About Us

Heading Home Minnesota includes Minnesota’s Business Plan to End Homelessness and seven regional “Heading Home” initiatives across the state. These initiatives represent innovative, unprecedented coordinated partnerships with the support of the public, business, nonprofit, faith and philanthropic sectors.

Our state’s leaders have come together out of concern for the plight of homeless youth, adults and families in our community. From every angle, ending homelessness makes sense – morally and economically. Leaders committed to our vision of ending homelessness by 2010 comprise a Heading Home Steering Committee (members listed below) as well as Task Forces regarding philanthropy, public policy, business, faith and public relations.

The Heading Home Minnesota Steering Committee

Steering Committee Co-Chairs

  • James R. Frey, President and CEO, Frey Foundation
  • Carleen Rhodes, President and CEO, The Saint Paul Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation

Other Philanthropic Community Members

  • John Couchman, Vice President, The Saint Paul Foundation
  • Frank Forsberg, Vice President, Community Planning and Development, Greater Twin Cities United Way
  • Tom Kingston, President, Wilder Foundation
  • Mike Newman, Vice President, Travelers Foundation
  • Sandy Vargas, President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
  • Carol Frey Wolfe, Vice President and Program Manager, Frey Foundation
  • Kate Wolford, President, The McKnight Foundation

Corporate/Business Community

  • Ann Senn, National Managing Director, Strategy and Innovation
    Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • Jerry Boardman, Community Development, Fannie Mae
  • Michael Ciresi, Chairman of the Executive Board, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.
  • Stan K. Dardis, Chief Executive Officer, Bremer Financial
  • Sam Grabarski, President and CEO, Minneapolis Downtown Council
  • Peter Heegaard, Retired, Wells Fargo
  • Jim Humphrey, President and CEO, Andersen Corporation
  • Kris Johnson, President, Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce
  • AM (Sandy) Keith, Executive Director, Rochester Downtown Alliance
  • Todd Klingel, President & CEO, Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • John Labosky, President and CEO, Capital City Partnership
  • James O. Pohlad, Executive Vice President, Marquette Financial Company
  • Kathryn Roberts, President and CEO, Ecumen
  • William Sands, Chairman, Western Bank
  • Tony Satterthwaite, President, Cummins Power Generation
  • Charlie Weaver, Executive Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
  • Joe Weisbord, Director, Homeless Initiatives, Fannie Mae
  • Steve Wellington, President, Wellington Management

Faith Community

  • John M. Bauer, Co-Rector, The Basilica of Saint Mary
  • James Gertmenian, Senior Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church
  • Richard Nelson, Senior Pastor, Central Lutheran Church

Public Sector

  • Toni Carter, Commissioner, Ramsey County
  • Gail Dorfman, Commissioner, Hennepin County
  • Dan Bartholomay, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing
  • Steven O’Neil, Commissioner, St. Louis County
  • Jim Ramstad, Representative, U.S. Congress

 Staff

  • Laura DeRosier, Coordinator, Heading Home St. Louis County
  • Corrine Erickson, Coordinator, Heading Home Olmsted
  • Tom Fulton, President, Family Housing Fund
  • Kit Hadley, Executive Director, Heading Home Minnesota 
  • Warren Hanson, President and CEO, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
  • Megan Harms, Project Coordinator, Heading Home Minnesota
  • Laura Kadwell, Director for Ending Long-Term Homelessness, State of Minnesota
  • Hanna Klimmek, Coordinator, Heading Home Central
  • George Stone, Minnesota Program Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing
  • Jennifer Schuller, Coordinator, Heading Home Southwest
  • Cathy ten Broeke, Coordinator, Heading Home Hennepin
  • Mary Ulland Evans, Coordinator, Heading Home Southeast Minnesota
  • Carol Zierman, Coordinator, Heading Home Ramsey

Heading Home Minnesota is a statewide initiative to end homelessness and is the umbrella organization for seven regional initiatives.

Click on any areas above to learn more about the individual regional initiatives.