Welcome to the College Feminists Connect Speaker's Bureau! The following is a list of organizations and individuals who are able to provide speakers for participating College Feminists Connect campus groups. Please email the College Feminist Connect Coordinator with your additions to this list.
Advocacy
National Council of Jewish Women Minnesota State Public AffairsContact Jodi Wolk at 612-751-9722
National Organization for Women Minnesota
Contact the office at 651-222-1605
Soroptimist International of Greater Minneapolis
Contact Tracy Hodnett
YWCA of Minneapolis
Contact Anita Patel at 612-332-0501
YWCA of St. Paul
Contact Connie Bowers-Capen at 651-222-3741
Arts
AVA Special Event Membership, Sweet Honey in the Rock ProjectContact Arlana Vaughan at 612-408-6781
Callipe Women's Chorus
Contact Maren Amdal at 612-605-7913
Theatre Unbound
Contact Anne Bertram at 612-721-1186
Twin Cities Women's Choir
Contact Pat Teiken at 612-590-0348
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM)
Contact Bethany Whitehead at 651-292-1188
Women's Drum Center
Contact Marisa Cuneo-Linsly at 651-206-7617
Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Crisis Intervention
Bluff County Family ResourcesContact Robin Yaffe-Tschumper
Citizens for a Safer Minnesota
Contact Heather Martens at 651-645-3271
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Contact Donna Dunn at 651-209-9993
Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
Contact Cyndi Cook at 651-646-6177
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Contact Liz Kuoppala at 651-645-7332
Minnesota Network on Abuse in Later Life
Contact Char Thompson at 651-636-5311
Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA)
Contact Candice Harshner at 218-726-1442
Tubman
Contact Alison Nelson at 612-767-6685
WATCH
Contact Nashad Muse at 612-341-2747
Women's Advocates
Contact the office at 651-227-9966
Education
American Association of University Women- MinnesotaContact Carol Sheggeby at 651-454-7448
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter School
Contact Cindy Reuther at 651-290-7683
Minneapolis Branch American Association of University Women
Contact Sharon Bigot at 612-378-2768
Minneapolis Women's Rotary
Contact Christine Cici at 612-701-7151
Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Contact Kari Beran at 507-359-2445
Employment & Money
Diva RiotTopics: Women and Negotiation Skills and Women and Negotiating a Fair Wage.
Contact April Kane at 612-309-3911
Jobs Now Coalition
Contact the office at 651-290-0240
Life-Work Planning Center
Contact Jean Willaert at 507-345-1577
Pay Equity Coalition of Minnesota
Contact Patty Tanji at 651-271-1462
Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project
Contact David Bonello at 651-254-5765
Women in Transition
Contact Lonna Szczesny at 612-752-8446
WomenVenture
Contact the office at 651-646-3808
Women's Programs of Employment Action Center
Contact Lonna Szczesny at 612-752-8444
Faith and Spirituality
Contact Betsy Allis at 612-825-1701
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates Justice Commission
Contact Ginger Hedstrom at 651-690-7054
St. Joseph Worker Program
Contact Bridgette Kelly at 651-690-7049
Girls and Children
Child Care WORKSContact Chris Breva-Erickson at 612-455-1055
Children's Defense Fund MN Zero to Three: Research to Policy
Contact Marcie Jefferys or Jim Koppel at 651-855-1187
Children's Law Center
Contact Linda Foreman at 651-644-4438
Girl Scouts of Minnesota & Wisconsin River Valleys
Contact Lisa Hiebert at 651-227-8835
Girls International Forum
Contact Zora Radosevich
TVbyGIRLS
Contact Barbara Wiener at 612-823-1809
What About Us
Contact the office at 612-376-7715
Health
Contact Rachel Callanan or Barb Ducharme at 952-835-3300
Compassion & Choices of Minnesota
Contact Janet Conn at 952-929-1955
Dept. OB-GYN & Women's Health: Integrative Women's Health at the University of MN
Contact Dr. Terrell
DES Action Minnesota
Contact Kari Christianson at 763-757-0693
Minnesota Breast Cancer Coalition
Contact Christine Norton at 651-459-7923
Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition
Contact the office at 651-641-4073
School Nurse Organization of Minnesota (SNOM)
Contact Ann Hoxie at 651-698-6834
International Issues
Give Us Wings
Contact Mary Albright at 651-789-5606
Hadassah
Contact the general office at 952-924-4999
Minneapolis Club of Zonta International
Contact Susan Keirstead at 651-644-6346
Women Against Military Madness
Contact the office at 612-827-5364
Women's Human Rights Program at the Advocates for Human Rights
Contact the office at 612-341-3302
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Contact Doris Marquit at 612-922-7993
Leadership
Ann Bancroft Foundation
Contact Anne Atwood at 612-676-9484
Honoring Women Worldwide
Contact Nancy Stephan at 651-730-0900
LGBTQIA Issues
OutFront MinnesotaContact Monica Meyer at 612-822-0127
Miscellaneous Topics
Dead Feminist Society of Minnesota
Contact Kristine Holmgren at 651-488-2468
Gender Justice
Topics: Legal matters in cases challenging discrimination based on gender, including sexual harassment, sex discrimination, Title IX, and other cases involving issues of gender stereotyping.
