
©2024 by Sub-Saharan African Youth and Family Services in Minnesota
MEET THE TEAM
All program staff are culturally and linguistically competent to serve African immigrants and refugees. We are African immigrants who speak multiple languages. We understand the culture and are effective at removing the barriers that prevent Africans from accessing support services.
SAYFSM staff are professionals with experience and training in providing services to people living with HIV/AIDS. They are effective in providing HIV-positive individuals with a continuum of care, linking them to medical care, and meeting their basic and other needs.

EPHRAIM OLANI
Executive Director

DR. GARI JALETA
Medical Case Manager

ELIZABETH GERBI
Medical Case Manager

FIKRU ETICHA
Outreach Director

YOSEPH GELETA
EHDI Outreach Coordinator

YIGEZU HAILE
Care Advocate

GEMEDA BULTUM
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Bob Sannerud, Board Chair, Life Link, CPA
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Neal Meyer, Treasurer, TCF, CPA
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Daniel Namarra, Roosevelt High School, Program Developer/Teacher
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Habtamu Awetu, Lawyer
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Lakka Benti, Program Analyst
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Lisa Dalke, Century College, Literacy Educator
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Kurt Bachmayer, Tech Specialist, retired
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Ephraim Olani, SAYFSM, Executive Director
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Milcah Elias Financial advisor
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Kano Banjaw (PhD) Educator/Professor
