St. Paul Staff – 651.290.0154
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Steve Morse, Executive Director –he/him Twitter: sjemorse http://bit.ly/1S3uadK
Steve is a well-known leader in the state environmental community with expertise in public policy and a broad range of environmental issues, as well as inside knowledge of both legislative and state agency processes. Prior to joining MEP in 2006, Steve served as a Senior Fellow in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. While there, he developed and ran the Green Lands, Blue Waters initiative, a Mississippi basin-wide cross-disciplinary initiative to address the long-term ecological impacts of agricultural practices on water quality. Steve was Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources from 1999-2003. Prior to his appointment to the DNR, Steve represented southeast Minnesota in the Minnesota State Senate for 12 years, beginning in 1987. |
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Matt Doll, Operations Coordinator – he/him
Matt joined MEP in 2017, and handles the coalition’s communications, member services, individual fundraising, and administrative functions. He has previously worked with the Sierra Club as a Legislative Intern and volunteer, assisting with advocacy, research, and writing for the North Star Chapter’s policy campaigns. He holds a B.A. from UMN-Twin Cities with a major in Political Science and a minor in Global Studies. A Wisconsin-born resident of Saint Paul, Matt is an avid explorer of Minnesota’s outdoor spaces and enjoys baking, reading, and hiking with his dog. |
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Cecilia Calvo, Director of Advocacy and Inclusion – she/her Calvo is an expert on environmental issues, including climate change, children’s health and natural resource policy, and has worked domestically and internationally to help respond to these challenges. Her passion for the social justice dimensions surrounding environmental concerns stems from the impact of environmental degradation on the lives, health, and rights of vulnerable people and communities. |
Duluth Staff – 218.727.0800
Board of Directors
MEP’s Board of Directors includes up to 13 Directors elected from and by our member organizations, and up to 5 Directors appointed by the Board.
Marty Cobenais
martycobenais@gmail.com
Dominique Diaddigo-Cash
Sierra Club
dominique.diaddigo-cash@sierraclub.org
Kathleen Doran-Norton
League of Women Voters Minnesota
kdorannorton@gmail.com
Theresa Keaveny – Secretary
tkeaveny15@gmail.com
Chris Knopf – Treasurer
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
chris@friends-bwca.org
Amanda Koehler
Land Stewardship Project
akoehler@landstewardshipproject.org
Howard Markus
Izaak Walton League of America – Minnesota Division
howlyn11@gmail.com
Matt Norton
Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
matt@savetheboundarywaters.org
Karen Olson Johnson
karenolsonjohnson@gmail.com
Karuna Ojanen
Minnesota Well Owners Organization
ojanen.mnwoo@gmail.com
Mark Sanstead
Hastings Environmental Protectors
drmj1776@gmail.com
Tim Schaefer – Chair
thschaef@gmail.com
Whitney Terrill – Vice Chair
Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
whitney@mnipl.org
Theresa Thompson Nix
Move Minnesota
theresatn@movemn.org