Board of Managers
The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District (LMRWD) is governed by a board of five managers appointed by the counties they represent. The managers receive recommendations from staff and advisory committees and make final decisions on the budget, programs, and projects.
Carter McNew
Scott County
Term Expires: 2/25/2026
Theresa Kuplic
Vice President
Dakota County
Term Expires: 2/28/2027
Lauren Salvato
Secretary
Carver County
Term Expires: 2/28/2026
Vinatha Viswanathan
Hennepin County
Term Expires: 2/28/2026
Joseph Barisonzi
President
Hennepin County
Term Expires: 2/28/2027
Consultants
Consultants provide daily services to manage the water resources in the LMRWD.
William Lytle, Administrator
Evergreen Int. Sustainability Solutions, LLC
906.231.2556
admin@lowermnriverwd.
Linda Loomis, Administrative Support
Naiad Consulting, LLC
763.568.9522
naiadconsulting@gmail.com
ACCOUNTING
Christopher Knopik
Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP
220 S. 6th Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612.397.3266
AUDITOR
Andy Hering
Redpath and Company
4810 White Bear Parkway
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651.426.7000
DREDGE SITE OPERATIONS
Taylor Luke
LS Marine
300 Centerville Road, Suite D
Saint Paul, MN 55117
651.653.6307
ENGINEER/TECHNICAL
Della Young, PMP, CPESC, CTF
Young Environmental Consulting Group
6040 Earle Brown Drive,
Suite 306
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
651.249.6974
LEGAL
John C. Kolb
Rinke Noonan
1015 St. Germain Street,
Suite 300
St. Cloud, MN 56303
320.251.6700
LEGISLATIVE
Joe Birkholz and Molly Jansen
Park Street Public
525 Park Street
Saint Paul, MN 55103
651.493.8942
Citizen Advisory Committee
The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) is a group of community members that advises the Board of Managers regarding citizen interests. If you are interested in making a positive difference for water and natural resources, find out more about joining the CAC.
Lee Peterson
CAC Chair
Patty Thomsen
CAC Vice-Chair
Greg Genz
Secretary
Judy Berglund
CAC Member
Kati Johngrass
CAC Member
Holley Wlodarczyk
CAC Member
Kathryn Zebrev
CAC Member
Meah Vogel
CAC Member
Technical Advisory Committee
City and water resource engineers, water and natural resource managers, and other technical professionals make up the LMRWD Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). This group represents cities, counties, and other government agencies and provides technical advice to the LMRWD related to projects and programs.