ND Coalition

The first formal meeting of the Coalition was held on June, 2005. The meeting was an outgrowth of an earlier Earned Income Tax Credit study conducted by the National Community Tax Coalition, Chicago, IL and Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, here in Moorhead, Minnesota. That study led to an implementation grant. The Fargo-Moorhead community was one of four selected nationally. The other three communities were in Chicago, Baltimore and Miami.

Gail Bollinger, Assistant Director SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency (SENDCAA) 3233 South University Drive Fargo, ND 58104-6221 Tel 701-232-2452 Fax 701-298-3115	Sara R. Croymans, M.Ed., AFC Regional Extension Educator, U of MN, Extension Service Morris Regional Center 46352 State Highway 329 Morris, MN 65267-0471 Tel 320-589-1711 Fax 320-589-4870	Ken Fredette, Resource Development Director Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc. 715 11th Street N Suite 402 Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-299-7315 Fax 218-299-7547
Scott Crane, President United Way of Cass-Clay 219 7th Street South Fargo, ND 58103 Tel 701-237-5050 Fax 701-237-0982	Sara Dixon CHARISM Community Center 622 23rd Street South Fargo, ND 58103 Tel 701-241-9385	Shanna Grefsrud, Family Involvement Coordinator Clay-Wilkin Head Start Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc. 715 11th Street N Suite 402 Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-299-7034 Fax 218-299-7547
Yoke-Sim Gunaratne, Executive Director Cultural Diversity Resources 303 Roberts Street Fargo, ND 58102 Tel 701-526-3000 Fax 701-526-3001	Wendy Merrick, Family Initiative Director West Central Initiative 1000 Western Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Tel 218-739-2239 Fax 218-739-5381	Joe Pederson, Executive Director Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc. 715 11th Street N Suite 402 Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-299-7019 Fax 218-299-7547
Julie Gunkelman, Executive Director CHARISM 3350 35th Avenue South Fargo, ND 58104 Tel 701-241-8569 Fax 701-364-2349	Steve Nagle, Executive Director West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. 411 Industrial Park Boulevard Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Tel 218-685-6174 Fax 218-685-6741	Kelli Poehls, Public Affairs Coordinator Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead 202 First Avenue North Fargo, ND 58108 Tel 701-233-1100 Fax 701-233-1200
Beth Haney, Ph.D., Research Director Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF-MN) 200 University Avenue West, Suite 210 St. Paul, MN 55103 Tel 651-895-1174 Fax 651-227-2553	Kate Ouverson, Family Self-Sufficiency Director West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. 411 Industrial Park Boulevard Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Tel 218-685-6194 Fax 218-685-6741	Judy M. Steinhouse, Senior Tax Specialist Internal Revenue Service 657 2nd Avenue North, Room 408 Fargo, ND 58102 Tel 701-239-5400 ext. 241 Fax 701-239-5104
Therese Hazeman, Rural MN CEP MN Workforce Center 715 11th Street North, Room 204 Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-287-5060 Fax 218-299-5871	Sara Kearns, Community Investment Director United Way of Cass-Clay 219 7th Street South PO Box 1609 Fargo, ND 58107-1609 Tel 701-237-5050 Fax 701-237-0982	Debra Pankow, Ph.D., Family Economics Specialist Assistant Professor, Department of Child Development and Family Science North Dakota State University 227 E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall PO Box 5057 Fargo, ND 58105-5057 Tel 701-231-8593 Fax 701-231-9645
Robbie Stier, Family Self-Sufficiency Counselor West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. 411 Industrial Park Boulevard Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Tel 218-685-4486 ext. 137 Fax 218-685-6741	Sidney Schock, TANF Supervisor 1010 2nd Avenue South PO Box 2986 Fargo, ND 58108-2986 Tel 701-239-6805 Fax 701-239-6821	Colleen Thomas, Family Support Coordinator Clay-Wilkin Head Start Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership Inc. 715 11th Street N Suite 402 Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-299-7782 Fax 218-299-7547
Rhonda Porter, LSW Human Service Director Clay County Social Services Department 715 11th Street N Suite 502 Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-299-7134 Fax 218-299-7515	Duke Schempp, Executive Director People Escaping Poverty Project 116 12th Street South Moorhead, MN 56560 Tel 218-236-5434 Fax 218-236-0483	Rita Ussatis, Extension Agent Cass County 1010 2nd Avenue South Box 2806 Fargo, ND 58108-2806 Tel 701-241-5700 Fax 701-241-5935
Stephanie Walker West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. 411 Industrial Park Boulevard Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Tel 218-685-4486 ext. 149 Fax 218-685-6741	Lori Mattison Self-Sufficiency Case Manager (SENDCAA) 3233 South University Drive Fargo, ND 58104-6221 Tel 701-232-2452 Fax 701-298-3115

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EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT Coalition