West Central Minnesota Continuum of Care
Working together to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.
West Central Continuum of Care Staff
Eric Napier
HMIS Manager,
System
Administration
*West Central
Continuum of Care
Regional Lead for
the Institute of
Community
Alliances (ICA)*
Heather Lindula
CARES Specialist:
Assessment,
Assignment &
Prioritization
Jessica Rose
Lived Experience
Engagement
Coordinator for the
West Central
Continuum of Care
Liz Kuoppala
CoC Coordinator for
the West Central
Continuum of Care
Sadie Nelson
CARES Specialist:
Access &
Domestic
Violence (DV)
West Central Continuum of Care Board Executive Officers
Amber Holstrom
Family and Community
Services Director at West
Central Minnesota
Community Action
(WCMCA)
Board Chair for the West
Central Continuum of Care
Sarah Opitz, BA, LSW, LADC
Executive Director and
Co-Founder at The
Lotus Recovery Center
Chair Elect for the
West Central
Continuum of Care
Gina Kautz
Supportive Services
Manager at Clay
County HRA (CCHRA)
Past Board Chair for
the West Central
Continuum of Care
Jamie Lund, LMSW
TitleHomeless Prevention &
Diversion Program
Director at Presentation
Partners in Housing
(PPiH)
Board Secretary for the
West Central
Continuum of Care
West Central Continuum of Care Board
Committee Representatives
Brenna Becker
Family and Community
Services Lead
Advocate at West
Central Minnesota
Community Action
(WCMCA)
More Than Shelter
Committee
Representative for the
West Central
Continuum of Care
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Chandler Esslinger
Executive Director
at Fargo-Moorhead
Coalition to End
Homelessness
(FMCEH)
CARES
Representative for
the West Central
Continuum of Care
Emma Schmit, LSW
Housing Director at
Lakes and Prairie
Community Action
Partnership (CAPLP)
Past Board Chair and
CAPLP Representative
the West Central
Continuum of Care
Evan Hansen
Youth Advisory Board
Representative for the
West Central
Continuum of Care
Jason Urbancyk
Community
Engagement and
Communications
Team Chair with
Homes for All.
Lived Experience
Advisory Board
Representative for the
West Central
Continuum of Care
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Meagan Hernandez
Family Development
Director at MAHUBEOTWA Community
Action Partnership
MAHUBE-OTWA
Representative for
the West Central
Continuum of Care
West Central Continuum of Care Board Appointed Members
Jessica Faunce
Justice North
Legal Aid
Representative for
the West Central
Continuum of
Care
Jo Bolte
Someplace Safe
Crime Victim
Services
Representative for
the West Central
Continuum of Care
Mary Gagnon
White Earth Human
Services
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White Earth Nation
Representative for the
West Central Continuum of Care
Shelly Carlson
Mayor of the City of
Moorhead
Business Representative for
the West Central
Continuum of Care