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Racial Justice Values Statement

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core values for Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and it is critical that we incorporate these values into all aspects of our work. We recognize the particular and highly detrimental impact of racism — and Minnesota’s racial disparities — on MMLA’s clients and staff. We will therefore devote special attention to issues of racial justice. We commit to:
Ensuring our work is rooted in communities which we serve.
Strengthening our organizational capacity through increased racial diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Developing and applying a racial equity lens to our work with clients.
Advancing the cause of racial justice in our client representation and policy advocacy work.
MMLA Board
Our all-volunteer Board is diverse group of actively engaged leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Board Officers
  • Karen M. Charlson
    President — Littler Mendelson P.C.
  • Jaime Stilson
    1st Vice President — Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • Bree Dalager
    2nd Vice President — North Memorial Health
  • Edric R. Knight
    Treasurer — KnightofDay Enterprises
  • Bradley W. Hanson
    Secretary — Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.
  • Rachhana T. Srey
    Past President — Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Board of Directors
  • Michael F. Cockson
    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • Kiwanja Dotson
  • Logan J. Drew
    Robins Kaplan LLP
  • Edward Fleming
    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • Erick Garcia Luna
    Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Lousene M. Hoppe
    Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
  • Elizabeth Jensen
  • Chris D. Jozwiak
    Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP
  • Andrea Larson
    Ovative Group
  • Abdi Mahad
    Filsan Talent Partners
  • Mary Frances Price
    Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association
  • Surya Saxena
    Greene Espel PLLP
  • Janice Sims
  • Robin Swingley
    Lathrop GPM
The Fund Board
The Fund’s all-volunteer Board is comprised of attorneys who are active leaders in their legal and general communities.
Board Officers
  • Anne M. Lockner
    Chair — Robins Kaplan LLP
  • Sara G. McGrane
    Vice Chair and Leaders in Giving Chair — Felhaber Larson
  • Julian C. Zebot
    Treasurer — Maslon LLP
  • Melinda T. Hugdahl
    Fund Director and Secretary — Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
  • Laura A. Farley
    Associates' Lead Co-Chair — Nichols Kaster, PLLP
  • Caroline L. Marsili
    Associates' Lead Co-Chair — Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.
Board of Directors
  • Joseph W. Anthony
    Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie P.A.
  • 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
  • Jodie Hagstrom Crist
    Best Buy Company Inc.
  • Bree Dalager
    North Memorial Health
  • Brian A. Dillon
    Lathrop GPM
  • Joseph T. Dixon III
    Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
  • Jeff H. Eckland
    Eckland & Blando
  • Samantha J. Ellingson
    Thom Ellingson, PLLP
  • Douglas L. Elsass
    Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
  • Brian S. Felton
    Medtronic, Inc.
  • Susan E. Flint
    Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
  • 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
  • Bradley W. Hanson
    Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.
  • June P. Hoidal
    Zimmerman Reed LLP
  • Edric R. Knight
    Knightofday Enterprises
  • Mary L. Knoblauch
    Maslon LLP
  • Julie R. Landy
    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • Samuel T. Lockner
    Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.
  • Timothy C. Matson
    Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Keith S. Moheban
    Stinson LLP
  • Oladotun O. Obadina
    Jones Day
  • John B. Orenstein
    Greene Espel PLLP
  • Patrick J. Rooney
    Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
  • Elizabeth H. Schmiesing
    Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
  • Alexandria Reyes Schroeder
    Wells Fargo & Company
  • Steven A. Schumeister
    Robins Kaplan LLP
  • Sonya C. Seidl
    Target Corporation
  • Peter J. Shakow
    UnitedHealth Group
  • Danielle Shelton Walczak
    Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
  • Matthew M. Shors
    UnitedHealth Group
  • Lori Sommerfield
    Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
  • Jaime Stilson
    Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • Susan E. Tegt
    Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
  • Peter H. Walsh
    Hogan Lovells US LLP
  • Steven J. Wells
    Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • Warren D. Woessner
    Schwegman Lundberg Woessner
  • Rachel Zimmerman Scobie
    Merchant & Gould P.C.
Emeritus Board
  • Laura J. Cooper
  • John B. Gordon
  • James T. Hale
  • Robert J. Hennessey
  • Jeremy Lane
  • Dale I. Larson
  • Nancy G. Malmon
  • Seymour Mansfield
  • Richard G. Mark
  • Allen I. Saeks
  • Roger V. Stageberg
  • Thomas W. Tinkham
MMLA Team
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s staff is dedicated to protecting rights and improving lives.
Executive Director
Danielle Shelton Walczak
Executive Director
Minneapolis Office
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Micaela Schuneman
Deputy Director - Minneapolis
St. Cloud & Willmar Offices
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Ann Cofell
Deputy Director
MN Disability Law Center
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Jennifer Purrington
Deputy Director
Fundraising, Grants, & Communications
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Melinda Hugdahl
Development Director
Litigation
Luke Grundman & Justin Perl
Litigation Directors
Legal Services Advocacy Project
Ron Elwood
Supervising Attorney
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