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MNEDF Internship Recipients

2019 Recipients of the Community Based Internship grants include the following:

  • Albert Lea EDA – Bailey Rye
  • APEX – Abigail Blonigen
  • Barnesville EDA – Amy Bakken
  • City of Fridley – Zach Kramka
  • City of Golden Valley – Emily Anderson
  • City of Isanti – Grant Matz
  • City of Jordan – Megan Pavek
  • Itasca Economic Development Corporation – Seth Anderson
  • Marshall EDA – Kritika Shah
  • Ramsey County Community and Economic Development – Ian Corder

2018 Recipients of the Community Based Internship grants include the following:

  • Albert Lea EDA
  • APEX – Keyan Weaver
  • Barnesville EDA – Isaac Olson
  • City of Burnsville – Emilee Roschen
  • City of Columbia Heights – Akua Opoku
  • Crookston HEDA – Cody Magsum
  • City of Fergus Falls – Sarah Schake
  • Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. – Trevor Dittberner
  • City of Isanti – Ben Hylen
  • City of Jordan – Lauren Walburg
  • City of Pine City – Cassidy Carlisle
  • Scott County Community Development Agency – Zach Mitchell
  • City of Shoreview – Akua Opoku

2017 Recipients of the Community Based Internship grants include the following:

$2,000 Al Madsen Community Intern Scholarship

  • City of Maple Grove – Victoria Fanibi

$1,000 Intern Scholarships

  • Barnesville Economic Development Authority – Heather Hopkins
  • City of Coon Rapids – Emma Siegworth
  • City of Golden Valley
  • City of Hopkins – Kurt Howard
  • City of Isanti Economic Development Authority – Shaun Gilyard
  • City of Jordan – Nathan Fuerst
  • Lac qui Parle County Economic Development Authority
  • Ramsey County Community and Economic Development – Abdinasir Ahmed
  • Scott County Community Development Agency – Alyssa Meierbachtol
  • Seward Redesign, Inc. – Gabriela Olvera

2016 Recipients of the Community Based Internship grants include the following:

$2,000 Al Madsen Community Intern Scholarship

  • City of Big Lake – Corrie Scott

$1,000 Intern Scholarships

  • Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX)
  • Barnesville Economic Development Authority – Christena Goedtke
  • City of Brooklyn Park EDA
  • City of Coon Rapids – Menno Schukking
  • Decklan Group – Rose Lindquist
  • Department of Employment and Economic Development – Ryan Yetzer
  • City of Eagan – Amy Patnode
  • City of Golden Valley – Chloe McGuire Brigl
  • City of Isanti EDA
  • City of Roseville
  • The Northspan Group

2015 Recipients of the Community Based Internship grants include the following communities (Click on the link to view a thank you and testimonial from the recipient):

  • City of Albert Lea
  • Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX) – Gene Halverson and Justine Bliss
  • Barnesville Economic Development Authority – Amanda Nelson
  • Itasca Economic Development Corporation – Melissa Flatley
  • Minnesota Chamber of Commerce – Emily Jorgensen
  • The Northspan Group
  • Roseville Housing and Redevelopment Authority
  • UMD Center for Economic Development

2014 Recipients of the Community Based Internship grants include the following communities and students:

  • Barnesville EDA – Lisa Hochhalter
  • Fridley HRA – Alexis Raverty
  • Development Corporation of Austin – Abel Salazar
  • Winona Port Authority – Hannah Hutchins
  • City of Hopkins – Addison Vang
  • Rice County – David Schlosser
  • Chisago County – Jamie Scheffer
  • Hennepin County – Say Yang
  • City of Minneapolis – Nicola Balram​

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