Staff

• 
  Megan Voorhees
  Director of Experiential Education and Graduate Programs
  voorhees@umn.edu
  415-336-1340
  
• 
  Alyssa Scott
  Program Manager for Experiential Education and Graduate Programs
  scott859@umn.edu
  
• 
  Faith Nawagi
  Uganda Program Coordinator - Consultant
  
• 
  Favi Ramirez
  Communications Associate for Graduate and Leadership Training
  ramir510@umn.edu
  
• 
  Jessica Herbst
  Program Associate
  herbs071@umn.edu
  
• 
  John Patterson
  Program Associate
  patte689@umn.edu
  
• 
  Maria Morande
  Communications Associate for Acara and Ecolab
  moran551@umn.edu
  

Faculty Partners

• 
  Cheryl Robertson
  Fellow since 2016
  School of Nursing
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Fred Rose
  Institute on the Environment
  Impact Goals Manager
  
• 
  Gabe Chan
  Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Jacob Mans
  School of Architecture
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Martin Michalowski
  School of Nursing
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Nasra Giama
  School of Nursing
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Natasha Wright
  College of Science and Engineering
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• 
  Rob Gradoville
  Human Centered Design Professional
  
  
• 
  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.