Board of Directors

Board Election February 2023

STA Board Member Roster 2023-24

Member Name Board Member Type Board Position Election Date Date Seated End of Term Email Address
Shadelle Ware
Parent Board Member 2/16/2023 7/1/2023 6/30/2025 sdware28@gmail.com
Pamela Young Parent Board Chair 2/24/2022 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 peadi@msn.com
Sean Burns Community Member Board Member 2/16/2023 7/1/2023 6/30/2025 stepwithsoul@gmail.com
Laverne Wesley Teacher Board Member 2/24/22 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 lwesely@sojournertruthacademy.org
Michael Williams Teacher Board Treasurer 2/16/2023 7/1/2023 6/30/2025 mwilliams@sojournertruthacademy.org
Kate Mensing Teacher Board Member 2/16/2023 7/1/2023 6/30/2025 kmensing@sojournertruthacademy.org
Robbi Holdreith Teacher Board Secretary 2/24/22 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 rholdreith@sojournertruthacademy.org

Email to Pillsbury United Communities within 10 days of every election or roster change.

Board Election February 2022

STA Board Member Roster 2022-23

Member Name Board Member Type Board Position Election Date Date Seated End of Term Email Address
Eliana Salgado-Guzman Parent Board Member 2/25/2021 7/1/2021 6/30/2023 panchoylily@icloud.com
Pamela Young Parent Board Chair 2/24/2022 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 peadi@msn.com
Sally Reynolds Community Member Board Member 2/24/2022 7/1/2022 8/3/2022 sarey068@gmail.com
Laverne Wesley Teacher Board Member 2/24/2022 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 lwesely@sojournertruthacademy.org
Williams, Michael Teacher Board Treasurer 2/25/2021 7/1/2021 6/30/2023 mwilliams@sojournertruthacademy.org
Privratsky, Gina Teacher Vice Chair 2/25/2021 7/1/2021 6/30/2023 gprivratsky@sojournertruthacademy.org
Robbi Holdreith Teacher Board Member 2/24/2022 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 rholdreith@sojournertruthacademy.org

Email to mde.charterschools@state.mn.us and Pillsbury United Communities within 10 days of every election or roster change.

Changes are in orange.

Board Election February 2021

STA Board Member Roster 2021-22

Member Name Board Member Type Board Position Election Date Date Seated End of Term Email Address
Eliana Salgado-Guzman Parent Board Member 2/25/2021 7/1/2021 6/30/2023 panchoylily@icloud.com
Pamela Young Parent Board Chair 2/20/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2022 peadi@msn.com
Margaret Fitzgerald Community Member Board Member 2/20/2022 4/1/2020 7/1/2022 mfitzgerald@sojournertruthacademy.org
Laverne Wesley Teacher Board Member 2/20/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2022 lwesely@sojournertruthacademy.org
Williams, Michael Teacher Board Treasurer 2/25/2021 7/1/2021 6/30/2023 mwilliams@sojournertruthacademy.org
Privratsky, Gina Teacher Vice Chair 2/25/2021 7/1/2021 6/30/2023 gprivratsky@sojournertruthacademy.org
Robbi Holdreith Teacher Board Member 2/20/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2022 rholdreith@sojournertruthacademy.org

Email to mde.charterschools@state.mn.us and Pillsbury United Communities within 10 days of every election or roster change.

Changes are in orange.

Board Election February 2020

Member Name Board Member Type Board Position Election Date Date Seated Bylaws Adjusted to end of Fiscal Year. Original Terms Extended To: Email Address
Eliana Salgado-Guzman Parent Board Member 2/20/2020 (For 1 year term) 3/31/2020 6/30/2021 panchoylily@icloud.com
Pamela Young Parent Board Chair 2/20/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2022 peadi@msn.com
Margaret Fitzgerald Community Member Vice Chair 2/20/2020 4/1/2020 7/1/2022 mfitzgerald@sojournertruthacademy.org
Laverne Wesley Teacher Board Member 2/20202 7/1/2020 7/1/2022 lwesely@sojournertruthacademy.org
Williams, Michael Teacher Board Treasurer 2/28/2019 4/1/2019 6/30/2021 mwilliams@sojournertruthacademy.org
Privratsky, Gina Teacher Board Member 2/28/2019 4/1/2019 6/30/2021 gprivratsky@sojournertruthacademy.org
Robbi Holdreith Teacher Board Secretary 2/20/2020 7/1/2020 7/1/2022 rholdreith@sojournertruthacademy.org

Board Election February 2019

Board Election February 2019

Member Name Board Member Type Board Position Election Date Date Seated Bylaws Adjusted to end of Fiscal Year. Original Terms: Extended To Email Address
TBD Parent Board Member TBD TBD 3/31/2021: 6/30/2021
Pamela Young Parent Vice Chair Appointed 10/16/2018 10/16/2018 3/31/2020: 6/30/2020 peadi@msn.com
Hinck, Judy Community Member Board Chair 2/22/2018 4/1/2018 3/31/2020: Terming Early judyhinck@gmail.com
Bridges, Meghan Teacher Board Secretary 2/22/2018 4/1/2018 3/31/2020: 6/30/2020 mbridges@sojournertruthacademy.org
Williams, Michael Teacher Board Treasurer 2/28/2019 4/1/2019 3/31/2021: 6/30/2021 mwilliams@sojournertruthacademy.org
Privratsky, Gina Teacher Board Member 2/28/2019 4/1/2017 3/31/2021: 6/30/2021 gprivratsky@sojournertruthacademy.org
Kelly Vega Teacher Board Member 2/22/2018 4/1/2018 3/31/2020: 6/30/2020 kvega@sojournertruthacademy.org

2022-2023 Board Meeting Dates

2022-2023, ALL MEETINGS ARE AT 7:00am IN THE STA CONFERENCE ROOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

2021-2022 Board Meeting Dates

ALL MEETINGS ARE AT 7:00am IN THE STA CONFERENCE ROOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

2020-2021 Board Meeting Dates

ALL MEETINGS ARE AT 7:00 AM IN THE STA CONFERENCE ROOM

The Regularly scheduled school board meetings of Sojourner Truth Academy will be held electronically on April 14, 2020; May 19, 2020; and June 16, 2020 in compliance with the recommendations of the Minnesota Department of Health following the State of Minnesota’s Emergency Executive Order 20-01 to address the Covid-19 pandemic.

These electronic meetings will be held by Zoom with related working papers provided by desktop sharing during the meeting. The public may join the meeting by requesting an invitation from Troy Kipper, Director of Finance and Operations at tkipper@sojournertruthacademy.org. Meeting admission will be managed by the host of the Zoom Meeting, Julie Guy, Executive Director. Public comment opportunities will be provided by using the Zoom “Raise Hand” within the Zoom “Participants” feature at the lower center of the Zoom interface.

Please find the Declaration of Emergency here.

2019-2020 Board Meeting Dates

2018-2019 Board Meeting Dates

ALL MEETINGS ARE AT 7:00am IN THE STA CONFERENCE ROOM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED


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