MITY Staff
MITY's teachers and staff are committed to developing young people’s talents in a safe, welcoming environment. They challenge eager learners to explore new things, seek answers to real world problems, and identify their own unique gifts. Most importantly, MITY’s staff creates a place where students can truly be themselves and have a voice in their future.
Erica Brewinski, Executive Director
Erica holds a B.A. from Brown University, an M.A. in Educational Policy & Administration from the University of Minnesota, and an Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas. She is also a licensed K-12 Principal in the state of Minnesota and is certified in Professional Development. Erica has taught students in grades 6 - 12, undergraduates and graduates, and was a school administrator for ten years before coming to MITY.
Tessa Meiser, Program Administrator
Tessa holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and masters degrees in both Spanish Language and Literature and Television, Film and New Media. She brings a diverse skill set from her work across industries, with a focus on operations and project management. With a passion for education and a commitment to fostering equity and belonging, she has successfully supported and managed programs that help individuals reach their full potential. She is dedicated to continuous improvement and supporting meaningful, mission-driven work.
MITY Teachers
Alexander Aman
Alexander has been flying UAS (drones) since 2014. He attended college at UND and is now a federally ...
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Andrea McCarty
Andrea has loved being a teacher at Cedar Ridge Elementary in Eden Prairie for 29 years. She spent ...
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Angela (Angie) Rimbo
Angie is a veteran educator with over twenty years of teaching experience. She holds a BA in elementary ...
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Angela Corbett
Angie is currently teaching Introductory Engineering & Design, Computer Programming, IB Math Applications, and IB Theory of Knowledge ...
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Angela De La Cruz
Angela holds a B.A. in Interpretation/Translation from Universidad Ricardo Palma in Peru and a M.A. in Spanish Literature ...
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Angela Larson
Angela has been teaching for 13 years in a variety of roles. She has taught Life Science, Earth ...
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Angie Bibro
Angie has been teaching for twenty five years. She has taught all grades 1-8 at one time or ...
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Ann Marie Froehle
For the past 35 years, Ann Marie has taught all grade levels and types of science ranging from ...
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Beth Wakefield
Beth Wakefield holds a B.S. and M. Ed. in Education from the University of Minnesota. She has been ...
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Bill Nara
Bill has been a licensed 7-12 Social Studies Teacher since 2000 and also teaches Chess, Tabletop Strategy Gaming, ...
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Brenda Hudson
Brenda is a writer and teaching artist who is passionate about helping others voice their lives through creative ...
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Casey Moerer
Casey is a debate coach at Macalester College, teaching Ethics Bowl, Bioethics Bowl, and Policy Debate. She is ...
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CSGA Enrichment
CSGA Enrichment provides before & after school enrichment activities for all ages. We also provide workshops and activities ...
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Dasha Baidoo
Dasha Baidoo is a dedicated educator with two decades of experience teaching in an elementary classroom. During this ...
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Dave Standke
Dave has been an educator for nearly 30 years. He currently teaches middle and high school students in ...
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David Fraatz
David has been a 3M Visiting Wizard for over 20 years, giving science demonstrations to schools in the ...
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David Nara
David graduated from St. Cloud State with a BA in Film Studies in 2022, and has been teaching ...
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David Olson
David has been teaching ceramics to artists of all ages for 15 years. He holds a B.F.A. in ...
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David Quosig
David has been teaching high school science classes since 2008. He holds a BS in Physics and Chemistry ...
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Dr. Angela Boyer
Angela has been a teacher and instructional coach for two decades and finds joy in continuous learning. Before ...
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Dr. Bimpe Diji
Dr. Diji is a dedicated educator who has been teaching psychology since 2004. She holds a B.S. in ...
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Elias Mamma
Dr. Mamma has been teaching AP/IB and General Chemistry classes at St. Paul Central High School since 2001. ...
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Elizabeth Hamill
Liz Hamill is a five year MITY alumna and is so excited to be back as a teacher! ...
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Erik Brandt
Erik is a professional songwriter, musician, producer, radio DJ, and former record label owner. As a solo artist ...
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Hawken Paul
Hawken is a Minneapolis-based actor, musician and teaching artist. In addition to his work with MITY, Hawken teaches ...
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Heather Mastel
Heather has a BA in theatre and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Hamline University. She currently ...
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Heather McKinley
For Heather, teaching is a calling and a passion. She has over 2 decades of experience, including serving ...
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Henry Harris
Henry holds a B.A. in the liberal arts from St. Cloud State University and an M.A. in Elementary ...
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Hibah Hassan
Hibah is a Minneapolis-based Legal Admin with an educational background in Sociology, Pre-Law. She previously worked at a ...
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Ian Buck
Ian graduated from U of M Morris with a Bachelor's in Computer Science. He has been teaching various ...
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Ivan “Banjo” Fontánez
Ivan is a multifaceted creative force whose journey spans music, art, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Born and raised in ...
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Jacqueline (Jackie) Di Giacomo
Jackie is an Advanced Learning Instructor who teaches Independent Investigations (research) and Project Think (engineering design) to elementary ...
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Jeff Bullard
Jeff was inspired to become a teacher when he saw the first picture of Earth in space taken ...
