Leadership

Sheri has over 34 years of experience in program development, management and community outreach involving social services and culture revitalization in community-based services creating innovative, nationally recognized models within the American Indian community. She is a dedicated member of numerous boards and advisories that advocate and foster change to positively impact American Indian youth and families affected by historical trauma. Her years of dedication, visionary leadership, executive oversight, and experience allow her to navigate complex systems and advocate system change that impact our community today.

Amy has 20 years of experience working with and on behalf of our relatives in the tribal and urban native communities. She has codeveloped and facilitated an Indigenous Group Prenatal Care curriculum for Hennepin Health and has been a Location Producer for the documentary Native Silence with 3generations Production company out of New York City. Amy has been the Program Manager as well as the Director of Family Services at the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center for the past 11+ years before joining the Ain Dah Yung team as the new Youth and Family Services Director in August.

Amy’s heart and purpose is dedicated to her family, community, healing and living her traditional values.

Sharla has been with ADYC since 2014. She started her ADYC journey as a Children’s Mental Health Case Manager and held that role for 5 years. When Mino Oski Ain Dah Yung Center opened in 2019, Sharla became the Youth and Family Therapist at the new building. In 2022 she was promoted to the Clinical Health and Wellness manager, providing mental health services at MOADY and overseeing the Children’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs. In the same year, she became Licensed as a Marriage and Family therapist. Sharla enjoys working from a culturally sensitive trauma informed lens with at risk youth providing hope and healing.

Angie has a 30+ year history of nonprofit work as both volunteer and staff. Careers in membership and volunteer management for Girl Scouts River Valleys followed by development and executive leadership roles within March of Dimes provides a foundation rich in diversity and inclusion benefitting children and families. Her career provides the opportunity to develop an understanding of the philanthropic community of Minnesota. Her role as Development Director at ADYC focuses on donor development and stewardship, community engagement, individual and corporate relationships, and overseeing grant management. Angie holds a BS, Organizational Management & Leadership from Concordia University, St. Paul, and a Mini MBA from University of St. Thomas.

Sadie joined Ain Dah Yung Center in 2018 as the Indian Child Welfare Compliance Monitor, working with child welfare systems across the metro to improve compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act and Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act. She transitioned into the role of Policy and Advocacy Director in 2024. Sadie holds a Master of Arts in History from the University of Nebraska Kearney and a Master of Jurisprudence in Children’s Law and Policy from Loyola University Chicago. Her research focuses on Indian child welfare as well as sexual exploitation in the foster care system.

Cella Pacheco has served at ADYC since 2020. She is responsible for supervision of staff of our Emergency Shelter. Cella has over four years of crisis intervention experience with youth experiencing homelessness and is committed to embracing positive youth development, trauma informed care and harm reduction. Cella was promoted to Emergency Shelter Manager in 2021 and promoted to Housing and Stabilization Services Director in 2022.

Since 2015, Jill Ross has worked in administrative roles at ADYC including Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, Communications Director, and Administrative Services Director, before taking on her current role as Operations Director. She brings over twenty years of experience in non-profit administration. She holds a BS in Business and Marketing from Winona State University.

Susan Summers has over two decades worth of experience working at ADYC in various capacities, including Van Driver, Night Staff, Clinical Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, Development Assistant, Facilities Coordinator and her current role as Facilities and IT Director.