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The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) employs researchers, planners, monitoring teams, water quality experts, educators, and others who work collaboratively with residents, their communities, and state and local governments to maintain and sustain water quality and management.

Administrator | 952-641-4509
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James Wisker District Administrator jwisker@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4509
Operations and Support Services | 952-641-4536
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Deb Johnson Office Manager djohnson@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4500
Outreach | 952-641-4533
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Samantha Maul Engagement Coordinator smaul@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4518
Permitting | 952-641-4532
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Kayla Westerlund Permitting Program Manager kwesterlund@minnehahacreek.org 952-473-2855
Maria Friedges Permitting Technician mfriedges@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4587
Ben Rolland Permitting Assistant brolland@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4586
Trey Jonas Permitting Technician tjonas@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4521
Abigail Ernst Permitting Technician aernst@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4504
Planning and Projects | 952-641-4531
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Becky Christopher Policy Planning Manager bchristopher@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4512
Michael Hayman Project Planning Manager mhayman@minnehahacreek.org 952-471-8226
Gabe Sherman Planner - Project Manager gsherman@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4510
Kate Moran Policy Planning Coordinator kmoran@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4520
Alex Steele GIS Coordinator asteele@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4581
Project Maintenance and Land Management | 952-641-4530
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Tiffany Schaufler Senior Project Maintenance Coordinator tschaufler@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4513
Josh Wolf Project and Land Program Manager jwolf@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4588
Research and Monitoring | 952-641-4535
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Brian Beck Research & Monitoring Program Manager bbeck@minnehahacreek.org 952-471-8306
Marissa Castro Research and Monitoring Technician mcastro@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4514
Jill Sweet Research & Monitoring Technician jsweet@minnehahacreek.org 952-930-1976
Kailey Cermak Hydrologist kcermak@minnehahacreek.org 952-641-4501