Our team.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Aparna Katre
Aparna is the principal faculty and Cultural Entrepreneurship program director at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is passionate about developing an ecosystem bridging the academic and workforce needs of students and those of the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Her research is practice-led and community-engaged at the nexus of entrepreneurship, strategy and design-thinking for sustainable development and social change. She studies innovative entrepreneurial and community ownership models, and design-led interventions for solving societal issues of underserved communities. Aparna has provided leadership in the areas of strategy, organizational change management, business process improvement, and program management at Global Information Technology consulting firms. She led a technology based nonprofit organization and was a small business owner prior to taking the current position at the University in 2013. Aparna received her PhD in Management (Designing Sustainable Systems) from Case Western Reserve University in the United States in 2013 and has a Master’s in Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.
Contact: aparna@duluthcenterforwomenandchildren.org
BOARD CHAIR
Jennifer Webb
Dr. Jennifer D. Webb teaches art history and urban planning at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is a sustaining member and past president of the Junior League of Duluth. Jennifer lives in West Duluth and enjoys volunteering throughout the community.
Contact: jenndwebb@gmail.com
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Molly Williams
Molly graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in with BAs in Spanish, International Studies, and Political Science. Her passions for grassroots organizing and ethical storytelling led her to volunteer with DCWC while she was in college, and later take on DCWC’s communications efforts as an AmeriCorps VISTA. Molly is also the owner of Molly Suzanne Creative, where she specializes in travel and nonprofit branding. In her free time, you can find Molly hiking the North Shore, planning road trips, and attempting to crochet.
Contact: molly@duluthcenterforwomenandchildren.org
Board Members: Elise Lindaman, Grace McLarnan, Caitlin Smith, Chelsey Jonason, Daphne Amundson