BWSR - Key Persons


Aaron Peter

Job Titles:
  • Training Engineer - Southern Region

Aaron Spence

Job Titles:
  • GIS Specialist

Adam Beilke

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Specialists

Alan Ritchie

Job Titles:
  • Easement Acquisition Specialist

Alyssa Core

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Amanda Deans

Job Titles:
  • Regional Training Engineer

Amie Wunderlich

Job Titles:
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Interim Chief Financial Officer

Amir Khimji

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager / Business Analyst With MNIT@BWSR

Amy Waters

Job Titles:
  • Wetlands Program Assistant

Andrea Fish

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Strategy & Operations

Ann Wessel

Job Titles:
  • Information Officer

Anne Sawyer

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Annie Felix Gerth

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Coordinator

Ashley Rezachek

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist

Barb Peichel

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Specialist

Barbara Radke

Job Titles:
  • Training Coordinator

Ben Carlson

Job Titles:
  • Mitigation Program Coordinator

Ben Meyer

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Bill Penning

Job Titles:
  • Conservation Programs Consultant

Brad Leibfried

Job Titles:
  • Easement Acquisition Specialist

Bradley Wozney

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Specialist

Brett Arne

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Brittany Polzin

Job Titles:
  • Easement Acquisition Specialist Senior

Bruce Wilken

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Cade Steffenson

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Cari Cable

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Technician

Carla Swanson-Cullen

Job Titles:
  • Office and Administrative Specialist

Carrie Rust-Moline

Job Titles:
  • Office and Administrative Specialist

Cecelia Rost

Job Titles:
  • Office and Administrative Specialist

Chad Severts

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Christa Branham-MacLennan

Job Titles:
  • ELINK Data Specialist

Conor Donnelly

Job Titles:
  • ELINK - GIS Specialist

Craig Engwall

Job Titles:
  • Senior Legal and Program Advisor

Dan Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Senior Ecologist / Vegetation Specialist

Darren Mayers

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Dave Copeland

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Dave Weirens

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Programs & Policy

David Demmer

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Dennis Rodacker

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Mitigation Supervisor

Don Bajumpaa

Job Titles:
  • PRAP Coordinator

Donna Caughey

Job Titles:
  • Office and Administrative Specialist

Douglas Goodrich

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Dusty Van Thuyne

Job Titles:
  • Easement Programs Coordinator

Ed Lenz

Job Titles:
  • Southern Region Manager

Eric Forward

Job Titles:
  • Easement Acquisition Specialist

Erin Loeffler

Job Titles:
  • Ecological Science Conservationist

Ethan Dahl

Job Titles:
  • Buffer and Soil Loss Specialist

Gwen Steel

Job Titles:
  • Grants and Reporting Specialist

Henry Van Offelen

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Specialist - Red River Valley

James Adkinson

Job Titles:
  • Grants Coordinator

Jason Beckler

Job Titles:
  • Ecological Science Conservationist

Jason Weinerman

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Jeannette Austin

Job Titles:
  • North Region Grants Compliance Specialist

Jed Chesnut

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Jeff Hrubes

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Specialist

Jen Swartz

Job Titles:
  • Easement Acquisition Specialist

Jennifer Hahn

Job Titles:
  • Federal Conservation Programs Coordinator / St. Paul

Jenny Gieseke

Job Titles:
  • Organizational Effectiveness Manager

Jeremy Maul

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Jill Sackett Eberhart

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Jim Luniewski

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

John Hansel

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

John Jaschke

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

John Overland

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Banking Specialist

John Shea

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

John Voz

Job Titles:
  • RIM Easement and Working Lands Specialist

Jon Sellnow

Job Titles:
  • Technical Training and Certification Program Coordinator

Josh Swanson

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Julie Krebs

Job Titles:
  • Grants Compliance Specialist

Julie Westerlund

Job Titles:
  • One Watershed, One Plan Coordinator

Justin Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Regional Operations

Kane Radel

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Mitigation Specialist

Karen Bonde

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Kari Keating

Job Titles:
  • Grants Specialist

Karli Swenson

Job Titles:
  • Conservation Easement Specialist Lead

Kelly Voigt

Job Titles:
  • Northern Regional Training Conservationist

Ken Powell

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Conservation Act Operations Supervisor

