Staff

• 
  Fred Rose
  Director
  rosex122@umn.edu
  612-624-2143
  
• 
  Megan Voorhees
  Associate Director
  voorhees@umn.edu
  612-624-9855
  
• 
  Aruna Raman
  India Coordinator
  arunauminn@gmail.com
  
• 
  Erin Kayser
  Program Coordinator
  kayse049@umn.edu
  612-624-9855
  @erinkayser
• 
  Leo Sharkey
  Consultant
  shark022@umn.edu
  
• 
  Anna Brekke
  Program Assistant
  brekk161@umn.edu
  

Fall 2016 Course Instructors

• 
  Cheryl Robertson
  Fellow since 2016
  School of Nursing
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Steve Kelley
  Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Thomas Fisher
  Fellow since 2016
  College of Design
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  

International Research Staff

• 
  Faith Nawagi
  Uganda Program Coordinator
  
• 
  Jacinta Waila
  Research Consultant - Kenya
  
• 
  Brien Rodrigues
  Research Intern - India
  
• 
  Navaneetha Surendran
  Research Intern - India
  
• 
  Meril Anthony
  Research Intern - India
  
• 
  Shiju Joseph
  Research Intern - India
  

Extended Network

In addition to staff and partnerships with faculty from across the University, Acara is advised by a faculty advisory board, and an incredible network of volunteers that support students as professional mentors, coaches and competition judges.