Contact Lisa Stratton or Jill Gaulding at 651-789-2090
Minnesota Women of Today
Contact the office at 763-421-4718
Women's Environmental Institute
Contact the office at 651-583-0705
Women's Foundation of Minnesota
Contact Mary Beth Hanson at 612-236-1811
Smitten Kitten
Contact the store at 612-721-6088
Older Women
Community Services for the Elderly, Wilder Foundation
Contact Barb Cooley at 651-280-2538
Golden Girl Homes, Inc.
Contact Connie Skillingstad at 612-332-7200
Gray Panthers of the Twin Cities
Contact Orell Jensen at 612-822-1011
Older Women's League of Minnesota
Contact Janet Asancheyev at 651-228-9990
Public Policy, Politics, and Government
Center on Women and Public Policy
Contact Debra Fitzpatrick
Democratic Women Leadership Coalition
Contact Patsy Green at 612-306-3981
DFL Feminist Caucus
Contact 651-251-6323
Grasstops, Inc.
Contact Wendy Johnson at 612-237-2091
League of Women Voters Minneapolis
Contact 612-333-6319 or melissa@lwvmpls.org
League of Women Voters Minnesota
Contact Keesha Gaskins at 651-224-5445
League of Women Voters St. Paul
Contact Sig Johnson at 651-789-0118
Legislative Office on the Economic Status of Women
Contact the office at 651-296-8590
Minnesota Women's Political Caucus
Contact Tammy Tesky Ausen at 651-253-5513
The White House Project
Contact Liz Johnson at 651-556-1376
Women Candidate Development Coalition
Contact Shirley Nelson at 612-724-6348
womenwinning
Contact the office at 651-251-0727
Professional Associations & Labor Unions
Association of Women in Computing Twin Cities Chapter
Contact Heike Peters
Education Minnesota
Contact Denise Specht at 651-292-4857
Minnesota Business Women
Contact Joy Reinhart at 763-585-0197
Minnesota Nurses Association
Contact Jan Rabbers at 651-414-2800
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Contact Deb Pexa at 612-338-3205 for speakers on general legal topics and legal careers.
Minnesota Women Physicians
Contact Linda Vukelich at 651-407-1873
National Association of Women Business Owners- Minnesota
Contact office at 612-326-7772
SEIU Minnesota State Council
Contact Geri Katz at 651-203-0401
Skyway of Minneapolis Business Women
Contact Beth Gibson Lilja at 612-616-1215
Women in the Trades
Contact the office at 651-228-9955
Race, Ethnic, and Cultural Issues
CAPI/Immigrant and Refugee Women for Change (RIWC)
Contact 612-721-0122
Generous Alternatives
Contact Heron Diana at 651-583-0833
Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together
Contact MayKao Hang at 651-276-0957
Minnesota African Women's Association (MAWA)
Contact Melissa Nambangi at 612-588-7666
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
Contact Suzanne Koepplinger at 612-728-2000
Reproductive Health and Comprehensive Sex Education
Americans for UNFPA
Contact Anika Rahman, President of Americans for UNFPA at 646-649-9100 Experts on specific issues facing women are available as requested. Contact Abby Miller at 646-649-9144 for more information.
Family Tree Clinic
Contact Alissa Light at 651-645-0478
Midwest Health Center for Women
Contact Kristen Perron, Program Manager at 612-332-2311
Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting (MOAPPP)
Contact Brigid Riley at 651-644-1447
Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Contact Naweichi Temu at 612-870-0974
NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
Contact Linnea House at 651-702-7655
Nucleus Clinic
Contact Becky Fink at 763-755-5300
Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
Contact Tim Stanley at 612-821-6192
Pro-Choice Resources
Contact Amy Marsicano at 612-825-2000
Sports
Foundation IX
Contact Shelly Boyum-Breen at 763-442-0051
Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport
Contact the office at 612-625-7327
Women's Resource Centers & Women's/Gender Studies Departments
Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women
Contact Sia Vang at 651-690-6783
Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities Women's Studies Program
Contact Kristin Mapel Bloomberg
Dunwoody College of Technology Women's Resource Center
Contact Pepe Wonosikou at 612-381-3326
Feminist Formations
Contact Rebecca Ropers-Huilman at 612-626-3818
St. Cloud State University Women's Center
Contact Jane Olsen at 320-308-4958
Women's Center- Minnesota State University, Mankato
Staff are available for presentations and workshops from many topical areas including sexual violence, harassment, women's leaderhsip development, and assorted gender issues.
Contact the office at 507-389-6146.
Women's Center, Office for Equity and Diversity, University of Minnesota
Topics include: Women and Leadership, Women and Racism, Leading for Equity, and How to Be Outrageous.
Contact the office at 612-625-9837.
Women's Studies at Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Contact Ranae Hanson at 612-659-6050
Women's Studies Program- Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Contact Linda Fuselier at 218-477-4606
