Staff

• 
  Fred Rose
  Director
  rosex122@umn.edu
  612-624-2143
  
• 
  Megan Voorhees
  Associate Director
  voorhees@umn.edu
  612-624-9855
  
• 
  Aruna Raman
  India Program Coordinator - Consultant
  arunauminn@gmail.com
  
• 
  Karla Castro
  Nicaragua Program Coordinator - Consultant
  
• 
  Faith Nawagi
  Uganda Program Coordinator - Consultant
  
• 
  Anna Brekke
  Program Assistant
  brekk161@umn.edu
  
• 
  Chetana Guthikonda
  Program Assistant
  guthi004@umn.edu
  
• 
  Maggie Kristian
  Program Assistant
  krist123@umn.edu
  
• 
  Mellisa Ofori
  Program Assistant
  ofori025@d.umn.edu
  
• 
  Padee Yang
  Program Assistant
  yang3940@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.