Take a look at our 2022 Annual Report to learn more about our programs and initiatives! See below for a full list of everyone involved with TCDIP in 2022, including our 2022 Board of Directors, Emerging Leaders Group, and committees and working groups.
Board of Directors
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Shelby Bruce, 3M | Jihan Jenkins, Pentair |
Leita Walker, Ballard Spahr LLP | Amy Taber, Prime Thereapeutics |
Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Stephanie Chen, Robins Kaplan LLP, ELG Co-Chair |
Anna Richo, Cargill, Inc. | Steven Schumeister, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Ross D’Emanuele, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Co-Chair | Brandon Vaughn, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Bill Stoeri, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Demetria Dyer, Sapientia Law Group, PLLC., Secretary |
Tom Froehle, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | David Crosby, Stinson LLP |
Roger Maldonado, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Adam Nathe, Stinson LLP |
Lica Tomizuka, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Co-Chair | Justin Weinberg, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Chris Pham, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Angelita Hernandez, Target Corporation |
Ugo Ukabam, General Mills Inc. | Summra Shariff, TCDIP, Executive Director |
Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. | Candy Olson, UnitedHealth Group |
Caryn Boisen, Larson King, LLP | Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank |
Brian Dillon, Lathrop GPM LLP | Ashley Brosius, Wells Fargo & Company, Treasurer |
Arielle Wagner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. | Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle LLP |
Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc., ELG Co-Chair | |
Michelle Miller, Medtronic, Inc. | |
Lucas Kaster, Nichols Kaster, PLLP. |
Emerging Leaders Group Representatives
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Annali Cler, Ameriprise Financial, Inc | Stephen Owen, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. |
Autumn Gear, Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Abeer Humood, M.A. Mortenson Construction |
Lauren Janochoski, Bassford Remele | Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez, Maslon LLP |
Sukanya Momsen, Best Buy | AnJuanna Napue, Mayo Clinic |
Leah Gosch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota | Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc. |
Alex Hsu, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Taylor Stemler, Merchant & Gould, P.C. |
Antwan Thornton, Brooks, Cameron, and Huebsch, PLLC | Nichole Schladt, Nichols Kaster, PLLP. |
Allyson Petersen, Cargill, Inc | Allyson Petersen, Nilan Johnson Lewis PA. |
Saukshmya Trichi, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquish | Joy Wang, Norton Rose Fulbright |
Leyla Bari, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Molly Nephew, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Roger Maldonado, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Reginald Snell, Parker Daniels Kibort LLC |
Grace Kim, Fish & Richardson P.C. | Jumi Kassim, Patterson Thuente Pederson, P.A. |
Ye Xu, Foley & Mansfield PLLP | Bryan Huffman, Prime Therapeutics |
Ana Maria, Correa Fox Rothschild LLP | Stephanie Chen, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Maliya Rattliffe, Fox Rothschild LLP | Rajin Olson, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Demetria Dyer, Sapientia Law Group, PLLC. |
Amanda Welters, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Lauren Schoeberl, Saul Ewing LLP |
Alex Christian, General Mills Inc. | Zach Zhao, Shumaker & Seiffert, P.A. |
Ryan McCarthy, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. | Michelle Cardona, Vinasco Stinson LLP |
Davida Williams, Greene Espel PLLP | Derek Zha, Stoel Rives LLP |
Sarvesh Desai, Henson & Efron, P.A. | Yuka Shiotani, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Bing Yang, HSML | Stephen Lee, Target Corporation |
Hadley Simonett, Jackson Lewis P.C. | Sarah Grotha, The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
Emily Brandes Sawers, Jones Day | Allira Sharma, U.S. Bank |
Kaleb Rumicho, Jones Day | Linhda Nguyen, UnitedHealth Group |
Cristina Cruz-Jennings, Kennedy & Graven, Chartered | Eric Lewis, Wells Fargo & Company |
Ayn Gates, Land O’ Lakes, Inc. | Raha Assadi-Lamouki, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. |
Victoria Dutcher, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. | Shuba Harris, Xcel Energy, Inc. |
Madeline Davis, Larson King, LLP | Akira Céspedes Pérez, Zelle LLP |
Maria de Sam Lazaro, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Membership Engagement and Innovation Committee
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Lance Bonner, Pentair |
June Cheng, Fredrikson & Byron |
Roger Maldonado, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP |
Evans Mburu, Medtronic, Inc. |
Dotun Obadina, Jones Day |
Stephen Owen, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP |
Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman and Brooke LLP |
Michael Skoglund, Cargill, Inc. |
Stacey Slaughter, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Jane Wallace, Pentair |
Michelle Weinberg, Kennedy Graven |
Summra Shariff, TCDIP and WILD |
Sarah Ptacek, Henson Efron |
Recruiting Committee
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Mark Lasswell, Amerprise | Erin Eden, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. |
