Jaden Denotter
Jaden Denotter
Food Service
Favorite PassageWay Elements
Relaxation | Nutrition | Relationships
“Nutrition, Relaxation, and Relationships help make my daily life easier.”
QUOTE
“Hope is the belief you can become better and do better at everything in life, even the little things.”
DETAILS
- Education: Webster High School
- With Northwest Passage since 2022
Autumn Donatell
Autumn Donatell
Youth Development Specialist
Favorite PassageWay Elements
Exercise | Relationships | Service
“I chose these PassageWay elements because they’ve created a positive and solid foundation in my own life.”
QUOTE
“Hope, to me, is the written and unwritten desire to see and take on every tomorrow in the face of difficulty, adversity, and circumstance.”
DETAILS
- Education: Cumberland High School – GED, 2020; UW-Stout – BS Psychology, in progress
- With Northwest Passage since 2022
Brian Duebner
Brian Duebner
Photography Instructor
Your Favorite PassageWay Elements
Nature | Recreation | Relationships
“I feel being outside and allowing the kids to feel a sense of exploration really helps their minds from feeling trapped and controlled. Fishing is by far my favorite activity to participate in. But not just any fishing, ice fishing. There is just something about watching a tip-up flag go up and running towards the hole. The mystery of what is on the end of the line keeps me entertained all winter.”
PROFILE
“Hope to me is the expectation or desire of wanting something to happen or be. For families and children, it is envisioning where they would like their relationship to be now and in the future. I enjoy getting to work with the kids, and their families, on their path towards hope and healing.”
DETAILS
- Specialty: Outdoor Recreation
- Education: BS; Social Science
- With Northwest Passage since 2016
Ryan Dunnigan
Tom Dykstra
Tom Dykstra
Youth Development Specialist & Transport Driver
Favorite PassageWay Elements
Nature |Relationships| Recreation
“I like building relationships through outdoor activities as well as teaching the boys about community service. I’ve led many fishing, camping, and hiking activities through the years. I love to teach the boys fishing techniques and see them succeed and get excited about fishing and the outdoors.”
PROFILE
“I try to help the boys look into the future to see that there is more to life than the immediate problems. I try to have them imagine in a few years that they will have a job, a family and have lots of new experiences in life.”
DETAILS
- Specialty: Outdoor activities
- With Northwest Passage since 1992
Michael Eder
Michael Eder
Weekend Supervisor
Favorite PassageWay Elements
Recreation | Nature | Relationships
“I enjoy the opportunity to relate to and build relationships with kids from all types of backgrounds and life experiences. I have a strong interest in recreational activities such as basketball, baseball, and football as well.”
PROFILE
“Hope means “an opportunity given.” We as staff have an obligation to give the kids that we work with all the necessary tools and opportunities so that they have “hope” as they transition to the next phase of their lives.”
DETAILS
- Specialty: Recreation and relationships
- Education: AAS, Corrections Science
- With Northwest Passage since 2003
Corky Edseth
Corky Edseth
Overnight Care Staff
QUOTE
“I want the best for these kids. I hope when they leave NWP, they move forward and follow the dreams they have. Reach for it and achieve it!”
DETAILS
- Education: High School Graduate; WITC – Computers – 1991
- With Northwest Passage since 2015
Emma Ekstrand
Emma Ekstrand
Youth Development Specialist
QUOTE
“Hope means to me that with enough effort and perseverance we are able to overcome the setbacks and roadblocks to become healthier, stronger, and have better days.”
DETAILS
- Education: Occupational Therapy Assisting
- With Northwest Passage since 2020
Mark Elliott
Mark Elliott
Executive Director
PROFILE
Mark has worked in many roles at Northwest Passage – everything from Direct Care staff to Program Director in the assessment program and now Executive Director. Mark has always believed that you are only as good as the people around you, and the joy of working with a quality staff and making an impact in kids’ lives have kept him “hooked” into the Northwest Passage family.
DETAILS
- Specialty: Administration
- Education: BS, Psychology
- With Northwest Passage since 1987
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