Our Team
Executive Team
Carley Kammerer
Founder & Executive Director
Carley Kammerer (she/her) is a licensed social worker with nearly a decade of experience working with youth experiencing homelessness as a Case Manager, Street Outreach Worker, Shelter Worker, and Drop-in advocate. She co-founded Wildflyer Coffee in 2017 after witnessing her clients struggle to find and maintain employment. As Wildflyer Coffee’s Executive Director, Carley now directs all fundraising efforts, community outreach, agency-wide strategy, and growth plans. She is a 2023 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree and 2022 Mutual of America Community Partnership Award winner. Besides growing Wildflyer, she enjoys mountain biking, training for races, reading, and writing.
Director of Operations
Anne Woster (she/her) has been involved in the coffee world since 2007 with a background in corporate coffee and started her journey with Wildflyer fall of 2021 as Shop Manager at the Minneapolis shop. After building a youth training program, overhauling shop operations, and working on the floor for a year, she became Operations Manager and now is excited to be in her current role of Director of Operations to help Wildflyer expand and reach new heights. Anne loves all things spreadsheets, details, and processes. She is passionate about creating accessible & supportive employment for all staff and putting structures into place that honor employees as individuals while keeping our mission running smoothly. When she isn't working at Wildflyer, she is traveling all over, paddle boarding, gaming, spending time with friends, or focusing on her professional photography business.
MacKenzie Diessner
Anne Woster
Director of Programs
Kenzie Diessner (she/her) has been in the youth work field for the past ten years with experience ranging from residential treatment, school social work, and youth housing. She is a licensed social worker and holds a Master of Education in Youth Development Leadership from the University of Minnesota. Kenzie has been with Wildflyer since June 2021 but was introduced to the mission in 2014 when she and Carley, the Executive Director, met while working at a local youth housing program and shelter before Wildflyer Coffee was founded.
Kenzie oversees all program development, supervises direct support staff, and cultivates relationships with community organizations. Her passion for youth work is rooted in walking alongside young people as they grow and develop skills to further their independence. When Kenzie isn’t at Wildflyer, she explores local breweries in the Twin Cities, enjoys time outside with her pup, and runs around after her two young boys.
Julia Miller
Director of Development
Julia Miller (she/her) came to Wildflyer in March 2023 bringing with her over a decade of nonprofit fundraising experience as well as over seven years of being a small business owner. Originally from New York City, Julia has a BA in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from Middlebury College and spent several years working at various nonprofits in the Bay Area before moving to South Minneapolis in 2006. She is most passionate about working at an organization that is truly rooted in community care and social justice and is really excited to be part of the Wildflyer team. When she's not building relationships with donors or writing grants, Julia spends her time with her husband and two kids, and loves camping, running, making her own clothes, drinking too much coffee, and staying up too late with a good book.
Management Team
Nadia Jones
Minneapolis Shop Manager
Nadia (she/her/hers) began her professional journey at Cookie Cart, a non-profit bakery where she gained foundational job and life skills that continue to guide her today. As a former operations manager at First Avenue, she honed in her ability to support and connect with the Minneapolis community. Now at Wildflyer, her goal is to create a positive and growth oriented work environment while fostering skills that employees can carry into any industry. Passionate about diversity and inclusion, she is proud to help bring these values into the specialty coffee space.
Jupiter Goff
Minneapolis Program Manager
Jupiter (they/them) first came to Wildflyer Coffee as a customer in July 2022 right after moving to Minneapolis from Boone, North Carolina. They were looking for a cozy neighborhood spot with good coffee, and ended up applying for a shift lead position. Jupiter has worked in the coffee industry on and off for 6 years, but also has a Bachelor’s in Social Work from Appalachian State University and has worked as a program director for an LGBTQ+ nonprofit and a case manager for youth navigating the foster care system.
They have a passion for building and cultivating community and strive to contribute to a safe and welcoming culture at Wildflyer- for employees, program participants, and customers. As they have moved positions from shift lead, to assistant manager, to youth shop manager, Jupiter is committed to the mission of Wildflyer and loves bringing coffee and community together in meaningful ways.
Erin Souster
Saint Paul Shop Manager
Bio and picture coming soon!
Derrek Christensen
Saint Paul Program Manager
Derrek Christensen (he/him), a lifelong Minnesota resident, has consistently immersed himself in community engagement and holistic education. From building Free Little Libraries for the parks in his hometown to becoming a high school speech coach, he values the endless variety of enriching experiences life offers. Derrek holds a degree in Communication Studies and Social Activism, from Concordia College - Moorhead. Paired with his experiences as a coffee shop shift lead for almost three years and having led a mindfulness group with incarcerated youth, Wildflyer Coffee has been more than a great fit! Outside of work Derrek loves playing board games with friends, reading books, exploring nature, discovering new local shops, and spending quality time with his partner and cats.
Keen Dickerson
Coffee Program Manager
Keen Dickerson (He/They), a born-and-raised Minnesotan from New Brighton, began their coffee journey in 2015 at Caribou Coffee while finishing high school. They later transitioned into specialty coffee, working at various cafés around Minneapolis while studying psychology at Minneapolis College. In 2021, amid social unrest in Minneapolis, Keen sought ways to better support their community, joining Wildflyer Coffee as a Shift Lead in 2022 and stepping into the role of Coffee Program Manager in 2024. Now, they apply their eight years of experience to educate, train, and inspire curiosity about coffee within the Wildflyer program. Having grown up in a lower socioeconomic environment and experienced homelessness at a young age, Keen is deeply passionate about Wildflyer’s mission, using their lived experiences to support and uplift cohort members. Outside of Wildflyer, they are a potter and instructor at Dock 6 Pottery Classroom, pursuing their B.A. in Psychology at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and spending an exuberant amount of time with their two cats, Eowyn and Lucy.
Chelsea Keene
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
Chelsea Keene (she/they) is very excited to be a part of the team at Wildflyer and enjoys introducing more community members to the organization! Chelsea is a former bakery owner, with an entrepreneurial spirit, plus years of experience leading a team and managing marketing projects. Their recent experience in nonprofit communication has focused on donor engagement and connecting young people and adult learners to educational opportunities, theater, and the arts. Chelsea's BA in Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) from the University of Washington has influenced their worldview on diverse knowledge systems, interconnectedness, and critiquing systems of power. Outside of Wildflyer, you’ll find Chelsea tending to the vegetable garden, reading memoirs, knitting, and taking walks with her husband, along with the best dog in the world, Phil.
Board of Directors
Wildflyer Coffee’s board of directors has a variety of nonprofit and for-profit experience that is critical to support the unique nature of our dual business model. Members include people from the field of Fundraising/Development, Business Ownership, Legal and HR, Tech, and individuals with lived experience of homelessness and poverty. We are grateful for the strategic direction, oversight, and encouragement they provide.
Elsie Jamin-Maguire, Chair
Principal, Inspire 11
Keegan Kuhlmann, Vice Chair
Patient Support Manager, Coloplast
Joe Donahoe, Treasurer
Manager, West Monroe
Sarah Cook, Secretary
Human Resources Leader, Pentair.
Tricia Bishop, Director
Senior Financial Analyst, Ecolab
Whitney Larson, Director
Director of Development, World Savvy
Katie Volney, Director
Associate PR Director, broadhead
CeMarr Peterson, Director
Safe Harbor Division Director, The Link
Frankie Neptune, Director
Senior Buyer, Target
Rob Williams, Director
President, Every Meal
Renee Franklin, Director
Principal, PeopleWise Consulting