Creating Stronger Communities
Meet the People Behind CCC
Redefining Work. Reimagining Impact.
Driven by experience, fueled by passion - building stronger communities with purpose and impact
Karen Pifher
Co-owner & Founder,
Frazee, MN
Megan Jenson
Co-owner
Moorhead, MN
Pam Bishop
Consultant
Glenville, MN
Kristen Knorr
Consultant
DGF, MN
Rachael Johnson
Consultant
Frazee, MN
Shelly Blauert
Project Specialist
Frazee, MN
Siham Amedy
Project Manager
Moorhead, MN
Karen Downing
Project Specialist
Frazee, MN
Heather Ware Nelson
Project Specialist
Frazee, MN
Jamie Crabtree
Office Manager
Frazee, MN
What makes
us different
Not only does the CCC team bring a plethora of professional experience and qualifications to the work, we have lived experience with the problems we are working to solve: substance abuse, mental health, and poverty, among others. We want results because we know what it means to feel them first-hand. It is the rawness of our own stories and proximity to the issues that provide an added level of realness, empathy, and grit to our work and our approach.
In entering this partnership together, we are making the commitment to provide high quality services, ensure team wellbeing, and build equity in communities.
CO-OWNER & CONSULTANT
Karen Pifher
Proud risk-taker. Avid volunteer. Experimenter (ask my husband about my projects).
She/Her/Hers
Karen is a visionary community development expert, facilitator, and devoted mother and grandmother with a deep love for rural Minnesota. Overcoming early hardships, including teen pregnancy and an abusive relationship, she navigated poverty, single parenting, and years of hard work before earning degrees in Social Work and Community Development. Her passion for equity-driven change led to a decade of impact in community health and development across West Central MN and Eastern ND. Inspired by her mentor, the late Cyndi Anderson, Karen founded Creating Community Consulting LLC in 2022 to build thriving, inclusive communities. With limitless grit, creativity, and a deep commitment to equity, she continues to transform challenges into opportunities for meaningful change.
Superpowers: Master carpenters/remodeler, limitless grit and gumption, competitive games
CO-OWNER & CONSULTANT
Megan Jenson
Adventurer. Sci-fi nerd. Party Planner. She/Her/Hers
Megan Jenson is a data-driven advocate for equity, a passionate foodie, and an adventurous traveler with a deep commitment to reducing disparities through numbers and research. Growing up in rural Central Minnesota, she explored diverse career paths—from sports management to event coordination—before finding her calling in community service. Personal experiences with food insecurity, housing instability, and an unexpected pregnancy loss fueled her drive for meaningful change. After years in nonprofit program evaluation and analytics, motherhood during COVID reshaped her perspective on work-life balance. Seeking a role that aligned with her values, she partnered with Karen over a bowl of ramen, taking a leap that led her to Creating Community Consulting
Superpowers: Getting stupid excited about data, jumps at the opportunity for deep conversations, capacity for continuous learning.
Excited to start
working together?
Contact Information
Phone: 218.255.3919
Email: [email protected]
Address: 215 10th St N, Moorhead, MN 56560
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