our leadership

OUR BOARD IS OUR GUIDE.

As a program of Mounds Park Academy (MPA), Breakthrough Saint Paul is overseen by the MPA Board of Trustees. A special Breakthrough Advisory Board provides additional resources, relationships, and expertise needed to run the program. Below is a list of our Advisory Board members from 2008-2009.

Anne Petersen (chair)
Governance Consultant; MPA Alumni Parent

Ashley Cannaday
Saint Paul Public Schools GIfted Services Program Manager

Chris Porter
Governance Consultant; MPA Alumni Parent

Emily Wingfield
BSP Executive Director

Jennifer Otremba
BSP Program Director

Joyce Yoshimura-Rank
Community Volunteer; BSP Staff Parent

Martha Sanford
Internal Medicine Physician, Lakeview Hospital; MPA Parent; BSP Teacher Parent

Pat Hayes Kaufman
Graphic Designer and Co-owner, The Design Company; MPA Alumni Parent

Pondie Nicholson
Substitute Teacher, Mounds Park Academy; Former BSP Teacher; MPA Alumna

Stephanie Winsor
Mounds Park Academy Senior

Ted Lyle
Chief Actuarial Officer, Optum Health, United Health Group; MPA Alumni Parent

read jeron's Breakthrough Moment
read DeDe's Breakthrough Moment
read James's Breakthrough Moment
read jennydina's Breakthrough Moment
read Tho's Breakthrough Moment
read about Jeff and the Breakthrough Staff
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