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
Vice President
Scott County
Term Expires: March 2029
Steve Devich
Dakota County
Term Expires: March 2027
Kyle Bakkum
Secretary
Carver County
Term Expires: March 2029
Vinatha Viswanathan
Treasurer
Hennepin County
Term Expires: March 2027
Joseph Barisonzi
President
Hennepin County
Term Expires: March 2027
Consultants
Consultants provide daily services to manage the water resources in the LMRWD.
District Administrator
William Lytle
Evergreen Int. Sustainability Solutions, LLC
906.231.2556
admin@lowermnriverwd.
ACCOUNTING
Dan Cavanaugh
CavCo, LLP
4570 West 77th Street, #310
Edina, MN 55435
952.922.2330
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
Daniel Marx
525 Park Street, Suite 470
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103
651.225.8840
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.
Greg Genz
Secretary
Holley Wlodarczyk
CAC Member
Jay Hoekstra
CAC Member
Jeff Jentz
CAC Member
Kathryn Zebrev
CAC Member
Kati Johngrass
CAC Chair
Kyle Bakkum
Board Liaison
Lee Peterson
CAC Member
Patty Thomsen
CAC Vice-Chair
Travis Dickinson
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.