Leadership and Organization

Matt
Varilek
Commissioner

Marc
Majors
Deputy Commissioner, Workforce Development

Kevin
McKinnon
Deputy Commissioner, Economic Development and Research

Evan
Rowe
Deputy Commissioner, Workforce Services and Transformation

Katie
Knutson
Assistant Commissioner of Operations and Chief Operating Officer

Emily
Lefholz
Assistant Commissioner of External Relations and Chief of Staff

Abdiwahab
Mohamed
Assistant Commissioner, Immigrant & Refugee Affairs

April
Adamson
Executive Aide to Commissioner

Dawn
Andrada
Executive Assistant

Huguette
Trebil
Executive Assistant

Ama Eli
Akakpo
Employment and Training

Brian
Allie
Chief Information Officer

Lauren
Bennett McGinty
Explore Minnesota Tourism

Deven
Bowdry
Government Relations

Alicia
Cordes
Communications

Kirk
Crow Shoe
Tribal Relations

Matt
Dobratz
Legislative Budget

Jeanna
Fortney
CareerForce

Gabrielle
Gerbaud
Minnesota Trade Office

Frank
Gilbertson
Disability Determination Services

Jim
Hegman
Unemployment Insurance

Marie
Henderson
Administrative and Financial Services (Chief Financial Officer)

Mitzi
Hobot
CareerOneStop

Liz
Howe
Human Resources

Natasha
Jerde
State Services for the Blind

Bree
Maki
Broadband Development

Katie
McClelland
Strategy and Alignment and Governor's Workforce Development Board

Neela
Mollgaard
Small Business and Innovation

Angelina
Nguyễn
Labor Market Information

Greg
Norfleet
Paid Leave

May Chao
Parker
Legal Counsel

Ekta
Prakash
Public Engagement

Jocelyn
Rousey
Customer Innovation

Heather
Stein
Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Annie
Tietema
Performance and Technical Management

Deanna
Torgerson
Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Meredith
Udoibok
Community Finance

Catalina
Valencia
Business Development

Steve
Walter
Public Facilities Authority

Stephen
Wolff
Business Finance

Neal
Young
Economic Analysis