead Teacher
612-624-9543
amybetz@umn.edu
Ayuko Uezu Boomer
AM Lead Teacher
612-624-9543
boome004@umn.edu
Marie Lister
PM Lead Teacher
612-624-9543
list0019@umn.edu
Peter Locast
PM Lead Teacher
612-625-2273
loca0011@umn.edu
Alyssa Wilt
AM Lead Teacher
612-624-9543
wiltx013@umn.edu
Language Nest Program
Brenda Toscano (White Face)
Lead Teacher
toscanobrenda09@gmail.comu
Justis Brokenrope
Assistant Teacher
broke022@umn.edu
Full-day program
Amina Aleyideino
Teacher, C6
612-625-2273
aleyi001@umn.edu
Ashlee Beauchamp
Assistant Teacher A
beauc045@umn.edu
Hannah Bruhn
On-Call Assistant Teacher
bruhn044@umn.edu
Emma Chandler
Assistant Teacher, C6
612-625-2273
chand820@umn.edu
Lauren Doescher
Assistant Teacher, A1
612-627-4014
doesc009@umn.edu
Heather Doughty
Assistant Teacher, B4
612-625-2273
hmfolse@umn.edu
Emily Ann Erpelding
Assistant Teacher, C5
612-625-2273
ours0002@umn.edu
Erin Gorski
Teacher, B3
612-625-2273
gors0020@umn.edu
Chelsey Gulsvig
A Area Coordinator
612-625-2273
cgulsvig@umn.edu
Becky Hegstad
Teacher, A2
hegs0015@umn.edu
Gina Honkala-Alkhaleefa
Teacher, C5
612-626-3181
honk0009@umn.edu
Kelli Kern
Teacher, E9
612-625-2273
kernx006@umn.edu
Mary Leinfelder
Floating Teacher
612-625-2273
leinf001@umn.edu
Xai Lor
Teacher, E10
lor00003@umn.edu
Heather Lynch
Assistant Teacher, D
612-625-2273
linz0021@umn.edu
Olivia Heins
Assistant Teacher, D7
heins074@umn.edu
Madeline Heroux
Teacher, A2
herou012@umn.edu
Ciera Hull
Teacher, D8
loeh0025@umn.edu
Kimberly Reis
Teacher, E9
612-625-2273
kdreis@umn.edu
Amanda Sumwalt
Teacher, D7
612-625-2273
sibo0002@umn.edu
Anne Thomsen
Teacher, A1
612-625-2273
athomsen@umn.edu
Katherine Wall
Teacher E10
kwall@umn.edu
Margot Welshinger
Teacher, D8
612-625-2273
seel0060@umn.edu