Zoomerkammers

These hour long sessions focus on careers and trainings that are available in the Twin Cities area for youth seeking entry-level pathways to middle income careers.

Please also see our Zoomerkammer Speakers Catalogue with up to date information about opportunities for youth. The Catalogue is split between non-profit and government services and private business opportunities. Refer to the Table of Contents on the left-hand side to quickly peruse through these resources.

To become part of our Live Zoomerkammer audience please register below:

October 15, 2021

The speakers are:

Sondang Cornelia, University of Minnesota (3:12)
David Brosnahan, Roseville Fire Dept (20:44)
Marcel Hofker, Strive Staffing (37:23)

October 8, 2021

The speakers are:

Paul Bjork, Goodwill Easter Seals (1:49)
Mitch Vosejpka, Project for Pride in Living (13:27)
Sarah Shapiro, Karen Organization of MN (27:44)

October 1, 2021

The speakers are:

Josie Kuhn, Hubert Humphrey Job Corps (1:33)
Alison Overby, Waste Management (18:08)
Shannon Hampton, JEM Technical (32:11)

September 24, 2021

The speakers are:

Dana Healy, NineNorth (1:03)
Rick Gale, Plumbers Local 34 (14:10)
Bayza Weeks, Dunwoody College (24:27)

September 17, 2021

The speakers are:

Laura Phelps, StreetWorks (2:01)
Marvis Kilgore, Normandale Community College (18:02)
Aaron Clancy & Dani Genelin, MRCI (53:25)

September 10, 2021

The speakers are:

Becky Peiffer, Avivo (2:05)
Julie Strahan, Haven Housing (18:02)

July 30, 2021

The speakers are:

Beth Stanley, North St. Paul High School ISD 622 (2:24)
Tonya Lundblad, TSA (30:09)

July 23, 2021

The speakers are:

Joan Riley, Twin Cities RISE! (1:55)
Kelly Bergum, Bigos Management (16:10)
Kim Schrupp, Laborers Local 563 (31:24)

July 16, 2021

The speakers are:

Rachael Molenaar, Ramsey County (1:40)
Lulit Woldeselassie, CAPI USA (18:20)
Sareen Keenan, Greater Twin Cities United Way (33:44)

July 9, 2021

The speakers are:

Troy Reding, Ally Restaurants (1:49)
James Witte, Wurth (15:50)
Patrice Banks, Spark-Y (36:10)

June 25, 2021

The speakers are:

Mary Sue Hansen, Suburban Ramsey County Family Collaborative (1:25)
Oliver Stremple, Madeline Miller, & Kelsey Shelton, Project for Pride in Living (19:48)
Rachael Molenaar, Ramsey County (38:25)

June 18, 2021

The speakers are:

Sue Wallace, Comptia (1:26)
Tina Kue & Ashley Sturges, Oasis for Youth + Mall of America (19:39)
Max Gouette, UPS (38:29)

June 11, 2021

The speakers are:

Amanda Yang & Erica Embury, Dougherty Family College (1:50)
Kimberly Ben-Haim, Takoda OIC (24:45)
Ava Heinrich, Aon (41:55)

June 4, 2021

The speakers are:

Julie Freeberg, Presbyterian Homes & Services (2:36)
Aaron Henderson Jr., ClimbHire (20:14)
Paul Nikstad & Josie Kuhn, Hubert Humphrey Job Corps. (37:19)

May 21, 2021

The speakers are:

Lena Humphreys, Lotus Technical (1:30)
Silvia Hinton & Dee Hamptom, York Solutions (16:31)
Carol Kaszynski & Bert Tracy, Water Waste Water Utility Treatment & Technology (35:42)

May 14, 2021

The speakers are:

Claudia Aurand, MPLS Regional Chamber of Commerce (1:09)
Jeff Steely, Graybar (16:15)
Mike Jackson, Black Tech Talent (25:28) Sondang Cornelia, U of M (36:33)

May 7, 2021

The speakers are:

Sharon Blomgren, St. Paul College (1:35)
Jordan Vandervelde, M Health Fairview (15:29)
Melissa Swoverland & Mike Ohmes, Cushman + Wakefield (31:35)

April 30, 2021

The speakers are:

Shaunie Grigsby, YWCA (2:22)
Laura Rescorla, WSB (21:32)
Kari Nelson, Williams AV (37:39)

