Welcoming Our New Staff to the Team!

We’re happy to announce several new additions to our Project Success team. We would not be able to serve over 15,000+ students without the care, love, and dedication that comes from our team that continues to grow! With the addition of two new Program Coordinators, a Program Manager (College and Career Tours), a Facilitator, a Major Gifts Officer, a Salesforce Administrator, and a newly expanded position, Director of External Programs, our new members are excited to help Project Success fulfill its mission to help students connect to their purpose.  

We continue to build out our Project Success team. If you know someone who would be a great fit to join the Project Success team, check out our current job openings and share. 

Program Coordinators

Josh McHenry
Program Associate – Outdoor Adventures & Global Experiences

Josh was born and raised in the Twin Cities. With his parents being ballroom dancers he was immersed in music and dance from a young age, fostering a love and appreciation for the arts. Throughout High School Josh participated in different youth groups working with local charities, leading to an opportunity to organize a trip to Sri Lanka after a major… Read more about Josh.

Kaylee Fandre
Program Coordinator

Kaylee grew up in a small town near Chicago, IL.  She found Minnesota to be her home after moving here to attend the U of M- Twin Cities where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Management Minor.  Alongside her college education, Kaylee traveled to teach summer dance camps to 6th-12th grade students with Universal Dance Association.  She also…  Read more about Kaylee.

External Programs & Operations

Nabil Shuna
Program Manager, College & Career Tours

An alumni of Augsburg University majoring in Sociology Nabil started his career after college with an AmeriCorps service year. This experience allowed Nabil to further explore his passion for youth work and access to education. Before joining Project Success, Nabil held roles at several local universities and nonprofits focused on youth work. In addition, Nabil… Read more about Nabil.

Stacy Shealey
Salesforce Administrator

Stacy grew up in the Pacific Northwest and is now a Twin Cities transplant who moved up from Atlanta after spending 16 years there. As a change maker, she lives by the African phrase Ubuntu which means, “I am because we are” and working in the nonprofit world serves as an outlet for her to live by that. Prior to coming to Project Success, Stacy was working with… Read more about Stacy.

Workshop Team

Sabrina Patlan
Facilitator

Sabrina is thrilled to join the Project Success Facilitator team! After graduating from DeLaSalle High School, she attended the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University where she studied Peace Studies and Nutrition. During her time at CSBSJU she played Varsity Soccer; facilitated conversations with students around health relationships for the Health Advocates office; and… Read more about Sabrina.

Development & Communications

Madilynn Garcia
Major Gifts Officer

Madilynn Garcia moved to the Twin Cities in late 2017, she grew up in Texas and studied Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin. She brings experience in stage management and live events, working at places in the Twin Cities such as The Guthrie, Twin Cities Media Alliance, Northern Spark, and Art Shanty Projects. With a passion for building relationships… Read more about Madilynn.

Leadership

Adán Torres
Director of External Programs

The Twin Cities diverse community has kept Adán here all these years, originally from Texas, his family moved to Minnesota in 1991 to seize an opportunity to better access education and quality of life. Growing up here in Minnesota, Adán strengthened his passion for the outdoors and community. An avid explorer and creative, you can find him climbing, cycling,… Read more about Adán.