Debora Piché, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. | Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Jennifer Naegele, Ballard Spahr LLP | Jodi Schmidt, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Sarah Evenson, Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Allison Bristow, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Patrick Newman, Bassford Remele | Jaclyn Steiner, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Jessica Klander, Bassford Remele | Abby Hammer, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Stephanie Unterberger, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Claire Deason, Littler Mendelson P.C. |
Brian Hayes, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquish, PA | Suzette Allaire, Maslon LLP |
Alexandra Olson, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquish, PA | Angie Roell, Maslon LLP |
Kirsten Otto, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Megan Friedrich, Merchant & Gould, P.C. |
Keara Bores, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Rachel Atencio, Merchant & Gould, P.C. |
Elane Swanick, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Sylvia Mankarious, Mueting Raasch Group |
Roger Maldonado, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Lucas Kaster, Nichols Kaster, PLLP. |
Emily Coveyou, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Tom Morin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP. |
Kristine Manikowski, Fish & Richardson P.C. | Jordon Greenlee, Parker Daniels Kibort LLC |
Kristine McKinney, Fish & Richardson P.C. | Pa Houa Vue, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Caitlin Niedzwiecki, Foley & Mansfield PLLP | Martha Capper, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Natalie Quinn, Fox Rothschild LLP | Caitlin De La Rosa, Saul Ewing LLP |
Jill Steier, Fox Rothschild LLP | Ann Jenrette-Thomas, Stinson LLP |
Suzanne Bergevin, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Tamasin Draughon, Stinson LLP |
Sarah Borgendale, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Lynda Moore, Stinson LLP |
Bethany Myles, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Mackenzie Dalton, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
June Cheng, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Alison Plavin, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Nancy Howard Fredrikson, & Byron P.A. | Lisa Watson, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Alison Kennedy, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Summra Shariff, TCDIP |
Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Linhda Nguyen, UnitedHealth Group |
Jessica Gerhardson, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. | Patty Sachs, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. |
Carrie Brasser, Jones Day | Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle LLP |
Outreach Committee
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Robert Moshrefzadeh, 3M | |
Amie Penny Sayler, Allina Health | |
Ross D’Emanuele, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | |
Darnell Cage, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | |
Amol Kavathekar, HSML | |
Madeline Davis, Larson King, LLP | |
Pamela Roemer, Maslon LLP | |
Rashanda Bruce, Robins Kaplan LLP | |
Dionne Blake, Target Corporation | |
Liz Niemer, TCDIP | |
Summra Shariff, TCDIP | |
Rory Zamansky, Wells Fargo & Company | |
Gretchen Milbrath, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. | |
Akira Cespedes Perez, Zelle LLP |
Professional Development Committee
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Meghan Moriarty, Allina Health |
Allison Krueger, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. |
Saukshmya Trichi, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquish, PA |
Greta Larson, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. |
Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. |
Davida Williams, Greene Espel PLLP |
Emily Brandes Sawers, Jones Day |
Jim Thomson, Kennedy & Graven, Chartered |
Chris Yetka, Larkin Hoffman |
Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Vanessa Vaughn, West Lathrop GPM LLP |
Cate Crowe, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. |
Aleida Conners, Medtronic, Inc. |
Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc. |
Sylvia Mankarious, Mueting Raasch Group |
Anna Prakash, Nichols Kaster, PLLP. |
Peter Goss, Pentair |
Lariss Maldonado, Stinson LLP |
Alison Plavin, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Jayna Paquin, Target Corporation |
Eric Lewis, Wells Fargo & Company |
Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle LLP |
Finance Committee
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Ross D’Emanuele, Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
Arielle Wagner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P |
Summra Shariff, TCDIP |
Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank |
Ashley Brosius, Wells Fargo & Company |
Eric Lewis, Wells Fargo & Company |
Jill Radloff, Stinson LLP |
Nominating Committee
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Roger Maldonado, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
Lica Tomizuka, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
Brian Dillion, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Demetria Dyer, Sapientia Law Group, PLLC. |
Summra Shariff, TCDIP |
Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank |
Candy Olson, UnitedHealth Group |
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 PLLP |
Amy Taber, Prime Therapeutics |
Joy Wang, University of Minnesota Law School |
Jamison Whiting, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |