Meet Our Team
Management Team
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Catherine Johnson
Executive Director
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Cyndy Miller
Legal Director
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Jim Kain
Financial Director
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Katie VandeVorde
Operations Manager
Attorneys
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Emily Ehlers
Systems Change and Equity Attorney
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Stephanie Smith
Staff Attorney
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Gloria Soto
Staff Attorney
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Whitney Driscoll
Investigations and Intake Coordinator
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Greg Bal
Staff Attorney
Advocates and ADMINISTRATIVE Staff
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Amber Wallingford
Intake Specialist
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Danielle Workman
Public Health Advocate
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Katelynn Schultz
Communications Coordinator and Voting Rights Advocate
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Amy Berger
Legal Administrative Assistant
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Jami Johns
Representative Payee Lead Reviewer
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Piper Haugan
Intake Specialist and Voting Rights Advocate
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Charlene Joens
Community Inclusion Advocate and Representative Payee Reviewer
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Jen Winchell
Representative Payee Program Director
WIPA
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Jenny Lynes
WIPA Coordinator
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Mistie Johnson
WIPA Project Director
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Tammy Crouch
WIPA Coordinator
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