Tess
Dornfeld
Metro CERT Program Associate
Tess Dornfeld

Tess Dornfeld (she/her) is a Metro CERT program associate, working to connect individuals and organizations with resources to identify and implement community-based energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across the region.

She grew up in Owatonna on Wahpeton land, and earned her B.A. at Carleton College in Northfield, and M.A. at American University in Washington, D.C., both in environmental politics. In between, she spent nearly a decade working in campaign and community organizing in Minnesota, as well as Boundary Waters outfitting, along with international sustainable development, education, and field ecology work. Tess enjoys craft beer and doughnuts, and to even them out, biking and cross-country skiing.