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Al
Rasmussen, Project Director,
comes with a background of working with extension and
4-H. Raised on a dairy farm in Colorado, he has continued
his interests in agriculture. He lost his right hand in
an accident and now stresses safety on the job and coordinates
a farm safety camp in his county. He enjoys working with
the MN AgrAbility Project participants and using his skills
in making this program accessible to those in need of
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Deen
Swart joined
the MN AgrAbility Program team in December 2004. She has
a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed
social worker. She has worked in rural MN most of her
career, primarily serving families and children. Deen
grew up on a three generational farm in South Central
MN where she spent a great deal of her youth and college
summers working in the fields and on the farm.
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Michele
Schermann
doesn't have a traditional, mainstream farm background,
but she does have a degree in horticulture and worked
in cotton fields in Texas, pollinated squash in Arkansas,
and sold tropical plants to businesses and homeowners.
Eventually she decided to return to Minnesota and get
a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in nursing. When
she's not busy working with AgrAbility staff, Hmong farmers,
mainstream farmers, and students, Michele enjoys kayaking
the Great Lakes, fly-fishing, gardening, and baking. |
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Maureen
Gaedy of
Goodwill Easter Seals has served persons with disabilities
for over 25 years. She serves as the non-profit director
for the project. Her network of disability and mental
health contacts brings those resources to the project
staff. Maureen has personal experiences with the challenges
a disability can bring to a family. Her father was injured
and paralyzed in his early thirties. |
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