Jim Barnes, Interim Executive Director

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Jim Barnes is the Interim Executive Director of the Exchange Club Center for Family Unity.  He previously served on the Board of Directors for two years before stepping into this position in June, 2020.  Jim has a background in accounting, finance, treasury and education working for companies such as NCS Pearson, Toro and Multek.  He also taught Business Education in Byron and Cloquet with a year student teaching in Rochester at Mayo High School.  Jim has BS degrees from University of Wisconsin - Superior in Accounting and Business Administration (Finance emphasis) and a teaching degree from Winona State University.  Jim has served on the Technical Academies of Minnesota school board since 2016.  Jim has two teenage daughters and enjoys reading, watching Packers and Badgers football, Disney, traveling and planning travel for others via Jim's Insider Travel.

Kathey Huisman is the Supervised Visitation Coordinator.   She enjoys working with families and especially children.  She grew up in Faribault, MN and moved to Owatonna after graduating from high school.  She has worked most of her career at Tri M Graphics, spending more than 25 years on the front lines of the business as the Office Manager, Production Supervisor and her all-time favorite, Director of Studio Getaway.  She enjoys scrapbooking and card making and has a Facebook page where she sells those items.  She gets a lot of joy from seeing others use her products.  She joined the Center staff two years ago which allows her to assist others and share her sense of goodness, kindness and fairness.