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Staff

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Main Office Number: (612) 728-5770

HOME Line Staff

Eric Hauge
Executive Director
Email: erich@homelinemn.org
612-255-8863

Deb Riebel
Office Manager
Email: debr@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x109

Tenant Hotline

Mike Vraa
Managing Attorney & Hotline Director
Email: mikev@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x113

Amarilis Schick
Supervising Attorney (bilingual in Spanish/English)
Email: ama@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x108

Matt Eichenlaub
Housing Attorney
Email: matte@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x104

Pattye Hechter
Housing Attorney
Email: pattyeh@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x121

Stephen Rathke
Housing Attorney
Email: stephenr@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x110

Samuel Spaid
Housing Attorney, Impact Litigation and Research Director
Email: samuels@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x112

Samantha Vang
Tenant Advocate (bilingual in Hmong/English)
Email: samanthav@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x107

Erik Vegel
Tenant Advocate and Volunteer Coordinator
Email: erikv@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x111

Gigi Luna
Tenant Advocate (bilingual in Spanish/English)
Email: gigi@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x128

Oscar Nieves Rubio
Eviction Data Assistant
Email: oscar@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x132

Ubah Shire
Tenant Advocate (bilingual in Somali/English)
Email: ubahs@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x131

Tim Anderson
Housing Attorney
Email: tima@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x149

Phillip Mellon
Housing Attorney
Email: phillipm@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x151

Myah Grimm
Tenant Advocate & Saeks Public Interest Resident
Email: myahg@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x154

Tou Xiong
Housing Attorney (bilingual in Hmong/English)
Email: toux@homelinemn.org
(612)728-5770 x150

Melissa Johnson
Housing Attorney
Email: melissaj@homelinemn.org
(612)728-5770 x159

Haley Griffin
Housing Attorney
Email: haleyg@homelinemn.org
(612)728-5770 x158

Tenant Organizing

Regan Reeck
Managing Organizer
Email: reganr@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x125

Jess Zarik
VISTA Project Director
Email: jessz@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x141

Austin Fleming
VISTA Leader
Email: austinf@homelinemn.org
(765) 661-2821

Katherine Banbury
Tenant Organizer
Email: katherineb@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x142

Fadumo Mohamed
Grassroots Policy Organizer
Email: fadumom@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x156

Public Policy

Michael Dahl
Public Policy Director
Email: michaeld@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x101

Larry McDonough
Policy Attorney
Email: larrym@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x144

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8011 34th Ave S, Suite #126
Bloomington, MN 55425

HOME Line is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3).

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