Staff/Board Members

Chala Tafesa

Chala Tafesa

Chala is a St. Paul native that attended St. Olaf College. He first worked with Project Success through their Boundary Waters adventures. There he helped as a guide and a volunteer. In 2022, he joined the Project Success team as a Program Coordinator. What excites him the most about PS is the doors it opens…

Caitlin Mensing (DeVos)

Caitlin Mensing (DeVos)

Caitlin joined the Project Success team in 2014 as the Administrative Manager and moved into the Director of Administration role in 2021. She joined the organization with broad experience in the non-profit and youth development sector through previous positions with Habitat for Humanity, East Madison Community Center, and Boys & Girls Club of Dane County….

Brandon Herring

Brandon Herring

Brandon Herring grew up in Grimes, Iowa and only recently moved to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Having always struggled with social anxiety, Brandon was a terribly shy and anxious student in school. Participating in the school play is what broke Brandon out of his shell and gave him a community where he felt like he…

Adán Torres

Adán Torres

The Twin Cities diverse community has kept Adán here all these years, originally from Texas, his family moved to Minnesota in 1991 to seize an opportunity to better access education and quality of life. Growing up here in Minnesota, Adán strengthened his passion for the outdoors and community. An avid explorer and creative, you can find him climbing,…

Adrienne Diercks

Adrienne Diercks

Adrienne Diercks is the Founder and Executive Director of Project Success, a youth-development organization that motivates and inspires young people to dream about the future, helps them take steps to get there and gives them the tools they need to achieve their goals. Her passion to help young people achieve their dreams led her to…

Marc Bromaghim-Oropeza

Marc Bromaghim-Oropeza

Marc graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. After experiencing Project Success in his Middle and High Schools, Marc stayed involved during college by volunteering with their middle school musicals and BWCA experiences and joined the staff in 2012. He is…

John Doe

John Doe

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Laura Garcia

Laura Garcia

Laura joined the Project Success team in 2008 as a Facilitator. She then worked in the classroom as a workshop facilitator for many years. Before Project Success, Laura worked primarily as a theater performer in various theaters in Colorado and in Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder with a BFA in Theater Performance and a Minor in…