Council

2024 - 2025 Section Council

Governing Council

Chair

Joe Dammel

Vice-Chair

Laura Matson | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP

Treasurer

Amelia Vohs | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy

Secretary

Sam Ketchum | Kennedy & Graven Chartered

Past Chair

Brian Bell | Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis)

Member

Thomas Braun | Stoel Rives LLP

Kenneth Podpeskar | 3M Company

Lindsey Remakel | Fredrikson & Byron PA (Minneapolis)

Elizabeth Schmiesing | Winthrop & Weinstine PA

Jeffery Sepesi | Environmental Law and Science PLLC

Rachel Kitze Collins | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP

Elise Larson | Minnesota Court of Appeals

Andrew Davis | Stinson LLP (Minneapolis)

Devin Driscoll | Fredrikson & Byron PA (Minneapolis)

Peter Farrell

Elizabeth Wefel | Flaherty & Hood PA

Aaron White | Minnesota Land Trust

Kayla Billett | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (St Paul)

Sonja Smerud | Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis)

Alison Marwitz | Ecolab

Law Student Liaison

Mary Mejia | Law Student Liaison - MHSL

Danielle Marshall | Law Student Liaison - UST ELS

John Stack | Law Student Liaison - UMN EELS

Douglas Reuss | Law Student Liaison - St. Thomas ELS

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