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 As the Career Development Manager, Heidi oversees the implementation of our college-to-career programming as well as developing and growing external partnerships and managing our UpTurnships program. Heidi earned her bachelor’s degree in Japanese and International Relations from the University of Minnesota. During her undergraduate program, she studied in Osaka, Japan for a year which sparked a lifelong desire to travel. Through her 25 years working in Information Technology, Heidi has led teams through technical and organizational changes as well as built programs for interns and new graduates. In her free time Heidi enjoys exploring new places near and far, trying new recipes, skiing, reading, attempting to grow vegetables, dog sitting and supporting her kids in their many endeavors. Heidi Hegenbarth serves as our Manager of Career Development La Tasha has an extensive background in workforce development and college success. Prior to joining UpTurnships she worked as the Director of College Success at College Possible. In this role she led the strategic development and growth of College Possible Minnesota’s college programming and collaborated with colleges and universities throughout Minnesota. She also worked as the Director of Adult Employment & Training at East Side Neighborhood Services where she provided leadership and oversight for various employment and training programs offered at the state, city, and county level. Additionally, La Tasha has held roles in career and financial development at the University of Minnesota Extension, Project for Pride in Living, and AchieveMpls and she owned and operated a UPS Store for five years. La Tasha holds a Master of Education in Family Education and a Bachelor Science in Human Resources Development. La Tasha Shevlin serves as our Director of Career Development Kaili is a first-generation college graduate from Tulsa, OK, who holds a B.S. in Human Sciences with a focus in Human Development and Family Sciences. In her career she has worked in K-12 classrooms as an educator and in the nonprofit field in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. She is passionate about being able to work with young people and motivating and encouraging them to achieve their goals. She also worked as a Transition Services Coordinator where she ensured that high school students with barriers to employment were receiving career exploration courses, workforce development training, and paid work experiences in their field of interest upon completion of high school. When not working, Kaili enjoys being in the outdoors, spending time with her family and traveling with her partner and dog, Stout. Kaili Eatherly serves as our Program Coordinator An authentic community leader and business executive working with passion, dedicated to serving others and creating long-term impact on people’s lives. Liwanag believes a strong culture should be celebrated and is a competitive advantage and is a champion of transformational change as an executive leader and board member. An inspiring communicator, she intentionally and judiciously represents an organization’s mission on a national multichannel platform. Liwanag inspires talent, peers, donors and partners to join in community to advance the mission. Liwanag is Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at American Public Media Group. She leads the organization's digital transformation and growth and other programming. Prior to joining American Public Media Group, Liwanag was the CEO of CaringBridge. She earned her B.A. in history from Northwestern University and holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. Liwanag Ojala serves on the Board of Trustees
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