Board of Directors
Join the Board
Interested in joining the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa Board of Directors? The Board of Directors actively works to foster and ensure an environment that enables the organization, leadership, and staff to succeed. Board members commit to a 3-year term, and members may serve up to three consecutive terms. Contact us to learn about the next application cycle.

Erin Anderson
she/her
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
Minneapolis, MN
Chair

Eric Chien
he/him
The Nature Conservancy
Little Falls, MN

Robert W. Craggs
he/him
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company
Minneapolis, MN

Chad Driscoll
he/him
America's Service Commissions
Bondurant, IA

Alex Ellingson
he/him
General Mills
Edina, MN

Brett H. Emmons
he/him
EOR
Lake Elmo, MN

Mary Hilfiker
Retired
St. Paul, MN

Emily Johnston
she/her
United Way of Olmsted County
Rochester, MN
Secretary

Leila Keita
she/her
Minnesota Opera
Saint Paul, MN

Karen Kinkead
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Ames, Iowa

Janet M. Newberg
she/her
Retired
St. Paul, MN
Treasurer

Marcus Pohl
Comcast
Woodbury and Longville, MN

Mary K. Runkel
She/Her
Holmes Murphy
Des Moines, Iowa

Nicholas Sannito
he/him
Target
Waconia, MN
Vice Chair

Megann Schmidt
she/her
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Sloan, IA

Stephanie Stein
she/her
Wells Fargo & Company
Minneapolis, MN

Justin Tomljanovic
he/him
Xcel Energy
Minneapolis, MN