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Staff

Clean Energy Resource Teams staff work across the state to help communities with their energy projects.

2022 Staff Retreat

Colby Abazs
Colby
Abazs
Northeast CERT Coordinator
UMN Extension RSDP
Shaylyn Bernhardt
Shaylyn
Bernhardt
Communications and Engagement Manager
UMN Extension RSDP
Melissa Birch
Melissa
Birch
Interim Statewide Co-Director, Rural Energy Development Coordinator, and Central CERT Coordinator
UMN Extension RSDP
Tess Dornfeld
Tess
Dornfeld
Southeast CERT Coordinator
UMN Extension RSDP
Emily Haeg Nguyen
Emily
Haeg Nguyen
CERTs & RSDP Sustainability Storyteller
UMN Extension RSDP
Joel Haskard
Joel
Haskard
CERTs Statewide Co-Director
UMN Extension RSDP
Maggie Kozak
Maggie
Kozak
CERTs Event Programming & Seed Grants Manager
UMN Extension RSDP
Peter Lindstrom
Peter
Lindstrom
CERTs Manager of Public Sector & Community Engagement
UMN Extension RSDP
Diana McKeown
Diana
McKeown
Interim Statewide Co-Director, Metro CERT Director
Great Plains Institute
Jacob Selseth
Jacob
Selseth
West Central CERT Coordinator
UMN Extension RSDP
Shannon Stassen
Shannon
Stassen
Northwest Clean Energy & Resilient Communities Program Associate
UMN Extension RSDP
Lindsay Stauner
Lindsay
Stauner
Program Associate, Communities
Great Plains Institute
Alexis Troschinetz
Alexis
Troschinetz
CERTs Behavioral Science and Evaluation Manager
UMN Extension RSDP
Jason Walker
Jason
Walker
Southwest CERT Coordinator & Development Planner
Southwest Regional Development Commission