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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 — Regions Hospital

• 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

• Logan J. Drew

  Robins Kaplan LLP

• Edward Fleming

  Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

• Erick Garcia Luna

  Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

• Lousene M. Hoppe

  Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

• Sarah Jewell

  River Valley Law, P.A.

• Karen Malka

• Mary Frances Price

  Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association

• Connie Roy

• 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

• Julian C. Zebot

  Vice Chair and Leaders in Giving Chair — Maslon LLP

• Joseph T. Dixon III

  Treasurer — Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

• Melinda T. Hugdahl

  Fund Director and Secretary — Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

• Laura A. Farley

  Associates' Lead Co-Chair — Nichols Kaster, PLLP

• Greta A. Wiessner

  Associates' Lead Co-Chair — Robins Kaplan LLP

Board of 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

• Jodie Hagstrom Crist

  Best Buy Co., Inc.

• 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 PA

• 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

• Edric R. Knight

  Knightofday Enterprises

• 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

• Alexandra J. Olson

  Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.

• Faris A. Rashid

  Greene Espel PLLP

• Sarah Ripa

  Wells Fargo & Company

• 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

• Rachhana T. Srey

  Nichols Kaster, PLLP

• Jaime Stilson

  Dorsey & Whitney LLP

• Susan E. Tegt

  Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.

• Carly Toward

  Thomson Reuters

• Peter H. Walsh

  Hogan Lovells US LLP

• Warren D. Woessner

  Schwegman Lundberg Woessner

• David B. Zucco

  General Mills Inc.

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

MMLA Team

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s staff is dedicated to protecting rights and improving lives.

Interim Executive Director

Luke Grundman

Minneapolis Office

Luke Grundman

St. Cloud & Willmar Offices

Ann Cofell

Deputy Director

MN Disability Law Center

Jennifer Purrington

Deputy Director

Fundraising, Grants, & Communications

Melinda Hugdahl

Development Director

Litigation

Luke Grundman & Justin Perl

Litigation Directors