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EDENPRAIRIE GRACE CHURCH  |  9301 Eden Prairie Rd  |  Eden Prairie, MN 55347

MN CROSSROADS EDEN PRAIRIE TEAM

We are committed to helping you seek God for guidance, wisdom and support in your
career transition as well as provide advice and support in the tactical aspects of a successful job search. 

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Harry Urschel

Executive Search Consultant 

harry@mncrossroads.com

Harry has over 30 years of experience as a recruiter and leading search organizations. It has provided him with knowledge and insights into what makes a successful candidate.

 

He's helped hundreds of people land new roles. He's motivated to glorify Christ through helping people make successful transitions in their lives.

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Harry has been with Crossroads since it began in 2005, and currently  provides overall leadership, facilitates classes, and does frequent presentations and coaching for the Crossroads Ministry.

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Wes Tang

Partner

MN Services

wesleyltang@hotmail.com

Wes (Wes 1) leads the Networking with Grace (NWG) Group.

 

His own extensive background leading international sales and marketing operations gives him a great understanding of participants backgrounds, and his exceptional "give before you get" networking philosophy makes him an ideal leader for this vibrant group! 

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Wes has been leading this group since 2009.

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Peter Nelson

Pastor of Care

Grace Church

peter.nelson@grace.church

Peter's own transition from a career at General Mills to Pastor of Care at Grace Church helps him have great understanding of the process.

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Peter provides leadership, resources, and insight from Grace Church for the Crossroads Ministry.

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Rich Braden

Sr. Dir. Technology Apprenticeships

CompTIA

richard.braden@comcast.net 

Rich is a small group leader and instructor for Crossroads and was benefited by the ministry during his own job transition. Rich credits Crossroads for providing him focus, skills, and spiritual guidance during his transition. He has a passion for developing people to excel in their jobs, career, and life pursuits.

 

Rich is the Managing Director of Technology Apprenticeships at CompTIA. He moved to CompTIA from Honeywell Building Technologies where he held global positions as a Director of Sales and Director of Training. 

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Becky Brister

Partner / Consultant

J4C Consulting

brister.becky@gmail.com

Becky brings years of experience in  businesses in digital and operational transformation. 

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Her passion for empowering people to bring their best in whatever the circumstances has been a driving force in her life both in personal and business. 

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She found herself drawn to be part of Crossroads where her soul felt comfort. Her passion for helping the hurting and encouraging the broken found a home and she formed “Soul Care in the Search” and continues to work with job searcher in this area.

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Lesley Hackett

Sr. Talent Acquisition 

Business Partner

lesleyhackett01@gmail.com

Lesley has benefited from Crossroads Career Network in her transition.

 

Her experience as a Recruiter has provided a great perspective of the job search and hiring process. 

 

She’s passionate about empowering candidates to utilize strategic job search methods to land fulfilling roles.

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Mike Larson

Former VP-HR 

Ecolab

mjlarson11@yahoo.com

After a long and highly successful career in HR with Shell, Pillsbury, Multifoods, and ultimately with Ecolab, Mike now devotes significant time in helping people pursue successful career transitions.

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He volunteers as a highly effective coach in our 1-to-1 coaching efforts.

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Pat McSpedon

Corporate Partnership & Recruitment Specialist
University of Northwestern

patmac8773@gmail.com

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Wes Roper

Franchise Business Consultant

WTR Consulting / FranNet

wroper@frannet.com

Wes (Wes2) is a co-leader of the Networking With Grace group. 

 

He helps people explore business ownership and this career brings him in contact with lots of people. 

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His ‘give’ is to share his network and networking approach with anyone in job transition. His ‘get’ is watching people network into that next great job.

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Dave Sparkman

Chairman

Crossroads Career (national org.)

davesparkman16@gmail.com

His career as an executive leader with UnitedHealth Group in HR and Culture, and as a Partner with Arthur Andersen has given him a great deal of knowledge and insight into what makes a successful match with an organization. And how individuals can be most effective in the hiring process. 

 

His life's purpose is to glorify Christ by helping people and organizations achieve their aspirations.

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Dave launched Crossroads Career Network at Grace Church in 2005 and now Chairs the Board of the national Crossroads Career organization.

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Skip Nelson

Financial Associate

Thrivent

skip.nelson@thrivent.com

Skip started his own business out of college and was involved in all aspects of business building for 26 years. He has also been a national speaker and instructor. After deciding to make a career change, he found the process much more challenging than expected. Job transition groups like Grace Crossroads became invaluable. He is very passionate about networking with and coaching those in job transition.

 

Skip is a Crossroads Workshop instructor, active in the Networking with Grace Sales and Marketing Networking Group and the Monthly Seminars. ​

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Michael Hurley

Corporate Recruiting Manager

Best Buy

mjhurleymn5@gmail.com

Michael brings many years of professional-level search experience in corporate, contract consulting, and third-party recruiting roles. He has work with many companies to identify talent in IT, Engineering, Sales and Finance. He has tremendous experience as a liaison between candidates and corporate clients as part of the hiring process.

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He feels blessed to be able to work with Crossroads, allowing him to share his passion for preparing individuals to utilize the talents God has blessed them with.

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Allen Yun

Executive Coach | Business Coach

Convene 

allen@allenyunconsulting.com

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Gina Gilbert

Talent Acquisition Manager

Midwest Dental

ghgilbert1@msn.com

Gina is forever grateful to Crossroads and the relationships she built during her own job transition after recruiting & training in media for 15 years.  

 

She has a desire to give back & help others during their own transition, especially encouraging them to network, network, network!  

 

Her 10+ years in talent acquisition spans across sales, healthcare, manufacturing, finance & leadership roles.

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Dan Hildebrandt

HR Business Partner Manager

Allianz Life

danhildebrandt1@gmail.com

Over the last several years, Dan has served as an HR partner to leaders and teams across multiple industries in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. 

 

In both his personal and professional life, he enjoys helping others discover where their career interests lie and assisting them in networking and preparing so they feel equipped and well positioned to pursue their desired path.

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Melanie Martz

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Melanie Martz Consulting

​martzm@gmail.com

Melanie loves helping others network, job hunt and prepare for interview excellence. With expertise in recruitment, her goal is to find the perfect intersection between opportunity and talent.

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Over the course of her career, she has worked for companies including Arthur Andersen, Certes Financial Pros, Resources Connection and Ditech Financial. Most recently, she has launched out on her own and is enjoying working with high-growth organizations across the US.

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Stephanie Perdue

Recruiting Specialist

Midwest Dental

stephanie.perdue123@gmail.com

Stephanie has been positively impacted by Crossroads during her own career search, and has been a great contributor ever since.

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Her heart for those in a job search, and her recruiting experience helps her be a great resource for those in transition.

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IT'S SO REWARDING TO HELP OTHERS IN JOB TRANSITION

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Why not consider volunteering with MN Crossroads?
Our job search ministry is supported by a number of dedicated volunteers
and we are always looking for experienced, Christ-centered people
to help us with various aspects of our job search ministry. 

 

CONTACT US TODAY
if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.

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