| Commissioner's Office |
| Dennis Olson, Commissioner | (651) 259-3900 | dennis.w.olson@state.mn.us |
| Winnie Sullivan, Deputy Commissioner | (651) 259-3922 | winnie.sullivan@state.mn.us |
| Thomas Sanford, Assistant Commissioner for Operations | (651) 259-3960 | thomas.sanford@state.mn.us |
| Chris Hendrickson, Executive Assistant to the Commissioner | (651) 259-3901 | chris.hendrickson@state.mn.us |
| Wendy Robinson, Assistant Commissioner for Programs, Policy, and Grants | (651) 259-3903 | wendy.robinson@state.mn.us |
| Andrew Wold, General Counsel | (651) 259-3904 | andrew.wold@state.mn.us |
| Communications |
| Keith Hovis, Director of Communications | (651) 259-3902 | keith.hovis@state.mn.us |
| Fiorella Gallia, Marketing & Communications Manager | (651) 259-3971 | fiorella.gallia@state.mn.us |
| Sarah Burghardt, Marketing & Communications Coordinator | (651) 259-3905 | sarah.burghardt@state.mn.us |
| Financial Aid |
| For general questions about eligibility requirements, transcripts, application process, institutional reports and financial aid administration call (651) 642-0567 or (800) 657-3866 |
| Meghan Flores, State Grant/State Financial Aid Manager | (651) 355-0610 | meghan.flores@state.mn.us |
| Brenda Larter, State Program Administrator Senior | (651) 355-0612 | brenda.larter@state.mn.us |
| Shannon Olson, State Program Associate | (651) 355-0611 | shannon.l.olson@state.mn.us |
| Shawn Reynolds, State Program Administrator | (651) 355-0615 | shawn.reynolds@state.mn.us |
| Tara Winchester, State Program Administrator | (651) 355-0616 | tara.winchester@state.mn.us |
| Marilyn Kosir, SELF Loan Manager | (651) 355-0600 | marilyn.kosir@state.mn.us |
| Lauren Erdman, SELF Student Success Coach Manager | (651) 259-3942 | lauren.erdman@state.mn.us |
| Sarah Linehan, SELF Loan Assistant Manager | (651) 355-0602 | sarah.linehan@state.mn.us |
Nicole Strowbridge, State Program Administrator
| (651) 355-0608 | Nicole.Strowbridge@state.mn.us |
| Diamee Xiong, State Program Administrator | (651) 355-0603 | Diamee.Xiong.Yang@state.mn.us |
| Jennifer Skluzacek, Reciprocity/State Program Associate | (651) 355-0614 | jennifer.skuluzacek@state.mn.us |
| Adam Johnson, State Program Administrator | (651) 355-0617 | Adam.D.Johnson@state.mn.us |
| Research |
| Meredith Fergus, Director of Research | (651) 259-3963 | meredith.fergus@state.mn.us |
| Nicole Whelan, Research Analyst, Minnesota State Grants, financial aid, FAFSA completion | (651) 259-3967 | nicole.whelan@state.mn.us |
| Steve Rogness,, Research Analyst, enrollments, completions | (651) 259-3917 | steve.rogness@state.mn.us |
| SLEDS (Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System) |
| Nora Morris, SLEDS Director | (651) 259-3983 | nora.morris@state.mn.us |
| Direct Admissions Minnesota |
| Aaron Salasek, Coordinator of Direct Admissions Minnesota | (651) 259-3915 | aaron.salasek@state.mn.us |
| Private Institution Registration and Licensing |
| Betsy Talbot, Institutional Registration & Licensing Manager | (651) 259-3965 | betsy.talbot@state.mn.us |
| Kate McCartan, Regulation and Monitoring | (651) 259-3912 | kate.mccartan@state.mn.us |
| Brian Geraghty, Administrator | (651) 259-3976 | brian.geraghty@state.mn.us |
| Auditing |
| Robert Helgeson, Auditing, Minnesota College Savings Plan | (651) 259-3997 | robert.helgeson@state.mn.us |
| Grants and Workforce Initiatives |
| Megan FitzGibbon, Manager of Grants and Workforce Initiatives | (651) 355-0606 | megan.fitzgibbon@state.mn.us |
| Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program |
| Melissa Watschke, Title IX Training Administrator | (651) 259-3921 | melissa.watschke@state.mn.us |
| Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership |
| Josiah Litant, Executive Director of P-20 Education Partnership | (651) 468-1483 | josiah.litant@state.mn.us |
| Office Administration |
| Thomas Sanford, Assistant Commissioner for Operations | (651) 259-3960 | thomas.sanford@state.mn.us |
| Poawit Yang, Chief Financial Officer | (651) 259-3951 | poawit.yang@state.mn.us |
