Administrative Staff

Susannah Barnes, Executive Director LSW, CSW
sbarnes@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2632

Development & Communications

Lesley Chester, Director of Development and Communications
lchester@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3536

Amy Lee, Development and Database Coordinator
alee@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2591

Sarah Haugen, Marketing and Communications Specialist
shaugen@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3529

Finance & Human Resources

Tessa Ritenour, Accounting & Administrative Specialist
tritenour@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2579

Cathy Tholkes, Finance Director
ctholkes@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2583

IT Technician and Maintenance

Dang Vang, IT Technician and Maintenance
dvang@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3528

Adoption & Pregnancy Services

Brooke Overland, Adoption and Pregnancy Services Programs Manager, BSW, CSW, LSW
boverland@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2638

Susan Kollaja, Adoption Process Coordinator
skollaja@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2584

Tina McCutcheon, Adoption Process Coordinator
CMcCutcheon@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3538

Kelli Wieker, Lead Social Worker – Adoption, BSW, LSW, CSW
kwieker@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2636

Abbie Watts, Social Worker, BSW, LSW, CSW
awatts@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2581

Jack Rice, Social Worker, BSW, LSW, CSW
jrice@evolveservices.org  | phone • 651.342.2624

Education and UMOJA MN

James Johnson, Education Programs Manager
jjohnson@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3531

Felicia Sherrod, Associate Program Manager
fsherrid@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2662

Foster Care

Holly Gabby, Program Director, MSW, LISW
hgabby@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2634

McKenzie McMillan, Program Manager, MSW, LGSW
mmcmillan@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2589

Stefanie Palmer, Foster Care Family Worker, BSW
spalmer@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2635

Natalie Wimmer, Foster Care Process Coordinator
nwimmer@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3534

Lisette Cando,  Lead Social Worker – Foster Care, BSW, LSW
lcando@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2630

Cristian Lozada, Foster Care Family Worker
clozada@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2633

Julia Nellessen, Foster Care Family Worker
jnellessen@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.571.3532 

Tori Hensley, Foster Care Family Worker
thensley@evolveservices.org | phone • 612.930.3704

Nancy Swanson (Waase Gizhigook), Social Medical History and Foster Care Family Worker, BS
nswanson@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2586

Sunny Comstock, BA, Foster Care Intern
scomstock@evolveservices.org

Therapeutic Services

Jessica Boner, Clinical and Education Programs Director, MSW, LICSW, CISW
jboner@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2639

Ashley Niemann, Mental Health Therapist, MA, LAMFT
aniemann@evolveservices.org | phone • 651.342.2578