Ingrid Nuttall

Ingrid Nuttall has worked at the University of Minnesota for nearly 20 years, currently in the Office of Information Technology. She is an active volunteer in higher ed and community organizations, including the Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission, Amicus, and the Higher Education User Group. As the chair of WAAC’s Board of Directors, Ingrid seeks to bring together her passion for education and the arts with the goal of increasing conversations about how the legacy of a criminal record affects families, friends, and communities.

Of her participation with WAAC, Ingrid says: “Like many of you, I have been personally affected by incarceration. It has, in fact, been only recently that I have been able to feel comfortable even sharing those words with many friends, let alone with the internet. Someone I love has been incarcerated, and it continues to affect our lives to this day.

As I became more accepting of my own history, I started to look for opportunities to be engaged in a community where my experience might be productive, and I must say I had no idea where to begin. It was hard to get involved, it was hard to understand what difference I could make outside of policy or legal work. And then, I met Emily when we had an in-depth conversation in the women’s restroom in a church in Saint Paul. Of course, that is where I would find We Are All Criminals.”

Ingrid continues to volunteer with We Are All Criminals, focusing on the effects of incarceration on family members.