About

Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team

Learn more about our Mission and Teaching Model.

 

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Our Team

Gennae Falconer

Gennae Falconer

Executive Director

Gennae is the Executive Director for MN CIT, as well as being in charge of Staff Learning and Development.

Jerry Hutchinson

Jerry Hutchinson

Training Director

Jerry is the Training Director for MN CIT. His role in the organization is to schedule all the classes as well as participate in them as a coach.

Peggy Hutchinson

Peggy Hutchinson

Facilitator Manager

Peggy Hutchinson is a class facilitator for MN CIT. She helps the organization by having all the administrative materials ready for class, she also works with the site coordinators for training to make sure the facility is set up properly for class. Once class begins, she helps keep everything running smoothly.

Nancy Masson

Nancy Masson

Records Manager

Nancy is our records manager. She helps make sure all credits are recorded and sent to POST.

Cheryl Ameluxen

Cheryl Ameluxen

Office Manager

Cheryl is our office manager. She has the important responsibility to make sure each class has actors, presenters, speakers, and coaches assigned, as well as general office duties.

Leah Isaacson

Leah Isaacson

Actor Coordinator

Leah is our Actor Coordinator. She is responsible for providing actors for each scenario at the trainings, as well as ensuring the actors are trained and up to speed on characteristics being portrayed in each scenario.

Sandy Behnken

Sandy Behnken

Facilitator

Sandy joined our team at MN CIT and began facilitating earlier this year. She helps in greeting all attendees and speakers, and makes sure that the classes she is present at run smoothly.

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Our Board

Rob Allen

Board Chair

Rob Allen is the Director of Community Security for the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Minnesota and the Dakotas,...

Lisa Dressler

Director Chair

Lisa K. Dressler is the former Director of Emergency Management for the University of Minnesota system and for the City...

Greg Hestness

Board Member

Career/Position outside of MN CIT:  Retired, 40 years of police work.  28 years Minneapolis Police, last 9 as Deputy Chief,...

Tim Kingsley

Board Member

Tim Kingsley | Chief Operating Officer, Canon Pastor Tim Kingsley serves as Board Director on the Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team,...

Hao Q. Nguyen

Board Member

Hao Q. Nguyen, came to this country as a refugee from Vietnam at the age of nine. He grew up...

Dawanna Witt

Board Member

Dawanna S. Witt was elected as the Hennepin County Sheriff on November 8, 2022. She was sworn in and took...