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Meet Our Team

Luke Schaefer

Chief Executive Officer

Lee Weisgarber

School Liaison

Kim Frohlich

Early Intervention Director

Esther Jaggi

Administrative Assistant/1915i Care Coordinator

Paula Wingenbach

School Counselor

Jayd Eggert

School Counselor

Kelly Nielsen

School Counselor

Amy Ongstad

ED/ECSE Teacher Assistant

Patti Syverson

Business Manager

Kim Dressler

Finance Specialist

Mark Vollmer

Superintendent Specialist

Megan Svihovec

EI Speech Language Pathologist

Kirsten Little

EI Speech Language Pathologist

Sharon Zastoupil

EI Physical Therapist

Maren Stokka

EI Early Childhood Special Ed Teacher

Marcie Sattler

EI Occupational Therapist

Jeremy Schroeder

EI Social Worker

Beth Houser

NDFSCS School Site Coordinator

Chuck Kranz

Check & Connect Program Coordinator & Youth Mentor

Kirsten Hass

Reading Corps & Professional Learning Specialist

Meghan Nordstog

Program Research & Development Specialist

Kaley Mills

Professional Learning Specialist

Brooklyn Schaan

Professional Learning & Math Corps Coaching Specialist

Lyndsi Engstrom

Chief Operations Officer

Lyle Kruger

CRACTC Assistant Director

Christy Ringgenberg

Extended School Program Director

Amy Johnson

CRACTC Registrar/Marketing Coordinator

Asha Valliere

School Counselor

Naomi Scarpari

School Counselor

Cori Doubek

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Michelle Alexander

CRSEU ParaEducator

Melissa Elletson

Business Manager

Tammy Simnioniw

Finance Specialist

Melissa Spelchen

Healthy Youth, Community and Social Service Specialist

Morgan Hey

EI Speech Language Pathologist

Amber Fredrickson

EI Physical Therapist

Ashley Wolf

EI Early Childhood Special Ed Teacher

Marete Farver

EI Early Childhood Special Ed Teacher

Parker Keller

EI Occupational Therapist

Markita Rohde

EI Social Worker

Valerie Jordan

NDFSCS School Site Coordinator

Samantha Knipp

Check & Connect Mentor

Heidi Van Dusen

Reading & Math Corps Coaching Specialist

Natalie Couture

B-HERO Partnership and Program Specialist

Melissa Stanley

Associate Director of High-Quality Education Personnel

Genelle Olson

Chief Strategy Officer

Kayla Henes

School Counseling Program Director

Anne Williamson

NDFSCS Chief of Staff

Megan Richter

School Counselor

Tate Haskins

School Counselor

Melissa Wahlin

Substitute School Counselor

Angela Opdahl

Early Childhood/Social Emotional Disorder Coordinator

Mallory Klatte

School Psychologist

Darlene Pullen

Human Resources and Financial Specialist

Tarek Daughtery

Finance Specialist

Lelord Benz

EI Secretary

Ashley Kane

EI Speech Language Pathologist

Cathy Fischer

EI Physical Therapist

Kristi Meuchel

EI Early Childhood Special Ed Teacher

Bethany Zenker

EI Occupational Therapist

Michelle Ragan

EI Occupational Therapist

Nicole Maddock

EI Experienced Parent Specialist

Sherry Leavitt

NDFSCS School Site Coordinator

Liz Tofteland

ND Avel eCARE Program Manager

Angie Erickson

Behavior Strategist

Chelsi Martian

B-HERO Opportunities Coordinator

Jess Edwards

NDA+ TA Center Partnership and Program Specialist/Professional Learning Specialist

Brandt Dick

Chief Financial Officer

Trista Zerr

Special Education Director

Junella Feickert

Data Specialist

Jackie Geiger

School Counselor

Chaleigh Pedrini-Clark

School Counselor

Amy Neuheisel

Substitute School Counselor

Maranda Obradovic

English Language Specialist

Marcia Butman

Accounts Receivable/Payable Manager

Lisa Kudelka

Human Resources Specialist

Cathy Schacher

Finance Specialist

Brittany Michelsen

EI Speech Language Pathologist

Mercedes Oberlander

EI Speech Language Pathologist

Gina Gentzkow

EI Physical Therapist

Caitlin Schafer

EI Early Childhood Special Ed Teacher

Brittany Wilhelm

EI Occupational Therapist

Caryn Iverson

EI Early Childhood Education Teacher

Amber Lockhart

NDFSCS School Site Coordinator

Eunice Salgado

NDFSCS School Site Coordinator

Linda Striebel

School Health Coordinator

Laura Haynie

Professional Learning Coordinator/Specialist

Colette Cunningham

Professional Learning Specialist

Jenna Feldman

School Improvement Coach

Contact Us

South Office/Mailing Address:

1929 N Washington Street
Suite A 

Bismarck, ND 58501

Phone: 701-751-4041
Email: crea.nd@k12.nd.us

North Office:
18 2nd Street NE
Suite 2
Minot, ND 58703

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