For every work, large or small,
we bring our brightest minds and boldest hearts to partner with you.
We know that in order to do the kind of work we do, we need a team who brings a diverse set of lived experiences, knowledge, skills, and passion to work alongside you. Meet our core team:
Rosalva Mujwid Hernandez
Director
Rosalva is the Associate Director of the Future Services Institute (FSI). She is passionate about outreach and engagement, addressing disparities, and social justice. She earned her undergraduate degree with Metropolitan State University for coursework in ethnic studies and community organizing and is currently enrolled in the Human Services Leadership Certificate program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Rosalva brings with her a lifetime of public service experience in the judicial, public school, higher education, health care, and most recently Minnesota Department of Human Services in the Child Support system. Rosalva’s parents immigrated from Mexico in the 1960s, settled in Southwest Texas, and migrated every summer to rural Minnesota for farm labor work to sustain their family. Rosalva and her husband parent three teenage sons who enrich their learning and challenge their perspectives. In her free time, she enjoys movies, reading, spending time with her extended family, and gardening.
Ashley Bennett
Human-Centered Design Strategist
Ashley is our Human-Centered Design Associate. Driven by her desire to design programs, services, and products with a human-centered approach, she supports innovation and design based research projects at FSI. Ashley attended the University of Minnesota for course work in African & African American Studies, and Urban Studies, and later studied User Experience Design at Prime Digital Academy. After attending the university, Ashley served as an AmeriCorps member, and spent a number of years working on economic development projects. She brings with her nearly a decade of community development experience. She is passionate about creative problem solving and the intersection of planning, technology, design, and community development.
In her free time she enjoys learning new things on YouTube, spending time with family, and exploring restaurants around the Twin Cities.
Kamaria Woyee
Communications & Finance Manager
Kamaria supports the work of the Future Services Institute in a variety of projects and our communications efforts. Kamaria operated in several positions within the financial industry over the last 10 years. During that time, she became involved with Social Assistance in Individual and Family Services for children with Autism, which fostered her awareness and interest in social policy.
During her free time, Kamaria enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to the movies, and exploring the Cities kid-friendly spots with her daughter.