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Maihlee Lee

3/6/2024

 
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Maihlee Lee (she/her/hers) is a first-generation college graduate. She values higher education and understands the importance of having consistent mentors and support systems to develop self-efficacy and self-confidence. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work at St. Catherine’s University, and her master’s at Capella’s University.
 
Maihlee has a passion to be a mental health advocate for students. She is experienced with case managing students with their academic goals and personal growth. At Wallin Education Partners, she looks forward to supporting students with their academic achievement.
 
Outside of work, Maihlee enjoys cross stitching, sudoku,and spending time with her little sister during her free time. 

Maihlee Lee serves as a 2-Year Scholar Advisor

Mary Munoz

3/6/2024

 
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​Mary Munoz (she/her) is a first-generation college graduate and educator that centers students' experiences within her work as a Scholar Advisor. Mary aims to provide students with the support and resources needed as they navigate and build their own educational journeys. Mary's passion for working with students stems from her own experiences navigating collegiate structures as a first-generation Latina. Understanding how important community and support in the higher education environment are, Mary is excited to connect with students and further support their current success and successes yet to come.

Mary received a Master’s in Adult and Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma in 2020. She then worked with Macalester College's Residence Life - overseeing management of residential buildings and creating educational, inclusive environments for students. Most recently, she has worked with Girl Scouts River Valleys as their Latinx Partnerships Team Lead. Mary is incredibly excited to join the Wallin team and join their mission of supporting students’ success in collegiate and professional work.

​When not working, you can find Mary outside with her mini aussie - Dani, exploring the great outdoors! She is also passionate about art and can often be found drawing, photographing, or viewing a new art exhibit! 

Mary Munoz serves as a 4-Year Scholar Advisor

Tasia Tigue

3/6/2024

 
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As the Vice President of Programs, Tasia Tigue provides oversight and leadership for the vision, strategy, and implementation of Wallin's comprehensive advising support with the Scholar Programs team. 

Originally from Chicago, Tasia holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and a master’s degree in Leadership in Student Affairs from the University of St. Thomas. Tasia came to Wallin from her role as Dean of Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion at Hennepin Technical College. Her passion for working with college students spans across the areas of academic advising, student activities, multicultural student services, and residence life. Her previous experience includes roles at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and College of Education and Human Development, Malcolm X College, and the University of St. Thomas. 
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Outside of Wallin, Tasia has strong opinions on Chipotle, Peloton, John Mayer and the best wings in the Twin Cities. Tasia enjoys going to concerts, traveling, binging Netflix shows, listening to podcasts and is a self-proclaimed foodie. 


Tasia Tigue serves as Vice President of Programs

Rhea Koehler

1/25/2024

 
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​Rhea joined the team at Wallin Education Partners as the Career Development Partnerships Coordinator in January 2024. She has a passion for breaking down barriers in employment.  
 
Rhea is from the northern Twin Cities metro area. She is a first-generation college graduate. She completed an A.A. in Psychology from Anoka-Ramsey Community College before transferring to complete her undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with a B.A in Anthropology, specializing in cultural anthropology. She has been in the employment services industry since 2017, mostly working with adults who have developmental disabilities and advocating for them, as well as other diverse populations, such as immigrants. She has become involved in areas of local government to help advocate for equitable causes.     
 
In her spare time, Rhea enjoys spending time with friends, exploring new places, trying new foods, playing augmented reality games while traveling. She also enjoys participating in athletic activities such as American football, softball, bouldering, and freestyle climbing.

Rhea Koehler serves as
​Career Development Partnerships Coordinator

Heidi Hegenbarth

12/18/2023

 
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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 Shevlin

7/3/2023

 
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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 Eatherly

7/3/2023

 
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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

Liwanag Ojala

6/20/2023

 
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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.
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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 

Stephanie Avalos

5/2/2023

 
Alumni Board Member
She/Her
Wallin Scholar - 2016 Cohort
University of Minnesota

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Nancy Rutoh

5/2/2023

 
Alumni Board Member
​Wallin Scholar - Class of 2016
St. Olaf College

Career Services and Internship Program Coordinator at Page Education Foundation
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