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National Headquarters Minneapolis

First Children’s Finance has claimed downtown Minneapolis as our home for three decades. Our national headquarters houses our  organization’s Leadership Team, Loan Fund Team, and our National Team.

Meet Our National Team

Heidi Hagel Braid

President & CEO
Email Heidi
Direct: 612-279-6504

Ben Nicholie

Chief Operating Officer
Email Ben
Direct: 612-279-6528

Stacie Reiner

Chief Financial Officer
Email Stacie
Direct: 612-504-7406

Cheyenne McGregor

Chief Advancement Officer
Email Cheyenne
Direct: 612-439-1897

Michael-John Myette

Chief States Officer
Email Michael-John
Direct: 612-279-6517

Ericka Warmack

Director of National Lending
Email Ericka
Direct: 612-294-0083

Shoua Ferris

Human Resources Director
Email Shoua
Direct: 612-473-1310

Dr. Mark Dickerson

Marketing & Communications Director
Email Dr.
Direct: 612-504-8820

Kari Stattelman

Director of Consulting
Email Kari
Direct: 612-279-6521

Anne McSweeney

Director of National Initiatives
Email Anne
Direct: 612-294-0038

Nellie Anderson

Information Systems & Data Strategy Manager
Email Nellie
Direct: 612-416-5823

Amy Arena Couture

Business Development Manager – National
Email Amy
Direct: 612-445-0360

Dr. Casey Bailey

Business Development Specialist - National
Email Dr.

Liz Berg

Executive Assistant
Email Liz
Direct: 612-439-9566

Joan Berntson

Senior Business Development Specialist - Loan Fund
Email Joan
Direct: 612-279-6539

Jannan Cotto

Systems Coordinator, Ekinoonaad (the one who guides)
Email Jannan
Direct: 612-439-9719

Lynda Duncan

Portfolio Manager
Email Lynda
Direct: 612-279-6514

Jamilah Hanchard

Compliance Coordinator
Email Jamilah
Direct: 612-439-1924

Taijha Harden

Child Care Systems Coordinator
Email Taijha
Direct: 612-294-0041

Darra Jackson

Child Care Systems Analyst
Email Darra
Direct: 612-473-1314

Brianna Jordan

Operations Coordinator
Email Brianna
Direct: 612-279-6513

Brielle Kenney

Business Development Specialist - National
Email Brielle
Direct: 612-439-9274

Grace López

National Senior Program Specialist
Email Grace
Direct: 612-279-6527

Nic Ludwig

Accountant
Email Nic
Direct: 612-294-0013

Heather Moye

Program Specialist - National
Email Heather
Direct: 612-439-7179

Ellen Nikodym

Systems Coordinator
Email Ellen
Direct: 612-473-9797

Jennifer Paulsen

Business Development Specialist - National
Email Jennifer
Direct: 612-488-4790

Laura Riley

Operations Administrator
Email Laura
Direct: 612-279-6512

Kaitlin Rhoades

Child Care Systems Coordinator - National
Email Kaitlin

Amy Metoyer-Roberson

Business Development Specialist - National
Email Amy
Direct: 612-488-4595

Charles Robinson

Multimedia & Communications Specialist
Email Charles
Direct: 612-699-4640

Angie De Los Santos

Business Development Specialist - National
Email Angie

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