Daily Work Interns & Volunteers
Becky Billings
Communications Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
Becky Billings is an experienced digital marketer, providing online advertising for companies through positions at agencies and manufacturers. She currently works for Proto Labs as a Search Engine Marketing Specialist. With Master’s Degrees in Philosophy and English, she’s also been an English and Philosophy instructor in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota over the years with areas of expertise in editing, copywriting, training, social media and communications. She loves the mission of Daily Work, as she has fought the unemployment battle herself and knows the particular struggles job seekers face on their career journeys.
Josh Brooks
Case Management Intern
(651) 204-3043
Josh grew up in New Jersey and attained his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Lesley. He is currently studying for his Masters of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. When the time came to look for a field placement, Josh was inspired by the mission and values of Daily Work and is excited to help job seekers take their lives further in the directions they envision. In his free time, Josh enjoys reading and photography.
Vince DiGiorno
Case Management Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
Vince was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Vince graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1986. While he was a student he spent a year living and studying architecture in Rome, Italy. In 1998, he earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. Vince is an architect. He focusses on building code analysis and specifications writing. Vince is passionate about contributing to Daily Work’s vision that all people deserve an opportunity to support and sustain themselves through meaningful work. The economy must serve people and workers have the right to productive work and to decent and fair wages. He likes to share a meal with family and friends and he does it as many times a week as he can. He also thoroughly enjoys riding his bike all over town 25 to 50 miles at a time.
Gretchen Guenter
Case Management Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
Gretchen was born and raised in Minnesota. She earned her bachelors in education from Pacific Lutheran University, Washington and a masters in education from the University of Minnesota. Gretchen has been a teacher and worked with teacher candidates. The vision of Daily Work has inspired her to volunteer and she is excited about working with people as they explore new job possibilities. In her free time Gretchen loves to walk, bike and spend time with her family.
David Krahn
Case Management Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
David Krahn. Dave worked for a total of over 30 years for the DuPont and 3M Companies; most of his experience involved pharmaceutical R&D. He has extensive organization and project management experience. Dave is a graduate of St. Olaf College (BA) and the University of Wisconsin - Madison (PhD). Until 2017, he chaired the Daily Work Board of Directors for most years since it became a nonprofit in 2006.
Linda Lopez
Case Management Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
Linda López holds a B.A. in psychology and sociology from New Mexico State University and an M.S. in counseling psychology from Central Washington University. She worked as a school counselor in the Yakima, Washington Public Schools and was district coordinator of the school district K-12 counseling program. She has taught classes to high school students in topics such as study skills, career and college planning, personal finance, employment skills such as writing resumes and interviewing. She has been a speaker at several home school conferences and support groups. Linda has her own consulting business assisting home educating (home school) families with high school and college planning and presents workshops for home educating parents on the subjects of creating transcripts, developing four-year plans for high school, preparing for college, and homeschooling through high school.
Jana Martin
Case Management Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
Jana Martin joins Daily Work as a volunteer after spending ten years as teacher in Wisconsin and Connecticut followed by twenty-five years as a corporate tax accountant in Minnesota. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her accounting certification from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Jana has enjoyed volunteering as a literacy teacher for adults throughout her working career and now is looking forward to expanding that volunteering to Daily Work.
Toni Muellner
Daily Work Job Club Advisor
(651) 204-3043
Toni is currently the Ambulatory Manager at Health East Surgery and brings over 20 years of hiring experience to Daily Work. Toni is eager to share her experience interviewing and reviewing resumes with job seekers, especially through Job Club at Daily Work. She is also a part-time student, attending Metropolitan State University in the College of Individualized Studies, where her focus is Management and Religious Studies.
Lee Olafson
Communications & Web Services Volunteer
(651) 204-3043
Lee is currently volunteering at Daily Work as a web design/social media communications manager designing graphics and web media while helping with the routine maintenance of the Daily Work website to gain work experience in his career field. Ultimately, Lee plans to utilize his passion for art and design and his experiences at Daily Work to start up his own concept art and web graphic design business catering to small start-up and non-profit businesses helping with establishing their identity branding, online marketing and promotional needs.
Sofia Moran
Case Management Intern
Sofia is a new case management intern at Daily Work. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and anthropology, and will begin her junior year at St. Olaf College in the fall. At Daily Work, Sofia is excited to learn new skills and gain a strong social work approach to assisting job seekers from various walks of life. In her free time, Sofia loves taking walks and spending time outside.
Va Thao
Case Management Intern
Va was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Va graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He is currently attending the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities studying for his Masters of Social Work. Va is excited to gain more case management skills as well as directing clients to resources and helping them find jobs to sustain themselves and their families. Outside of Daily Work and his studies, Va runs his own soccer program for inner city youth in Saint Paul. The program incorporates growth and the development of their knowledge in the sport as well as their leadership and mentor-ship skills along with academics with the help from Va and other older youth. Va hopes to turn his program into a non-profit organization in the near future.