PROJECT MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS & KEY STAFF 

Theresa Nelson, Program Manager 
Theresa oversees community engagement programming at Move Minnesota. She joined Move Minnesota in March 2017. Theresa has over 15 years of experience with community engagement, coalition-building, and pedestrian and bicycle program implementation in both the nonprofit and the private sector. Theresa is dedicated to planning and programming that leads to healthy communities. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African Studies from the University of Minnesota and began her career in Minneapolis as a community organizer and youth program manager. She enjoys daily walks, biking, yoga, and gardening in the summer. 

Theresa Thompson-Nix, Field Manager 
Theresa joined Move Minnesota in February 2018. She brings over 10 years of community organizing, project coordination, and campaign management experience to the team. All of her work has centered around building connections in the community and bringing new and diverse voices to the table to engage on important issues, ranging from pedestrian safety, social justice, and civic engagement. Born and raised in Crystal, MN, Theresa is a member of Black Girls Run Twin Cities and loves going on walks with the crew. 

Emma Pachuta, Director of Programs 
Emma oversees the programming of Move Minnesota. She joined the Move Minnesota team in August 2011 to develop and manage its Neighborhoods Program, which focuses on engaging specific communities in order to encourage walking and bicycling. Since 2011, the program has engaged thousands of St. Paul residents in active transportation. Originally from a small town in Wisconsin, Emma moved to Minneapolis in 2002. After studying urban design in Copenhagen, she returned with a love of all things transportation-related, and went on to receive a masters in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon. 
 
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION 
Move Minnesota leads the movement for an equitable transportation system that puts people first. As the largest transportation nonprofit in the state, we work to ensure Minnesotans can get around in safe, sustainable, affordable, and healthy ways. We work alongside over 10,000 supporters behind the scenes and on the ground, helping Minnesotans tell the stories of how transportation choices impact their lives and the future of our region. Our work connects people to power in big and small ways — from helping individuals testify at the capitol, to sharing survey results with urban planners. 
Our work is critical given the outlook for our region. We are at a fork in the road: our region will crumble under the weight of its own growth if we continue to rely primarily on personal vehicles. 675,000 personal vehicles will overwhelm our region by 2040, generating impassable congestion, accelerating climate change, stifling our region’s economic growth, and degrading our environmental and community quality of life. Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans make this choice not because they want to, but because our region has prioritized cars over people. 
Move Minnesota is growing a movement of people ready to make a better choice for themselves, for their neighbors, and for the sustainability of our region. Our efforts are helping to expand transit and bicycle networks, improve pedestrian access, and create demand for shared mobility.