Technical Advisory Committee
Building Relationships for Effective Coordination
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was appointed by the MCWD Board of Managers to advise on the development of MCWD’s 2027 Watershed Management Plan (Plan).
From 2026 to 2027, TAC members will help build a shared understanding of watershed conditions and water resource challenges, identify strategies and opportunities to improve water resource management and integration with land use planning, and shape goals, priorities, and implementation plans for the next decade.
TAC Members
- City of Edina: Jessica Vanderwerff Wilson, Water Resource Manager.; Alternate: Ross Bintner, Engineering Services Manager
- City of Medina: Dusty Finke, Planning Director
- City of Minneapolis: Elizabeth Stout, Water Resources Manager
- City of Minnetonka: Eric Eckman, Water Resources Manager; Alternate: Leslie Yetka, Natural Resources Manager
- City of Orono: Melanie Curtis, City Planner.; Alternate: Laura Oakden, Community Development Director
- City of Plymouth: Ben Scharenbroich, Water Resources Supervisor
- City of Richfield: Mattias Oddsson, Water Resource Engineer.
- City of St. Louis Park: Sarah Schweiger, Engineering Services Manager; Alternate: Erick Francis, Water Resources Manager
- City of Victoria: Cara Geheren, Municipal Practice Lead with Bolton and Menk
- City of Wayzata: Mike Kelly, City Engineer
- Bolton and Menk, representing Greenwood, Maple Plain, Mound, St. Bonifacius, Woodland: Bob Bean, Water Resources Project Engineer
- Carver County: Kristen Larson, Environmental Planner
- Hennepin County: Amy Riegel, Senior Water Resources Specialist; Alternate: Kris Guentzel, Land & Water Supervisor
- Lake Minnetonka Conservation District: Tom Tully, Code Enforcement Manager
- Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board: Rachael Crabb, Water Resources Supervisor; Alternates: Madeline Hudek, Data Insights Analyst; Debra Pilger, Environmental Management Director
- Three Rivers Park District: Jami Markle, Director of Natural Resources. Alternate: Brian Vlach, Senior Manager of Water Resources
- Metropolitan Council: Jessica Collin-Pilarski, Senior Planner
- MN Board of Water & Soil Resources: Jen Dullum, Board Conservationist
- MN Department of Natural Resources: Ryan Toot, Area Hydrologist
TAC Meetings
TAC members will participate in approximately 7-8 in-person meetings during the planning process, each lasting about 2 hours.
Materials and summaries from individual TAC meetings will be made available at the links below.
Questions about the TAC?
Becky Christopher, Policy Planning Director