Our People
Meet our Providers Choice team! Our job is to make it easy, fun and rewarding for you to participate on the Food Program. Never hesitate to give us a call.
Leadership Team
Kate Abernathy
MS, RD, LD
Chief Executive Officer
Dawn Charloff
Centers Manager
Don Deters
MBA
IT Administrator/ Web Developer
Joanne Norman
CMP, CCNP
Food Program Claims Manager
John Faison
Field Operations Manager
Katie Chatfield
MPH, RDN, LD
Nutrition Manager
Michelle Triplett
Director of Business Operations
Field Representatives Team
Amy Tinklenberg
Serving Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan and Yellow Stone counties.
Bridgett McCarthy
Serving Brown, Carver, Dodge, LeSueur, Rice, Steele and parts of Scott counties.
Chris Amble
Serving Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau counties.
Crystal Christensen
Serving Blue Earth, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca and Winona counties.
Dawn Danckwart
Serving Goodhue, Olmsted and Wabasha counties.
Child Care Centers Field Representative in Southern Minnesota.
Janel Jackson
Serving Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
Child Care Centers Field Representative in Twin Cities area.
Julie Holmes
Serving Dakota and Scott counties.
Karen Plummer
Serving Hennepin county.
Lisa Stenzel
Serving Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sherburne and Wright counties.
Lynda Anderson
Serving Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin counties
Lynda Shively
Serving Anoka, Chisago, Isanti and Kanabec counties.
Nicki Kampa
Serving Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and St Louis counties.
Child Care Centers Field Representative in Northern Minnesota.
Pam Jacobs
Serving Dakota and Washington counties.
Tammy Yttrie
Serving Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns and Todd counties.
Office Support Team
Cathy
Claims Adjuster
Dawn K
Claims Reviewer
Diana
Menu Reviewer
Jennifer
Claims Technician
Katie P
Child Care Centers Specialist
Terri
Child Care Centers Specialist