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