Meet Playworks Minnesota
Founded in 1996, Playworks expanded to Minnesota in 2010. Playworks Minnesota serves schools across Minnesota through our year-round, on-site support services. We’re also reaching thousands more students across Minnesota through professional development workshops for schools and youth organizations.
Read the Playworks Equity Statement
Our Core Values
Every child deserves
• to learn how to be a good friend.
• to feel like a hero.
• a voice.
Playworks outcomes speak for themselves. Last year school principals and teacher reported:
Meet Our People
January 31, 2022
Haley Friel ›
Coach Haley hails from northern California where she spent her childhood days as champion of the handball court. After graduating from Whitman College with a degree in sociology she dug into agriculture and ran the education program on a large…
September 7, 2022
Travis Evans ›
Travis is a passionate youth worker whose primary goal is to help equip students with the necessary skills to succeed in school and beyond. Before joining the Playworks team, Travis has done youth work in a myriad of capacities, such…
February 3, 2023
Iris Krandel ›
Iris Krandel is the Senior Development Manager for Playworks Minnesota. Her time as a Summer camper and counselor fostered her passion for youth development through play. After completing her B.A. in Communications, she joined Avodah Jewish Service Corps as an…