Board of Directors

MMLA Board

Our all-volunteer board is a diverse group of actively engaged leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

Officers

  • Jaime Stilson, President – Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
  • Karen M. Charlson, Past President – Littler Mendelson, P.C.
  • Bree Dalager, First Vice President – Regions Hospital
  • Bradley W. Hanson, Secretary – Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.
  • Lousene M. Hoppe, Treasurer – Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Directors

  • Ruth Birkholz
  • Andrea Christensen
  • Michael F. Cockson, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
  • Logan J. Drew, Robins Kaplan, LLP
  • Laura Farley, Nichols Kaster, PLLP
  • Edward Fleming, Lathrop GPM
  • Amanda Furst, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Sarah Jewell, River Valley Law, P.A.
  • Karen Malka
  • Mary Frances Price, Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association
  • Connie Roy
  • Janice Sims
  • Robin Swingley, Lathrop GPM

The Fund for Legal Aid Board

The Fund for Legal Aid raises funds from the legal community to support Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. The Fund’s all-volunteer board is comprised of attorneys who are active leaders in their legal and general communities.

Officers

  • Anne M. Lockner, Chair – Robins Kaplan, LLP
  • Julian C. Zebot, Vice Chair and Leaders in Giving Chair – Maslon, LLP
  • Joseph T. Dixon, Treasurer – Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
  • Melinda T. Hugdahl, Fund Director and Secretary – Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
  • Greta A. Wiessner, Associates’ Lead Co-Chair – Robins Kaplan, LLP

Directors

  • Joseph W. Anthony, Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan, P.A.
  • Erin Bryan, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
  • Andrew M. Carlson, Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
  • Karen M. Charlson, Littler Mendelson, P.C.
  • James L. Chosy, U.S. Bank
  • Amy S. Conners, Best & Flanagan, LLP
  • Bree Dalager, Regions Hospital
  • Mark C. Dietzen, Ballard Spahr, LLP
  • Brian A. Dillon, Lathrop GPM
  • Jeff H. Eckland, Eckland & Blando
  • Samantha J. Ellingson, Thom Ellingson, PLLP
  • Douglas L. Elsass, Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A.
  • Brian S. Felton, Medtronic, Inc.
  • John W. Geelan, Piper Sandler Companies
  • Karla M. Gluek, Gustafson Gluek, PLLC
  • Brian T. Grogan, Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association
  • Richard M. Hagstrom, Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC
  • Andrew S. Hansen, Fox Rothschild, LLP
  • Bradley W. Hanson, Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.
  • June P. Hoidal, Zimmerman Reed, LLP
  • Lousene M. Hoppe, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
  • Mary L. Knoblauch, Maslon, LLP
  • Barry J. Koopmann, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • John P. Mandler, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
  • Virginia R. McCalmont, Forsgren Fisher McCalmont DeMarea Tysver, LLP
  • Heather M. McElroy, Ciresi Conlin, LLP
  • Keith S. Moheban, Stinson, LLP
  • Milo Mumgaard, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
  • Alexandra J. Olson, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.
  • Faris A. Rashid, Greene Espel, PLLP
  • Elizabeth H. Schmiesing, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
  • Steven A. Schumeister, Robins Kaplan, LLP
  • Rachel Zimmerman Scobie, Merchant & Gould, P.C.
  • Sonya C. Seidl, Target Corporation
  • Peter J. Shakow, UnitedHealth Group
  • Matthew M. Shors, UnitedHealth Group
  • Lori Sommerfield, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP
  • Jaime Stilson, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
  • Carly Toward, Thomson Reuters
  • Peter H. Walsh, Hogan Lovells US, LLP
  • Warren D. Woessner, Schwegman Lundberg Woessner
  • David B. Zucco, General Mills, Inc.

The Fund for Legal Aid Emeritus Board

  • Laura J. Cooper
  • John B. Gordon
  • James T. Hale
  • Robert J. Hennessey
  • Jeremy Lane
  • Seymour Mansfield
  • Richard G. Mark
  • Allen I. Saeks
  • Roger V. Stageberg
  • Thomas W. Tinkham