Take a look at our 2021 Annual Report to learn more about our programs and initiatives! See below for a full list of everyone involved with TCDIP in 2021, including our 2021 Board of Directors, Emerging Leaders Group, and committees and working groups.
Board of Directors
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| Scholastica Baker, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Secretary | Adam Nathe, Stinson LLP |
| Caryn Boisen, Larson King | Candy Olson, UnitedHealth Group |
| Ashley Brosius, Wells Fargo & Company, Treasurer | Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig |
| Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank, Board Co-Chair | Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman & Brooke |
| Stephanie Chen, Robins Kaplan, ELG Co-Chair | Mary Ranum, Fredrikson & Byron |
| David Crosby, Stinson LLP | Anna Richo, Cargill, Inc. |
| Ross, D’Emanuele, Dorsey & Whitney, Board Co-Chair | Steve Ryan, Taft |
| Demetria Dyer, Sapientia, Assistant Secretary | Steven Schumeister, Robins Kaplan |
| Yen Florczak, 3M | Summra Shariff, TCDIP, President and Executive Director |
| Tom Froehle, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Linda Soranno, General Mills |
| Dadri-Anne Graham, Cargill, Inc. , ELG Co-Chair | Bill Stoeri, Dorsey & Whitney |
| April Hamlin, Ballard Spahr | Michael Sullivan, Jr., Lathrop GPM |
| Cassandra Headrick, Travelers | Lica Tomizuka, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
| Angelita Hernandez, Target | Brandon Vaughn, Robins Kaplan |
| Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle LLP | Justin Weinberg, Taft |
| Michelle Miller, Medtronic |
Emerging Leaders Group Representatives
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| Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc., Professional Development Lead | Sukanya Momsen, Best Buy |
| Allira Bailey, U.S. Bank | Rita Morgan, Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala PA |
| Emily Brandes Sawers, Jones Day | Addison Morgan, Ballard Spahr |
| Michelle Cardona Vinasco, Stinson LLP | Usha Neelakantan, 3M |
| Akira Céspedes Pérez, Zelle LLP | Molly Nephew, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart |
| Stephanie Chen, Robins Kaplan LLP, ELG Co-Chair | Linhda Nguyen, UnitedHealth Group |
| Alex Christian, General Mills | Dotun Obadina, Jones Day |
| Ana Maria Correa, Fox Rothschild | Rajin Olson, Robins Kaplan LLP |
| Madeline Davis, Larson King LLP | Stephen Owen, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP |
| Maria de Sam Lazaro, Lathrop GPM | Allyson Petersen, Nilan Johnson Lewis |
| Victoria del Campo, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez, Maslon LLP |
| Sarvesh Desai, Henson Efron | Matthew Robinson, Withrop & Weinstine PA |
| Victoria Dutcher, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. | Nichole Schladt, Nichols Kaster PLLP |
| Demetria Dyer, Sapientia Law Group | Saalini Sekar, Merchant & Gould PC |
| Mark Edwards, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA | Yuka Shiotani, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
| Ayn Gates, Land o’ Lakes, Inc. | Hadley Simonett, Jackson Lewis |
| Autumn Gear, Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Sheri Stewart, Bassford Remele |
| Dadri-Anne Graham, Cargill, Inc., ELG Co-Chair | Antwan Thornton, Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch PLLC |
| Sarah Grotha, Travelers | Quang Trang, Littler Mendelson PC |
| Upasana Guha Niyogi, Greenberg Traurig LLP | Saukshmya Trichi, Carlson Caspers |
| Shuba Harris, Xcel Energy | Joy Wang, Norton Rose Fulbright |
| Alex Hsu, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Amanda Welters, Fredrikson & Byron PA |
| Bryan Huffman, Prime Therapeutics | Davida Williams, Greene Espel PLLP |
| Jumi Kassim, Patterson Thuente Pedersen PA | Ye Xu, Foley & Mansfield PLLP |
| Grace Kim, Fish & Richardson PC | Bing Yang, Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson PC |
| Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron PA, Recruiting Lead | Derek Zha, Stoel Rives LLP |
| Eric Lewis, Wells Fargo & Company | Zach Zhao, Shumaker Sieffert PA |
| Roger Maldonado, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
Membership Engagement and Innovation Committee
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| Caryn Boisen, Larson King LLP |
| Lance Bonner, Pentair |
| Cassandra Headrick, Travelers |
| Roger Maldonado, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP |
| Evans Mburu, Medtronic, Inc. |
| Dotun Obadina, Jones Day |
| Alissa Raddatz, Allina |
| Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman and Brooke LLP |
| Mary Ranum, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. |
| Heidi Silton, Lockridge Grindal Nauen |
| Michael Skoglund, Cargill, Inc. |
| Stacey Slaughter, Robins Kaplan |
| Jane Wallace, Pentair |
Recruiting Committee
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| Zeb Ashton, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | Jessica Klander, Bassford Remele |
