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.
Kate Abernathy
MS, RD, LD
Chief Executive Officer
Amy Tinklenberg
Field Representative
Serving Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan and Yellow Stone counties.
Billie Marcks
Field Representative
Serving Fillmore. Houston and Winona counties.
Bridgett McCarthy
Field Representative
Serving Brown, Carver, Dodge, LeSueur, Rice, Steele and Scott counties.
Cathy Dinzl
Homes Specialist
Chris Amble
Field Representative
Serving Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau counties.
Crystal Christensen
Field Representative
Serving Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Nicollet, Sibley and Waseca counties.
Crystal Gallagher
Menu Reviewer
Dawn Charloff
Centers Manager
Dawn Danckwart
Field Representative
Serving Goodhue, Olmsted and Wabasha counties.
Child Care Centers Field Representative in Southern Minnesota.
Dawn Kaye
Homes Specialist
Diana Cracauer
Menu Reviewer
Don Deters
MBA
IT Administrator/ Web Developer
Fartun Mohamed
Compliance Coordinator
Gina Woolhouse
Field Operations Coordinator
Janel Jackson
Field Representative
Serving Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
Child Care Centers Field Representative in Twin Cities area.
Jennifer Miska
Homes Specialist
Joanne Norman
CMP, CCNP
Claims Manager
John Faison
Field Operations Manager
Julie Holmes
Field Representative
Serving Dakota and Scott counties.
Karen Plummer
Field Representative
Serving Hennepin county.
Katie Chatfield
MPH, RDN, LD
Nutrition Manager
Katie Powers
Centers Specialist
Kelsey Thomas
Field Representative
Serving Anoka, Chisago, Isanti and Kanabec counties.
Kimberley Studaker
Field Representative
Serving Carver, Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
Lisa Stenzel
Field Representative
Serving Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sherburne and Wright counties.
Lynda Anderson
Field Representative
Serving Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin counties
Michelle Triplett
Director of Business Operations
Nicki Kampa
Field Representative
Serving Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and St Louis counties.
Child Care Centers Field Representative in Northern Minnesota.
Pam Jacobs
Field Representative
Serving Dakota and Washington counties.
Tammy Frommelt
Field Operations Manager
Tammy Yttrie
Field Representative
Serving Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns and Todd counties.
Terri Warner
Centers Specialist