Community Advisory Board

The UROC Community Advisory Board (CAB) is composed of community members from North Minneapolis, organizational partners across the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and academic representatives from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. The board is designed to ensure that community voices are amplified and centered in deliberations, while utilizing the broader institutional knowledge and resources that University and metro partners provide.

UROC Community Advisory Board Members

Portrait of Dr. Saida Abdi

Dr. Saida Abdi
UMN College of Education and Human Development, School of Social Work

 

 

 

Portrait of Jen Afamefune

Jennifer Afamefune
UROC

 

 

 

Dr. Michele Allen
UMN Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Portrait of Dr. Ni Ora Hokes

Dr. Ni Ora Hokes
Resident

 

 

 

Fue Lee
Minnesota State Representative

Portrait of Dr. Brent Leininger

Dr. Brent Leininger
UMN Partners4Pain

 

 

 

Portrait of Glaiza Regis

Glaiza Regis
PICA Head Start

 

 

 

Portrait of Dr. Abigail Rombalski

Dr. Abigail Rombalski
UMN YoUthROC

 

 

 

Viviana Salazar
Community Member

Portrait of Kara Schmidt

Kara Schmidt
UROC

 

 

 

Sherrie Simpson
Northpoint

Marquita Stephens
Urban League Twin Cities

Portrait of Mike Tate

Mike Tate
Northside Bulldogs

 

 

 

Portrait of D. Craig Taylor

D. Craig Taylor
Former Regional Director of Operations, University of Minnesota

 

 

 

Portrait of Adriano Udani

Adriano Udani
UROC

 

 

 

Portrait of Laichia Vang

Laichia Vang
UMN YoUthROC

 

 

 

Dr. Serena Xiong
UMN Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Makeda Zulu

Makeda Zulu
UROC