Staff

Sara Dziuk
Junior Achievement North
Sara Dziuk has served as President and CEO of Junior Achievement North since June 2020. In her role at Junior Achievement, Sara works closely with the JA Board of Directors to set the strategy for the multi-state education organization. Under Sara’s leadership, the talented Junior Achievement team partners with business and community volunteers to deliver innovative and relevant programs to thousands of students across Minnesota, North Dakota and Western Wisconsin.
Prior to becoming CEO at Junior Achievement, Sara was an executive leader at College Possible, a national organization focused on college readiness and success for students from low-income backgrounds. Most recently, Sara served as the organization’s Chief Advancement Officer, overseeing fundraising, marketing and communication for the $30M organization. Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of the organization’s flagship site in Minnesota. Under her leadership, the organization experienced record growth in revenue, students served and program impact.
Sara is no stranger to Junior Achievement, serving as a volunteer since 2002, a member of the Mankato Advisory Board until 2006, and working in education and development leadership positions in the organization from 2007-2010. Sara holds her MBA from Minnesota State University and BA in Management from Gustavus Adolphus College. She resides in Apple Valley with her husband, Mark, and three young children.
JA North Senior Leadership
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Kumar Balasubrahmanyan
VP - Innovation -
Maryse Birr
VP - Corporate Partnerships & Community Engagement -
Jolene Hart
Chief Financial Officer -
Jen Kmecik
VP - Programs -
Sarah Trenda Martin
VP - Development
JA North Staff
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Jennifer Baldwin
Senior Director of Capstone Programs -
Cassidy Bins
Development Operations Associate -
Tracy Botten
Executive Assistant & Office Manager -
Erin Brum
Program Coordinator - St. Cloud area -
Marie Buchli
Regional Director - North Dakota -
Ebony Campbell
Manager - Community Partnerships -
Skyler Carlson
Program Coordinator - Greater Mankato area and New Ulm area -
Leigha Casper
Senior Manager - Relationships -
Mai-Khanh Do
Specialist - Human Resources & Accounting -
Marissa Dorschner
Manager - High School Pathways -
Andy Dwyer
Director of Data Operations -
Ann Marie Giefer
Director - Financial Literacy Programs -
Kadie Hansen
Program Coordinator - Fargo-Moorhead area -
Lucell Hanson
Director - Engagement & Equity -
Amanda Hillmann
Director - Metro K5 Programs -
Vanessa Jensen
Manager - Owatonna area -
Jerad Justesen
Coordinator - Capstone -
Igor Kanashiro Balota
Program Coordinator -
Linda Kautzky
Coordinator - Capstone -
Sam Keyes
Manager - Capstone -
Jennifer Larson
Manager - Events -
Hope Lockett
Relationship Manager -
Kerri Lynch
Manager - Communications & Marketing -
Angie McIntyre
Coordinator - Capstone -
Basanti Miller
Program Director -
Katie Mons
Senior Manager - Greater Mankato area -
Sam Mott
Director - Development Operations -
Pam Nelson
Manager - Data -
Wendy Patzlaff
Director - Capstone -
Dan Peck
Manager - Grants -
Jianna Reynolds
Program Coordinator -
Dr. Karen Ruth-Jarmon
Program Coordinator -
Lennon Sundance
Coordinator - Capstone -
Sonya Yermishkin
Volunteer Manager