Meet our Staff

Staff are trained in cultural competence so that they may better connect with and partner with young people and families of color from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

Hayley Tompkins
Program Executive
Email: Hayley.Tompkins@ymcamn.org

Shakira Onwachi
Minneapolis Beacons Network Director
Email: Shakira.Onwachi@ymcamn.org

Amy Vilayrack​
Richfield Beacons Network Director
Email: Amy.Vilayrack@ymcamn.org

Suzie Vue
Senior Program Coordinator
​Email: ​Suzie.Vue@ymcamn.org

Ashan Jayasuriya
Senior Program Coordinator
Email: Ashan.Jayasuriya@ymcamn.org

YWCA Beacons Leadership
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Travis Smith
Email: tsmith@ywcampls.org

YMCA Beacons Leadership

Alyson Gagner
Email: Alyson.Gagner@ymcamn.org
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Nikki Bye
Email: Nikki.Bye@ymcamn.org

Mark Richter
Email: Mark.Richter@ymcamn.org

Community Ed Beacons Leadership
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Krista Gustafson
Email: Krista.Gustafson@mpls.k12.mn.us

Boys & Girls Club Beacons Leadership
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Bob Slater
Email: bslater@bgc-tc.org
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Jonathan Brown
Email: JBrown@bgc-tc.org

Minneapolis
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Richfield
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