Staff

• 
  Fred Rose
  Director
  rosex122@umn.edu
  612-624-2143
  
• 
  Megan Voorhees
  Co-Director
  voorhees@umn.edu
  612-624-9855
  
• 
  Anita Pagey
  Acara Design Coach
  pagey001@umn.edu
  
• 
  Aruna Raman
  India Program Coordinator - Consultant
  arunauminn@gmail.com
  
• 
  Karla Castro
  Nicaragua Program Coordinator - Consultant
  
• 
  Faith Nawagi
  Uganda Program Coordinator - Consultant
  
• 
  Megan Dumas
  Student Assistant
  dumas030@umn.edu
  
• 
  Talula Pontuti
  Program Assistant
  
• 
  Maggie Kristian
  Program Assistant
  krist123@umn.edu
  

Faculty Partners

• 
  Cheryl Robertson
  Fellow since 2016
  School of Nursing
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Matt Simcik
  Fellow since 2017
  School of Public Health
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Paul Capel
  Fellow since 2017
  Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
  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
  

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.