Our Team

Kirsten’s passion is mentoring and developing others to help meet their full potential. She has been in the education field as an administrator helping teachers on professional development, while also working with schools to run more efficiently. Outside of the work setting, you may find Kirsten golfing, being with friends/family on the lake, or hanging at home with her poodle Grover.

As an undergraduate student, Sonya pursued sociology with a focus on computational research methods. With prior experience as a TA working with college students, Sonya firmly believes in making higher education accessible to all. Her enthusiasm lies in assisting students in discovering their educational paths by connecting curriculum to students interests and backgrounds and cultivating their critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for academic success.

A life-long lover of machines, Ben graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA from their Fine Arts Studio program. He began his graduate work in Portland, Maine studying at the Maine College of Art. He has spent the years since earning his degrees working to explore technology’s use in art and teaching across the Twin Cities for primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. He now lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two cats.

My name is Zach Severson, and I am an electrical engineering major at North Dakota State University. I’m originally from Columbia Heights, Minnesota, and this will be my second summer working with createMPLS.