April 23, 2021

The speakers are:

Anu Green, DiaSorin (1:54)
Dawn Trimarco, Hired (13:13)
Oliver Stremple & Madeline Miller, Project for Pride in Living (41:26)

April 16, 2021

The speakers are:

Eric Howell, Urban League (2:01)
Julie Strahan, Rakhma Homes (23:43)
Tashi Lama, USPS (39:29)

April 9, 2021

The speakers are:

Brittney Nelson, Andersen Windows (1:57)
Jeanne Eglinton, MDI (16:19)
Cecilia Ho, The Lindgren Group – NICO Products (34:07)

April 2, 2021

The speakers are:

Jasara Rosendahl, NAMI (2:36)
Wendy Goodman, Ramsey County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative (12:10)
Sara Shore, Cassia (37:00)
Yeng Moua, Twin Cities RISE! (51:22)

March 26, 2021

The speakers are:

Matt Ladhoff, Stela Center, and Celina Her, Wallin Education Partners (1:32)
Erin Aberg & Duresa Worika, BrandLab (18:37)
Bianca Dawkins, Minneapolis Foundation & Faces of Hope (30:20)

March 19, 2021

The speakers are:

Ashley Scherek, MN Dept of Transportation (2:31)
Ross Skattum, Dunwoody College of Technology (12:20)
Noah Pratt, Dreshawn Jones, and David Laserre, United Brotherhood of Carpenters (26:40)

March 12, 2021

The speakers are:

Abby Gudgeon, LifeSource (2:16)
Micah McGuiness, Katie Arbeiter, & Brooke Kimmet, Enterprise Commute (19:14)
Emmanuel Dobany, Kayla Swanson, and Jazmine Compton, Science Museum of MN (41:10)

March 5, 2021

The speakers are:

ShayLynn Ager, USIC (2:18)
Jolene Rotich & Jared Smith, Tree Trust (17:40)
Tim Wilson, Arboretum (33:27)
Michael Shelton, Twin Cities RISE (46:08)

February 26, 2021

The speakers are:

Gary Courtney, Metropolitan Council (2:28)
Gregg Bell, Sanneh Foundation (20:49)
Sarah Schaefer, MentorMN (35:47)
Jared Fessler IT Career Lab (48:25)

February 19, 2021

The speakers are:

Nicole Mattson, Care Providers of MN (4:05)
Erica Sward, Monarch Healthcare Management (16:32)
Mary Sue Hansen, Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative (32:45)
Carissa Hammer, Medica (35:39)

February 12, 2021

The speakers are:

Ikram Mohamud, Achieve Mpls & Step Up (2:46)
Megan Meuli, Dress for Success (13:07)
Bobby Hammons, Schweiters Companies (31:09)
Michael Pretzel, LSC Communications (42:41)

February 5, 2021

The speakers are:

E.J. Daigle, Dunwoody College of Technology (3:00)
Kevin Mashuga, Graco (24:14)
Kim Wieting, Graco & Dunwoody alumni (42:14)

January 29, 2021

The speakers are:

Jacob Lancaster, Carpentry Contractors Company (3:48)
Joseph Reither & Dustin Campbell, Lake Air Metals (23:25)
and Oliver Stremple, Project for Pride in Living (32:42)

January 22, 2021

The speakers are:

Michael Johnson, Twin Cities Schools (03:08)
Lisa Gibson, Karen Organization of MN (28:42)
Emily Schloesser, Avivo (43:29)

January 15, 2021

The speakers are:

Matt Ladhoff, Jean Carlos Diaz, & Kevin Salkas; Wallin Education Partners (05:40)
Brady Malecha, Healthforce Center of Excellence (34:57)

January 8, 2021

The speakers are:

Peggy Quam, Dunwoody (0:19)
Maggie Scholl, Atlas Staffing (12:18)

November 20, 2020

The speakers are:

Chris Ohland, Keystone Services (02:30)
Tim Busse, Construct Tomorrow (21:45)
Traci Tapani, Wyoming Machine (41:15)

November 13, 2020

The speakers are:

Bob Verhey, Harvey Vogel MFG (00:10)
Lawrence Chaw, Karen Organization of MN (03:15)
Chuck Webster, Trades Hub (22:10)
Brooke Card, Xcel Energy (36:54)

November 6, 2020

Tune in for a special hour long presentation from Softec, featuring the following speakers:

