Minneapolis, MN -- Ken Streiff has begun his duties as the new deployment manager for Nechama. Ken, originally from Roseau, lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children. He was chosen to work with Nechama because of his extensive knowledge of mechanical and building systems. His responsibilities will be to keep Nechama's equipment and tools in tip-top shape, as well as lead crews of volunteers during disaster cleanup. Ken has participated in many Nechama deployments and most recently was an integral part of the Nechama flood assistance in Roseau, Mahnomen and surrounding northwest Minnesota during the summer of 2002. We welcome Ken to the team and look forward to working with him over the 2003 season.