Rob Warland
Executive Director
Rob lives in Minneapolis with his wife and 3 children. He’s worked in the mortgage industry and in non-profit leadership development. He recently joined createMPLS to implement his strategy, developer, and activator strengths to create a long-term, sustainable organization.
Abigail Irving
Program Facilitator
Abigail is a student at Bethel University studying Organizational Communications and is an alumni of the createMPLS program. Because of her experience as a student in these programs she has a passion for making sure other kids and young adults receive the same opportunities. Abigail has a special place in her heart for the middle school girls on the Technovation Team, but also enjoys teaching the Lego Robotics and Intro to Coding courses.
Amy Svoboda
Program Specialist
Amy Svoboda is a graduate from Iowa State University with a degree in English. She recently spent two years teaching ESL overseas in Taiwan and Indonesia before coming back to America with the hopes of finding a new passion here. Although she is new to the coding and programming world, Amy loves working with cM kids because they are always up for trying, even when the task is difficult. The excitement they feel when solving a more challenging code or program is contagious and inspiring.
Erin Coffey
Administrative Assistant
Erin joined createMPLS to assist with managing the organization’s finances and provide administrative support to the team. She is also an Occupational Therapist and is passionate about helping people overcome barriers to living their most meaningful life. Although working somewhat behind the scenes for createMPLS, Erin is happy to contribute to improving opportunities for youth in the city she loves and grew up in. Erin lives in Minneapolis with her husband, twin boys, and her dog, Freya.
Board of Directors
Mel Wieting (founder) – Entrepreneur & Consultant
Isaac Wu (chair) – General Mills
Mike Mroszak – Dedicated CRI
Peter Brandt – Hope Academy
Gretchen Mann – Microsoft
Ben Johnson – Hope Academy
Abigail Irving – Bethel University
Matt Mamura – Worthington Aviation
Bibi Wald – Former teacher/stay at home mother
Ruthanne Crapo – Minneapolis Community Technical College
Jack Eivazzadeh – Circle K
Abbie Spielman – Perficient