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Southern District

Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, LeSueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona Counties

Training Registration Line:
800.462.1660 x 1006

Professional Development Advisor:
Rhonda Olson, Families First of Minnesota
507.516.0675
RhondaO@familiesfirstmn.org
(Goodhue, Dodge, Mower, Wabasha, Olmsted, Fillmore, Winona, and Houston Counties)

Jessica Neaton, Families First of Minnesota
507.516.0686
JessicaN@familiesfirstmn.org
(Brown, Watonwan, Martin, Sibley, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Faribault, Le Sueur, Waseca, Rice, Steele, and Freeborn Counties)

Professional Development Support Coordinator:
Calie Bruender, Families First of Minnesota
507.287.2020
CalieB@familiesfirstmn.org

Professional Development Delivery:
Alissa Sperling, Families First of Minnesota
507.424.1521
AlissaS@familiesfirstmn.org

Marissa Brown, Families First of Minnesota
507.229.5181
MarissaB@familiesfirstmn.org

Grant Administrators: 
Dawn Eckhoff, Families First of Minnesota
507.424.1525
DawnE@familiesfirstmn.org
(Rice, Steele, Freeborn, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona, Houston, Dodge, Mower, Fillmore)

Angi Tweed, Families First of Minnesota
507.516.0676
AngelaT@familiesfirstmn.org
(Le Sueur, Waseca, Faribault, Blue Earth, Sibley, Nicollet, Brown, Watonwan, Martin)

Parent Aware Recruiter:
Allison Pudlitzke, Families First of Minnesota
507.516.0668
AllisonP@familiesfirstmn.org

Workforce Advisor:
Sheila Burfield, Families First of Minnesota
507.287.2020
SheilaB@familiesfirstmn.org

Regional Offices

Our regional offices are the best resources for local providers looking for assistance in variety of areas, including support in the licensing process, program policy and operation, and general questions about child care.

Region 9 - Blue Earth, Brown, Fairbault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watowan Counties

Sara Stebbins, Families First of Minnesota
507.516.0682
SaraSt@familiesfirstmn.org

Region 10 - Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona Counties

Sara Stebbins, Families First of Minnesota
507.516.0682
SaraSt@familiesfirstmn.org