Softec: Board Member: Maureen Wilson (1:43)
Executive Director: Tim D’Jock (10:37)
Chief Financial Officer & Human Resource: Charlie Kramer (18:00)
President of Woodstone, Inc: Doug Niesen (23:34)
Special Projects Coordinator, Woodstone Inc: Nan Niesen (30:51)

October 30, 2020

The speakers are:

Stacy Schleeter, Cookie Cart (03:53)
Elana Dahlberg, Urban Strategies & Green Garden Bakery (24:47)
Mike Tracy, Three Rivers Park District (47:31)

October 23, 2020

The speakers are:

Jeff Steely, Graybar (00:30)
Otis Zanders, Ujamaa Place (14:40)
Jenna Jones, Mike Miron, & Molly Bonnett, Lake Center for Youth and Families & Career Launch (37:40)

October 16, 2020

The speakers are:

Brooke Card, Xcel Energy (01:07)
Tony O’Brien, Ben Phillip, & Roy Joe, Summit Academy OIC (4:35)
Lindsay Barton & William Totimeh, Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest (16:42)
Nicole Hart, Cintas (32:15)
Shannon Sullivan, Tree Trust (39:22)

October 9, 2020

The speakers are:

Joel Crandall, Genesys Works (00:51)
Angela Rauch, YWCA (10:42)
Danette Scorza, TSI (17:43)
Julie Scheife, Land O Lakes (30:02)

October 2, 2020

The speakers are:

Blythe Severson, Newgate School (00:43)
Will Latuff, Latuff Brothers (13:13)
Ongers Mai & current student, Hmong American Partnership (16:15)
Ange Hwang, Asian Media Access (33:12)

September 25, 2020

The speakers are:

Andrea Mondrey, Wells Fargo (0:27)
Marcus Pope & Dan Haugen, Youthprise (10:49)
Rachael Molenaar, Ramsey County (27:15)

September 18, 2020

The speakers are:

Jill Keller, Thomson Reuters (0:40)
Kevin Hogan, Diversified Plastics (7:24)
Lauren Jopp, Unison Comfort (13:29)
Andrew Hamilton, St Paul College (23:26)

September 11, 2020

The speakers are:

Cassandra Avery, Nicole Krutzfeldt, and Dennis Smoyer, Goodwill Easter Seals Banking (0:56)
Meng Moua, Hmong American Partnerships (33:38)

August 28, 2020

The speakers are:

Karin McCabe, McGough Construction (1:30)
Jacquelyn Carpenter, Twin Cities RISE! (18:43)
Emily Schloesser, Avivo (27:06)

August 21, 2020

The speakers are:

Steve Bonhoff, Printing Industry of the Midwest (1:12)
Michael Pretzel, LSC Communications (19:40)
Song Thao, St Paul Urban Tennis (40:52)

August 14, 2020

The speakers are:

Anna-Marie Kruiner, Miriam Williams, and Steve Palmer from Summit Academy (1:37)
Julie Lux from Managed Resource Connections, Inc (31:23)

August 7, 2020

The speakers are:

Amy Jannetto, Ramsey County (1:20)
Ben Olk, National Checking (11:00)
Halley Ball, Urban Roots (22:10)

July 31, 2020

The speakers are:

Andrew Hamilton, St. Paul College’s Trade and Technical Skills Expert (0:40)
Sharon Blomgren, St. Paul College Health Care and Culinary Expert (21:52)
Jose Santos, Takoda OIC Forklift and Short-term Trainings Expert (32:08)

July 24, 2020

This week’s speakers are:

Sarah Dinkinper and Anna Palzer, American Engineering Testing (3:51)
Julie Rappaport, Seeds Feeds (24:29)
Steven Gullickson and Robyn Westphal, MGK Agricultural Mfg Brooklyn Park (41:10)

July 17, 2020

The speakers are:

Liz Jennings, Career Force (O:17);
Naomi Prabhakar & Sandy Brady, Goodwill Easter Seals Construction, Autobody, Mechanical, and YouthBuild (11:11)
Michelle Dreier, Minnesota Electrical Association (32:18)

July 10, 2020

The speakers are:

Liz Jennings, Minnesota State Agencies (0:0)
Andy Smith, Design Ready Controls (6:30)
Jared Fessler, IT Career Lab (21:07)
Julie Strahan, Rakhma Homes (31:40)