2025 Planning Committee Members
Ann Banitt, US Army Corps of Engineers
Kari Benjamin, Burns & McDonnell
John Bilotta, MN Sea Grant, University of Minnesota Extension
Erik Brenna, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Tina Carstens, Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Casandra Champion, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
Susan Colvin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Biological Sciences
Brent Dalzell, US Department of Agriculture
Erick Francis, City of St. Louis Park
Leah Gifford, SRF Consulting Group
Lorin K. Hatch, Widseth Smith Nolting
Ryan Johnson, City of Roseville
*Joel Larson, Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota
A. Marcelle Lewandowski, Water Resources Center
Salam Murtada, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
Alycia Overbo, Source Water Protection, Minnesota Department of Health
Jeffrey Peterson, Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota
Wayne Sicora, Natural Resource Group
Hilarie Sorensen, University of Minnesota Sea Grant program
Jim Stark, Minnesota State Legislature
Jared Trost, US Geological Survey
*Katy Thompson, Stantec, Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition
Holly Wellard Kelly, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth
Marcey Westrick, Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources
Steve Weiss, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Watershed Division
Greg Wilson, Barr Engineering Company
Nazli A. Yilmaz Wodzinski, Minnesota State University, Mankato
* Committee Co-Chairs