Kevin Roth

Job Titles:
  • Buffer and Soil Loss Specialist

Kristina Geiger

Job Titles:
  • Program Analyst

Laura DeBeer

Job Titles:
  • Buffer and Soil Loss Specialist

Les Lemm

Job Titles:
  • Wetlands Section Manager

Lewis Brockette

Job Titles:
  • Wetlands Policy Coordinator

Linda Donnay

Job Titles:
  • Grants Projects & Compliance Specialist

Lindberg Ekola

Job Titles:
  • Private Forested Watersheds Protection Coordinator

Lisa Sweep

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Technician

Lucy Dahl

Job Titles:
  • Easement Management and Acquisition Supervisor

Lynda Ponting

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Marcey Westrick

Job Titles:
  • Central Region Manager

Mark Hiles

Job Titles:
  • Clean Water Specialist

Mark Yrjo

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Mary Juhl

Job Titles:
  • Communications Coordinator

Mary Norton

Job Titles:
  • Space & Facilities Team Lead

Matt Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Matthew Fischer

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Melissa King

Job Titles:
  • Water Programs Coordinator

Michael Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Legislative Coordinator

Michelle Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Mike Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Mitch Cabak

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Nasir Qureshi

Job Titles:
  • IT Services Manager

Pat Sherman

Job Titles:
  • Easement Data Specialist

Patrick Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Northern Regional Training Engineer

Patty Sweep - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Director

Pete Waller

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Peter Jordet

Job Titles:
  • Easement Development Specialist

Rachel Mueller

Job Titles:
  • Executive Support

Renee Sutton

Job Titles:
  • Contracts Specialist

Rita Weaver

Job Titles:
  • Chief Engineer

Robert Kronick

Job Titles:
  • Lead Accounting Officer

Roxie Serreyn

Job Titles:
  • Office and Administrative Specialist

Ryan Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Northern Region Manager

Scott Santjer

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technician

Sharon Doucette

Job Titles:
  • Conservation Easement Section Manager

Solimar Garcia Barger

Job Titles:
  • Mitigation Program Assistant

Steve Christopher

Job Titles:
  • Board Conservationist

Steven Hofstad

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Specialist

Sumbal Rana

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Program Analyst

Suzanne Rhees

Job Titles:
  • Special Projects Coordinator

Teressa Pickar

Job Titles:
  • Grants Compliance Specialist

Terry Ragan

Job Titles:
  • Water Resources Engineer

Tim Smith

Job Titles:
  • Wetland Mitigation Consultant

Tom Gile

Job Titles:
  • Resource Conservation Section Manager

Tom Wenzel

Job Titles:
  • Senior Water Resources Engineer

Travis Germundson

Job Titles:
  • Appeals and Regulatory Compliance Coordinator

Udai Singh

Job Titles:
  • Modeling and Outcomes Coordinator

Wage Scales

Similar to position classifications, there are no requirements that SWCDs develop a wage scale or step system. The provisions of pay equity law, as mentioned above, only require that employees be compensated at a comparable level to jobs of equivalent complexity and responsibility. You should however set a goal for the district for each position. Some considerations include what neighboring districts compensation levels are for similar positions, and how your compensation levels reflect on your overall budget. If a wage scale or step system is developed for each position, these should be included in your SWCD personnel handbook so employees have a clear expectation of what their salary range will be. It should also be clear how often an employee can expect to review their compensation level and what factors may lead to an adjustment including performance and workload considerations or merit.

Wendy Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Financial Analyst

Zachary Braun

Job Titles:
  • Easement Acquisition Specialist