Youth Staff
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Nicola Pine Youth Programs Director pine@spnn.org 651-298-8903 |
Nicola Pine is the Youth Programs Director at SPNN. She has an Associate's degree in video production from Minneapolis Community and Technical College and a BA in Community Based Youth Media from Metropolitan State University. Since 1996 she has been mentoring youth in video production and working to increase access and build visibility of youth media locally and nationally. She is a founding member of the Twin Cities Youth Media Network and is actively involved in the National Youth Media Access Project (a coalition of Access Centers around the country). In her spare time she keeps busy with her super-cute kid and is active in community organizing efforts in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. |
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Kevin Kalla Youth Programs Coordinator kalla@spnn.org 651-361-8141 |
Kevin Kalla coordinates two wonderful programs at SPNN: Set It Up and the Youth Intern Program. Kevin has lived in Minnesota since 2001, but spent the first sixteen years of his life traveling overseas. He moved to Minnesota to attend Macalester College, where he majored in Communications and studied the intersection between critical theory and the media. Between starting as an AmeriCorps member at SPNN in 2005 and becoming Youth Programs Coordinator in 2010, Kevin worked as a freelance video producer, taught youth media classes, and developed a youth program at a not-for-profit community bike shop. Outside of work, Kevin's interests include photography, cooking, bike camping, and sea creatures. |
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Michelle Alimoradi Visibility Coordinator alimoradi@spnn.org 651-298-8919 |
Michelle Alimoradi coordinates outreach and distribution for the Youth Department. Michelle moved to the Twin Cities in 2006 to attend Augsburg College, but originally hails from the land of waving wheat and spiraling funnel clouds, also know as Oklahoma. Michelle has a BA in Theater Performance and Communication Studies with a Mass Communication and Broadcast Journalism concentration. Prior to becoming VC, Michelle was a News Intern for KFAI Radio and a long time Ticket Sales Associate at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. When she’s not at SPNN, Michelle also co-hosts a weekly public affairs program on KFAI, dabbles in freelance radio production, and reviews Twin Cities theater productions. In her spare time she enjoys live music and dance, making costumes, and testing her tolerance for extremely spicy food. |
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Emily Krumberger CTEP Americorps Youth Programs Coordinator krumberger@spnn.org 651-361-8152 |
Emily Krumberger, Assistant Coordinator of Set It Up, was born and raised in Minneapolis. After attending South High School, Emily went to New York City to attend New York University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies. Emily also developed a love for youth work during her time at NYU, where she mentored middle-school girls through the national organization, Women & Youth Supporting Each other (WYSE). In her free time, Emily listens to music, watches too many music videos, occasionally DJs on KFAI, paints her nails, eats ice cream, reads, and spends time with her family. |
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