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The Sabo Center is located in the Oren Gateway Center on Augsburg University’s Campus. Our offices face Riverside Avenue and are across from Nabo Cafe on the main floor of the building. Accessible entrances at the main entrance on 22nd Avenue and through the rear parking lot on 21st Avenue. Please send an email to any one one of our staff to set up a meeting or ask a question, or just stop by!  View a campus map.

Staff

Alex Fink, Faculty DirectorA bearded masculine presenting person waring eyeglasses and a baseball cap, seated in front of a red shed with a chicken perched on his shoulder.

For 15 years, Alex has developed youth civic leadership programs locally and internationally. As a professor of Social Work and Youth Studies at Augsburg, his teaching and scholarship centers on community data justice, community-driven programs, and shared decision-making, particularly with young people and human service organizations. At the Sabo Center, he supports students, staff, and faculty to strengthen community engaged relationships and the commitments of Augsburg as a neighbor.

Anderson Hall, Office 40

finka2@augsburg.edu

Jenean Gilmer, Community Engaged Learning Program ManagerA blonde, middle-aged white woman with short hear, wearing glasses and smiling, with a small blonde dog with pointy ears and a snaggletooth.

Jenean Gilmer holds a B.A. in Cultural Studies and a Master of Public History from the University of Minnesota. She has lived and worked in Minneapolis and Saint Paul since 2003 and has been at Augsburg University since 2022. Her work seeks to deepen our understanding of one another, the communities we live in, and the land that we live on.

Anderson Hall, Office 39

gilmerje@augsburg.edu

The smiling face of a white man with grey hair, a receding hairline and glasses.

Steve Peacock, Community Relations Director

Steve joined Augsburg in 2008 with nearly 20 years’ experience in community development. As Director of Community Relations, Steve identifies and facilitates opportunities for Augsburg to strengthen its engagement as an anchor institution and community member in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.

peacock@augsburg.edu
612.330.1583

 

Coral Ramos, Bonner Community Leaders Program Manager

Coral joined Augsburg University with experience in youth work, specializing in college access and community-building programs. She holds a BA in Social Work and Race and Ethnic Studies from St. Olaf College. As the Bonner Program Manager, Coral is committed to fostering a deep sense of belonging and confidence among student participants as they explore their vocational paths. For Coral, the intersection of joy and justice is found in engaging with students and nurturing community.
Anderson Hall, Office 33

ramosco@augsburg.edu

 

 

Zinnia Koy, Food Initiatives Program ManagerPhoto of Zinnia Koy

Zinnia is a recent graduate from Augsburg with BA in Sociology and a Campus Kitchen student intern alum. Their interest in increasing food access has been largely influenced by their family, who were farmers in Cambodia and are now devoted gardeners in the U.S. Zinnia has always treasured summers tending to the garden, picking vegetables and preparing food with their loved ones. The act of growing food, preparing food together, and sharing food with those around them is nourishing, comforting, and inspiring across language and culture. They are dedicated to sustainability, food sovereignty and co-creating a community in which we can rely on one another to share knowledge, grow where there is room for it, and rely on each other for our needs.

koyzin@augsburg.edu