| Suzanne Bergevin, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle |
| Keara Bores, Faegre Drinker | Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. |
| Sarah Borgendale, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Kristine Manikowski, Fish & Richardson, P.C. |
| Carrie Brasser, Jones Day | Kristine McKinney, Fish & Richardson, P.C. |
| Allison Bristow, Lathrop GPM | Tom Morin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP |
| Martha Capper, Robins Kaplan LLP | Jennifer Naegele, Ballard Spahr |
| Shannon Cooper, Allina Health | Patrick Newman, Bassford Remele |
| Emily Coveyou, Lathrop GPM | Kristin Olmstead, Arthur Chapman |
| Jenny Covington, Bowman and Brooke | Alexandra Olson, Carlson Caspers |
| Claire Deason, Littler Mendelson | Kirsten Otto, Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Sarah Duerscherl, Foley & Mansfield | Mariel Piilola, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. |
| Sarah Evenson, Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Natalie Quinn, Fox Rothschild |
| Megan Friedrich, Merchant & Gould, P.C. | Emma Richman, Fox Rothschild |
| Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM | Angie Roell, Maslon LLP |
| Jessica Gerhardson, Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Patty Sachs, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. |
| Brian Hayes, Carlson Caspers | Mackenzie Sauceman, Taft |
| Raegan Henderson, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Jodi Schmidt, Lathrop GPM |
| Nancy Howard, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Elane Swanick, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath |
| Ann Jenrette-Thomas, Stinson LLP | Daniel Taylor, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath |
| Lucas Kaster, Nichols Kaster, PLLP | Stephanie Unterberger, Bowman and Brooke |
| Jessica Klander, Bassford Remele | Claire Zeise, Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
Outreach Committee
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| Dionne Blake, Target |
| Rashanda Bruce, Robins Kaplan LLP |
| Darnell Cage, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath |
| Akira Céspedes Pérez, Zelle |
| Ross D’Emanuele, Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Amol Kavathekar, HSML |
| Heather Kliebenstein, Merchant & Gould |
| Gretchen Milbrath, Winthrop & Weinstine |
| Robert Moshrefzadeh, 3M |
| Amie Penny Sayler, Allina Health |
| Pamela Roemer, Maslon |
| Todd Winter, Wells Fargo & Company |
| Rory Zamansky, Wells Fargo & Company |
Professional Development Committee
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| Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic | Lariss Maldonado, Wells Fargo & Company |
| Emily Brandes Sawers, Jones Day | Sylvia Mankarious, Messerli Kramer |
| Ashley Brosius, Wells Fargo & Company | Meghan Moriarty, Allina |
| Aleida Conners, Medtronic | Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig |
| Chris Fowlkes, Bowman and Brooke | Jayna Paquin, Target |
| Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM | James Park, Greenberg Traurig |
| Peter Goss, Pentair | Anna Prakash, Nichols Kaster, PLLP |
| Jihan Jenkins, Pentair | Saukshmya Trichi, Carlson Caspers |
| Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle | Vanessa Vaughn West, Lathrop GPM |
| Allison Krueger, Arthur Chapman | Davida Williams, Greene Espel |
| Greta Larson, Fredrikson & Byron | Chris Yetka, Larkin Hoffman |
Finance Committee
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| Ashley Brosius, Wells Fargo & Company |
| Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank |
| Shui Li, Robins Kaplan LLP |
| Jill Radloff, Stinson LLP |
| Mike Sullivan, Lathrop GPM |
Nominating Committee
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| Allira Bailey, U.S. Bank |
| Scholastica Baker, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
| Caryn Boisen, Larson King |
| Lance Bonner, Pentair |
| Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank |
| Demetria Dyer, Sapientia Law Group |
| Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig |
Signature Event Working Group
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| Scholastica Baker, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath |
| Alex Christian, General Mills |
| Greta Larson, Fredrikson & Byron |
| Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig |
| James Park, Greenberg Traurig |
| Chris Pham, Fredrikson & Byron |
| Alex Reyes Schroeder, Wells Fargo & Company |
| Carly Stephani, Medtronic, Inc. |
| Saukshmya Trichi, Carlson Caspers |
| Chris Yetka, Larkin Hoffman |
TCDIP Connect Mentorship Working Group
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| Caryn Boisen, Larson King |
| June Cheng, Fredrikson & Byron |
| Usha Neelakantan, 3M |
| Alison Plavin, Taft |
| Heidi Silton, Lockridge Gridnal Nauen |
| Amy Taber, Prime Therapeutics |
| Joy Wang, University of Minnesota Law School |
| Jamison Whiting, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |