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