Ben Howery
Campus Organizing Director
he/him
Ben joined LeadMN’s team as a Campus Organizing Director in January 2025. Ben comes to LeadMN with a background in community organizing, relationship building, and event & program management. In his previous role at the Longfellow Community Council, Ben prioritized making meaningful, personal connections with residents, stakeholders, and local government to ensure that the community members he represented were heard and connected to appropriate resources.
Ben completed his undergraduate work in Urban Studies with a concentration in community engagement and placemaking. He has a developed passion for understanding the complexities of lived-in space and the individual histories that make up the communities that surround him. He believes that the collaboration between students, their campuses and their communities is imperative in creating a long-lasting and successful impact.
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