Staff and Board Profiles
 












 

Cultural Diversity Resources has five full time staff and three work training staff members.

Yoke-Sim Gunaratne, Executive Director
Master of Arts degree in Sociology from University of Queensland, Australia
Bachelor of Social Sciences from Science University of Malaysia

Donna Wood, Office Manager
Associate in Computer Programming – Interstate Business College, Fargo, ND
Associate in Medical Administrative Assistant - Interstate Business College,
Fargo, ND

Hatidza Murad, MIRC Program Coordinator

Breanna McKee, Multicultural Families Program Assistant

Norma Lopez, Receptionist

Native American Center Project Staff:

Prairie Rose Seminole Project Coordinator

Elverna Vilas, Project Assistant

Associate Degree in Liberal Arts - Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Anticipated Graduation - December 2010

Enrolled Member White Earth Band of Ojibwe

Amber Mattson, Project Assistant

 

Governance
Cultural Diversity Resources is governed by a distinguished and diverse board
of directors. There are nine members nominated from the community-at-large.
Members are elected for a three year term.

Board Members:

Donna Norquay, Co-Chair
Native American Program Coordinator
Moorhead Public Schools

Abner Arauza, Co-Chair  
Multicultural Student Services Director

Concordia College - Moorhead, MN

Christine Chapweske, Vice Chair

The Etiquette Professionals

Owner

Anita Astran
Supervisor

Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program

Dianne Briggs

Fargo Public Library

Lynn Fundingsland
Director

Fargo Housing Authority

Charles Mukhtar

Phoenix International

Sudanese Community

Najla Ghazi Amundson,
Media Relations Director

NDSU