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

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

Jennifer Afamefune
UROC

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

Dr. Ni Ora Hokes
Resident

Fue Lee
Minnesota State Representative

Dr. Brent Leininger
UMN Partners4Pain

Glaiza Regis
PICA Head Start

Dr. Abigail Rombalski
UMN YoUthROC

Viviana Salazar
Community Member

Kara Schmidt
UROC

Sherrie Simpson
Northpoint

Marquita Stephens
Urban League Twin Cities

Mike Tate
Northside Bulldogs

D. Craig Taylor
Community Member

Adriano Udani
UROC

Laichia Vang
UMN YoUthROC

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

Makeda Zulu
UROC