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Jennifer Noreault
Jennifer is a STEM Specialist in Lakeville Public Schools. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education from Trinity ...
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Jenny Goetz
Jenny is a National Board Certified Teacher and adores learning new things. She graduated from Carleton College with ...
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Jesse Maloney
Jesse has been a middle school science teacher for the past 17 years. He believes that learning is ...
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Jessica Jones
Leadership and advocacy have been central to my teaching career since I embarked on my journey as an ...
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Jessica Powell
Jess currently teaches health and physical education at Mounds Park Academy. She earned a BA from the University ...
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Jim Tisel
Jim has been teaching and coaching for over 40 years, including two decades teaching abroad in Germany, the ...
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Joan Wright
Joan has been teaching for 30 years and has worked with students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. She ...
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John McCaffrey
John teaches interactive design and animation at Hennepin Technical College. He has been working in art, design, and ...
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Juliana Brandt
Juliana is an author and elementary teacher with a passion for storytelling that guides her in both of ...
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Kari Schultz
Kari has been teaching high school and middle school math for 23 years. She is currently teaching 7th ...
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Katherine Fraatz
Kathy has over 25 years of experience working in schools as a PreK - 12 teacher, administrator, trainer, ...
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Kathryn Marget
Kathryn has worked in gifted education her entire career and currently serves as the K-12 Advanced Academics Coordinator ...
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Laura Pettis
Laura has been teaching in the Lakeville Area Public Schools for more than two decades and is currently ...
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Leah Yoemans
Leah holds a BS in Elementary Education and 5-8 Science from Minnesota State University Mankato, an M.Ed. in ...
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Liz Edwards
Certified in Early Childhood Education since 2014, Liz has over 15 years of experience working with kids of ...
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Luc Janssen
Luc studied mathematics and German at Grinnell College and is currently working on his Masters in Teaching at ...
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Madelyn (Maddie) Holmgaard
Maddie is currently a 4th grade teacher in the Lakeville Area School District. She previously taught 3rd grade ...
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Mary Hanson
Mary is currently teaching Chemistry and Accelerated Chemistry at Highland Park Senior High School in St. Paul. She ...
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Matthew Fahey
Matt is a program director with Minds Matter - Twin Cities, through which he develops and delivers college ...
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Max Donsker
Max has been working in education for over 19 years and has taught all grades From K-12. He ...
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Meagan (Meg) Juedes
Meg received her BA in Visual Art and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She taught ...
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Megan Grommes
Megan has been sharing her love of arts and crafts with youth since 2007. A lifelong enthusiast of ...
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Melissa Tapper
Melissa has been in education for 20 years, working as a 1st and 3rd grade teacher, a middle ...
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Molly Hammel
Molly holds a BA in Elementary and Middle School Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and ...
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Nick Olson
Nick has a B.S. degree in Computer Science and although his day job is software development, he has ...
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Nicole Hoiland
Nicole has taught art for the last twenty years. She holds an MA in Drawing and an MFA ...
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Rachel McLaughlin
Rachel is currently the Gifted & Talented Services Coordinator in Inver Grove Heights, where she has worked for ...
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Ross Mau
After graduating from UW – Madison with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Ross worked as a Hardware Engineer ...
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Sam Graf
In his work as a Middle School Math Teacher and Math Team Coach, Sam delights in mathematical discovery ...
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Sara DeVries
Sara has been teaching for 13 years in the intermediate grades. She currently teaches 5th grade in Northfield, ...
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Sarah Geppert
Sarah loves to learn and is incurably curious. She currently teaches Spanish, technology, and mathematics at Frassati Catholic ...
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Sarah McFarland
Spurred by her passion for teaching and learning, Sarah has taught a wide variety of subjects and grades ...
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Sean Andrews
Sean is a Director of Technology and Academic Technologist with a master's degree in Learning and Emerging Technologies. ...
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Serene Deuth
For the past 26 years, Serene has taught all grade levels and types of science including Biology, Genetics, ...
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Snapology
Snapology offers enrichment classes and camps in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). Their ...
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Stephanie Ryan
Stephanie has been challenging and inspiring middle grade and middle school learners for the past 19 school years. ...
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Steve Jents
Steve teaches IB Economic Systems at Central High School in St. Paul and recently received the Rising Star ...
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Sue Cranston
Sue is a working artist and professional art instructor who specializes in mixed-media art with a strong focus ...
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Taylor Champoux
Taylor is an artist and Visual Art teacher at East Ridge High School in Woodbury. She holds a ...
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Tech Academy
Formerly Computer Explorers, Tech Academy has been enriching Minnesota’s children with research-based Technology and Science classes and camps ...
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Tim Larson
Tim holds a BA in Elementary Education with a Minor in Chemistry from the University of WI-Eau Claire. ...
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Urban Boatbuilders
Founded in 1995, Urban Boatbuilders’s mission is to empower youth to succeed in work and life through woodworking ...
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Yosefa Carriger
Yosefa loves working and learning with children, and has been doing just that for most of her adult ...
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Zosha Winegar-Schultz
For the past decade, Zosha has led a double life: academia by day and EMT by night. She ...
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