Leadership and Board

Caroline Hood has been President and CEO of RS EDEN since January, 2020. As a licensed social worker in three states, she brings with her a background in service and a commitment to justice. Caroline began her career working with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in the Maricopa County Jails in Phoenix, Arizona. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, she served individual with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders, in permanent housing settings. Later, she oversaw residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs in Lower Manhattan. Caroline received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Columbia University and a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Caroline moved to Minneapolis in 2016 to put down some roots.

Caroline lives in South Minneapolis with her husband, three young children, and two dogs.

Danielle Aune, Vice President, Clinical Care oversees all clinical programming, predominately the Recovery and Resiliency programs. Dani was previously the Supervisor of Mental Health and Addiction Clinical Services at United Hospital in St Paul. Dani oversaw the five programs in the United outpatient clinic for mental health, including Partial Hospitalization Programs for both adults and adolescents, as well as day treatment for adults and adolescents. Prior to that, Dani was the Clinical Director at Tasks Unlimited, a community-based company serving those with severe and persistent mental illness. Dani was responsible for the IRTS program, transitional housing, ARMHS program, training and development, as well as supplemental supervision of various clinicians. Dani has worked in various positions in both the Substance Use Disorder field and Mental Health field and is dually licensed as a LPCC and LADC. Dani completed her Bachelor of Art at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Psychology and Criminal Justice and her Master of Art in Addiction and Mental Health Counseling at Hazelden.

Kathleen Fischer, Vice President, Programs for Recovery & Wellness oversees and monitors all key programming with RS EDEN. Kate was previously the Chief Operations Officer at Rincon Family Services (RFS), a community-based organization in Chicago focused on providing a comprehensive approach to families in recovery. Prior to RFS, Kate was a founding and managing partner for Collective Impact Consulting, a firm focused on strengthening the impact of community-based nonprofits. Kate is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a B.A. in Sociology and Faith-Justice Studies from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, and a Master’s Degree with specialization in Leadership and Development in Social Services.