Mallori Sheik and Tambera Topp have joined the Central Lakes College staff.
Sheik is CLC's new Disability Services coordinator.
A Brainerd native, Sheik graduated from the University of St. Thomas/ St. Catherine's
University with a master's degree in social work.
Prior to CLC, Sheik worked at Northern Pines Mental Health center as a mental health
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behavioral aide working with children and families, and later as a mental health
practitioner in the elementary schools of Brainerd, Baxter and Pequot Lakes. She also
worked in the Social Emotional Development Program as a counselor with
Greater Minnesota Family Services.
"I choose the position of Disability Services Coordinator here at CLC because I greatly
value higher education and have a passion for helping others," Sheik said.
Find out more about CLC's Disability Services: www.clcmn.edu/disability-services/
Topp joins CLC as its new recruiter. Topp has a host of higher education and student service experience to the position, including her most recent role as education and employment advisor/data coordinator for the RITA Grant at CLC.
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She received her bachelor of science in accounting and her master of business administration from the Minnesota School of Business.
Topp, a Brainerd resident, stated she hopes to make connections in the community as she visits high schools throughout the region, sharing the programs and options CLC has to offer.
"My knowledge of student services and support, as well as my experience as a non-
traditional student, have given me an understanding of what our prospective students go
through," Topp said. "It is very exciting and inspiring to watch someone decide to enroll
in college and witness them changing their life."
