All Square

The good folks at Minnesota Justice Research Center are planning another incredible Re-Imagining Justice Conference. Perfect way to spend a late November day. Registration link below: https://lnkd.in/gjWjVG5W

The ol’ Food Truck is ready for bookings! Have an office party, celebration or rally you want us to attend? Know a brewery who needs a resident food truck? (it's true, our grilled cheese pairs perfectly with brews ??) We got you! Spread the word, fam. Booking link below: https://lnkd.in/gKp8vZqx

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We are so excited to announce the newest members of our All Square and Legal Revolution boards! Joining our All Square board of directors are?Billy Mzenga, MA;?Mike Sullivan; Ricky Ray Vontayein, and?Michelle Wirtz, CPA . New to our Legal Revolution board is?Luisa Surmak. With a broad range of expertise?from law to social innovation, finance to entrepreneurship and lived experience with incarceration, we are honored to welcome such incredible talent: Billy Mzenga is the Director of the Institute for Social Innovation at the University of St Thomas where he is working on implementing a strategy to position the University as a national and global leader in social entrepreneurship and innovation. Prior to his work at St. Thomas, Billy and his wife, Megan, built a social business called NutMeg that used a portion of its profits to support Chicago-based non-profits. Mike Sullivan is a?Board and CEO Advisor. He brings strong experience leading?board governance, human resources functions, and?enterprise-wide transformations. Throughout his career, he has consistently over-delivered results by driving organizational change. Luisa Surmak is a corporate associate at Fredrikson & Byron, PA. Luisa has a dedicated passion to pro bono work and criminal justice reform; specifically, she is committed to creating and sustaining meaningful transformation?for those impacted by mass incarceration. Ricky Ray Vontayein is the owner and president of All Star Cars LLC, established in 2020. After ending up on the wrong side of the law in high school, Ricky Ray utilized his time on the inside and received an AA degree, developed several business plans, and cultivated the drive to stay free. He has always had a calling to help guide those recently released from incarceration, having successfully navigated re-entry himself. Michelle Wirtz is the CFO at Pyx Heath. She has over 16 years of experience in finance, particularly in the healthcare industry. Having served on multiple nonprofit boards, Michelle brings a depth of governance experience and financial?finesse to the All Square board. Check out our website to meet the rest of our boards and our staff!?https://lnkd.in/e8gtrjKf

We are excited to welcome Erin Daniel as All Square’s Executive Administrator! Erin, who strongly believes in the power of local change to disrupt larger systems of oppression, has a background in cultural studies and research administration. She holds an undergraduate degree in global studies from the University of Minnesota and a graduate degree in cultural studies from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. In her free time, you can find her making art, hiking and testing out new recipes (yes, we’re waiting?for?her gourmet grilled cheese recommendations…. ;) We see you, Erin! Welcome to the team. Headshot by Emily Baxter

Welcome to the team, Kevin T. Britton II, Esq.!