Hired appreciates the support and investment of the State of Minnesota, through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Below are the names of Hired leaders and grants managers for our DEED grants:  

Hired’s Senior Leaders: For general questions about our grant implementation or financial management of the grants, please reach out to: 

Julie Brekke
President and CEO

Tel: 612-808-9456

Rob Novak
Chief Financial Office

Tel: 612-808-9457

Program Leaders: 

For any grants that support Career Pathways training programs and related services, including grants from the Adult Career Pathways and Minnesota Job Skills Partnership divisions:  

Andrea Peterson
Director of Career Pathways

Tel: 612-237-0362

For questions regarding youth program grants administered through DEED, including Youth At Work and Workforce Investment Opportunities Act (WIOA) funded projects, please contact: 

Rachel Grosskurth
Youth Program Director

Tel: 612-808-9456

For questions regarding grants that fund our Adult Employment Services from DEED, such as: Adult WIOA and Dislocated Worker (special projects and Small Layoff Individual Grant), please contact: 

Debbie Ferry
Director of Employment Services

Tel: 952-303-8304