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“I work for housing justice because all Minnesotans deserve the dignity of having access to a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.”

— Abbie Hanson, Litigation Manager

Our Staff

Anne Smetak

Co-Executive Director

Shana Tomenes

Co-Executive Director

Reagan Bain

Housing Justice Organizer

Jack Cann

Senior Staff Attorney

Emily Curran

Housing Justice Litigator

Benjamin Fischer

Intake Specialist

Abbie Hanson

Litigation Manager

Angel Jaramillo-
Rangel

Operations Assistant

Jim Poradek

Housing Justice Litigator

Melissa Martinez-
Sones

Interim Executive Director

Jessica Szuminski

Policy Attorney

Sarah Carthen Watson

Senior Housing Justice Litigator

Zaria Whitlock

Paralegal

Our Board

To contact the Housing Justice Center Board of Directors, please email board@hjcmn.org.

Walter Battle

Board Chair

Martha Hernández-Martínez

Board Vice-Chair

Richard Kahn

Board Member

Eric Hauge

Board Secretary

Linda Soderstrom

Board Member

Michael Bodaken

Board Member

Fadumo Mohamed

Board Member

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