Colleen Gjerdahl

Operations Director

Email

612-877-7828

As the Operations Director, Colleen Gjerdahl oversees finance and human resources for the agency, as well IT and facilities functions. Colleen has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management and is skilled in building relationships, team building, facilitation, fiscal management, strategic planning, staff development, contract management, policy development, program/staff evaluation, and program/project implementation. In addition to serving in operations roles in nonprofits like Wayside Recovery Center and Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities, Colleen served for many years as a Director of programs benefitting children and families at Pillbsury United Communities and the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities. Colleen has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.