Staff & Board
CAPI is an immigrant-led organization.
We employ a diverse staff and volunteer board of directors in order to make our services linguistically and culturally accessible to multiple immigrant/refugee communities.
We speak 15 languages:
Amharic, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Hmong, Pashto, Laotian, Dari,
Mandarin, Nepali, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese
CAPI Leadership Team
CEO
Mary Niedermeyer
mary.niedermeyer@capiusa.org
651-392-4069
Director of Finance & Operations
David Monterrosa
david.monterrosa@capiusa.org
Community Advocacy Director
Paul Andrighetti
paul.andrighetti@capiusa.org
715-220-8888
Development & Communications Director
Monique Hernandez
monique.hernandez@capiusa.org
612-767-7815
For press inquiries, contact Monique Hernandez.
Economic Empowerment Director
Patricia Aguilar
patricia.aguilar@capiusa.org
763-406-6566
Director of Refugee Services
Becca Hovland
becca.hovland@capiusa.org
612-767-3676
CAPI Board of Directors
OFFICERS:
Laura Martin, Co-Chair
Co-Founder and CEO, The Glinda Group
Ellisun Wolterstorff, Co-Chair
Strategic HR Initiatives Consultant, Wells Fargo
Bernadette Theis
Administrator, Jardine, Logan, and O’Brien
MEMBERS:
Milton Liu
President and CEO, St. Mary’s Food Bank
Dr. Aimee Fearing
Director of Early Childhood and Family Engagement, Fridley Public Schools
Dr. Eda Watts
Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, MN State Colleges and Universities
Ali Tranvik
Lead Pastor, Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
Michael Thorsteinson
Retired Executive Director, Three Rivers Community Action
Kristi Jacobson
SVP, Relationship Officer, Tradition Capital Bank
Joel Luedtke
Program Director, Minneapolis Foundation
Mary Niedermeyer, Ex-Officio
Chief Executive Director, CAPI USA