What does
​Dress for Success Twin Cities do?

​Dress for Success Twin Cities believes in empowering every woman through employment. 
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We offer high touch, high impact career and workplace skills development programs for low income women to help them achieve career advancement, career stability and economic sustainability.

Our purpose is to offer long-lasting solutions that enable women to break the cycle of poverty. Dress for Success Twin Cities is part of a global movement for change, empowering women to obtain safer and better futures.

We provide each client with the tools that are essential to finding and maintaining employment. Through employment readiness workshops, individual career coaching, and additional career support we allow women to define their own path to success. The cherry on top is employment attire to build her confidence and ensure she is set for her interview or first day on the job.

Our approach is two-fold:

1. Client-centered programming
2. Employer systems change

With programming that focuses on supporting women as they define their own path to success, we know that it is equally as important to ensure that our clients are being hired into companies that are racially inclusive. We believe our individualized programming as well as our partnerships with employers will create positive, lasting change for women in employment.

Dress for Success Twin Cities is committed to ensuring racial inclusivity.
No matter where you are on your journey to becoming anti-racist, click the button below for some great resources to learn more.

Anti-Racist Resources

"We are about so much more
​than simply a new outfit."

These women have defined their own path to success! We walk alongside the women we serve on their employment journey by providing a network of support, employment attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Click the button below to learn more about their successes.

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Committees

Our committees are filled with dedicated volunteers who provide guidance, expertise, and support in a variety of areas, and commit to ensuring we are fulfilling our mission, financially stable, and have sufficient funding to meet the needs of our clients.

Finance Committee Members
Jen Reise – President and Founder, JD Navigator
Kate Siegrist* – Partner, Lurie, LLP
Roz Beliveau – Sales Executive, Vanguard
Pajjar Yang – RCA Manager, U.S. Bank
Marah Cuadrado Labey - Financial & Human Resources Manager, Restoration Professionals

Development Committee Members
Lisa Matre – Director- Operations & Talent, True Talent
Lynne Barten*
Heather Cmiel* – Global Market Communications Strategist, 3M
April Bryant* – Social Consultant
Ryan Stauff – VP of Development, The ALS Association

Communications Committee Members
Heather Cmiel* – Global Market Communications Strategist, 3M
Amy Clark – Graphic Designer​
Amy Farsht – Senior Director, The Lacek Group
Andy Pollen– Global Market Communications Strategist, 3M
Jennifer Doll – Communications Senior Advisor, Wells Fargo
Angela Gassett – Account Director, Weber Shandwick
Mary Beth Mohn – Consultant, MB Mohn Consulting
Jolene Turner – Digital Content Strategist
Brianna Gallett – Senior Vice President, Weber Shandick

Program Committee Members
AJ Pasha* Sr. Project Manager, Lifetime Inc.
David Peeples Associate Director of Programs, Proof Alliance
Toweya Brown-Ochs* Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Health Partners
Robert Mulcahy Director of Learning, RSM US LLP
Karen Deuschle Digital Experience and Communications Leader, Learning & Development, GE Aviation
Shyla Koltoff Learning and Development Consultant, Voya Financial
Traci Peterson Global Benefits/Senior Manager, Accenture
Jeff Coltman Learning and Development, Abbott
Ashley Pattain Senior Pharmacy Analyst, Blue Cross and Blue Shield MN
Alycia Michels Business Relationship Manager, Cargill
David Langley Engagement Manager, Prepare + Prosper

* Indicates member of the Dress for Success Twin Cities Board of Directors