Take a look at our 2023 Annual Report to learn more about our programs and initiatives! See below for a full list of everyone involved with TCDIP in 2023, including our 2023 Board of Directors, Emerging Leaders Group, and committees and working groups.
Board of Directors
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Yen Florczak, 3M | Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc., ELG Co-Chair |
Gretchen Cepek, Allianz | Matt Stennes, Medtronic, Inc. |
Leita Walker, Ballard Spahr LLP | Lucas Kaster, Nichols Kaster, PLLP. |
Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Karla Robertson, Pentair |
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 |
Gina Kastel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | David Crosby, Stinson LLP |
Lica Tomizuka, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Co-Chair | Adam Nathe, Stinson LLP |
Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron, ELG Co-Chair | Justin Weinberg, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Chris Pham, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Victoria Brenner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Ugo Ukabam, General Mills Inc. | Angelita Hernandez, Target Corporation |
Tom Pack, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. | Summra Shariff, TCDIP, Executive Director |
Caryn Boisen, Larson King, LLP | Candy Olson, UnitedHealth Group |
Brian Dillon, Lathrop GPM LLP | Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank |
Arielle Wagner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. | Ashley Brosius, Wells Fargo & Company, Treasurer |
Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle LLP | |
Emerging Leaders Group Representatives
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Usha Nellakantan, 3M | Stephen Owen, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. |
Quang Trang, Allina Health | Abeer Humood, M.A. Mortenson Construction |
Annali Cler, Ameriprise Financial, Inc | Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez, Maslon LLP |
Autumn Gear, Barnes & Thornburg LLP | AnJuanna Napue, Mayo Clinic |
Michael Pfau, Bassford Remele | Martha Snipstad, Meagher & Geer |
Dong Lee, Best Buy | Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc. |
Leah Gosch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota | Taylor Stemler, Merchant & Gould, P.C. |
Michelle Lester, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Clara Coleman, Nichols Kaster |
Antwan Thornton, Brooks, Cameron, and Huebsch, PLLC | Jaime Wing, Norton Rose Fulbright |
Allyson Petersen, Cargill, Inc | Molly Nephew, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Seung Sub (Elvis) Kim, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquish | Bryan Huffman, Prime Therapeutics |
Monica Delgado, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Rajin Olson, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Zoey Twyford, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Demetria Dyer, Sapientia Law Group, PLLC |
Grace Kim, Fish & Richardson P.C. | Lauren Schoeberl, Saul Ewing LLP |
Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | 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 |
Sequoia Butler, Henson & Efron, P.A. | Yuka Shiotani, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Bing Yang, HSML | Travis Allen, The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
Hadley Simonett, Jackson Lewis P.C. | 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. |
Madison Fernandez, Larson King, LLP | Akira Céspedes Pérez, Zelle LLP |
Shlomo Hahn, Lathrop GPM LLP | Richard Hansen, Zimmerman Reed |
Membership Engagement and Innovation Committee
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Quang Trang, Allina Health |
Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman and Brooke LLP |
Michael Skoglund, Cargill, Inc. |
Claire Zeise, Dorsey and Whitney |
Roger Maldonado, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
June Cheng, Fredrikson & Byron |
Sarah Ptacek, Henson Efron |
Michelle Weinberg, Kennedy Graven |
Stephen Owen, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP |
Evans Mburu, Medtronic, Inc. |
Lance Bonner, Pentair |
Jane Wallace, Pentair |
Stacey Slaughter, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Kathryn Walker, The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
Summra Shariff, TCDIP and WILD |
Recruiting Committee
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Mark Lasswell, Amerprise | Carrie Brasser, Jones Day |
Debora Piché, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. | Kaleb Rumicho, Jones Day |
Jennifer Naegele, Ballard Spahr LLP | Erin Eden, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. |
Sarah Evenson, Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Drew Johnson, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. |
Patrick Newman, Bassford Remele | Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Stephanie Unterberger, Bowman and Brooke LLP | Allison Bristow, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Dan Owen, Ciresi Conlin | Jaclyn Steiner, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Kirsten Otto, Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Abby Hammer, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Keara Bores, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Angie Roell, Maslon LLP |
Emily Coveyou, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Rachel Atencio, Merchant & Gould, P.C. |
Maria Lewis, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Sylvia Mankarious, Mueting Raasch Group |
Kristine Manikowski, Fish & Richardson P.C. | Tom Morin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP |
Jill Steier, Fox Rothschild LLP | Cory Blades, Parker Daniels Kibort LLC |
Suzanne Bergevin, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Pa Houa Vue, Robins Kaplan LLP |
Sarah Borgendale, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Caitlin De La Rosa, Saul Ewing LLP |
Bethany Myles, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Lucina Rojina, Shumaker Seiffert |
Nancy Howard Fredrikson, & Byron P.A. | Tamasin Draughon, Stinson LLP |
Alison Kennedy, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Mackenzie Sauceman, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Navita Lakhram, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. | Alison Plavin, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Jessica Gerhardson, Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Patty Sachs, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. |
Amy Hackman, Zelle LLP |
Outreach Committee
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Robert Moshrefzadeh, 3M | |
Amie Penny Sayler, Allina Health | |
Gus Cochran, Ciresi Conlin | |
Darnell Cage, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | |
Amol Kavathekar, HSML | |
Madeline Davis, Larson King, LLP | |
Emily Lawson, Maslon LLP | |
Rashanda Bruce, Robins Kaplan LLP | |
Angelita Hernandez, Target Corporation | |
Gretchen Milbrath, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. | |
David Cialkowski, Zimmerman Reed |
Professional Development Committee
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Meghan Moriarty, Allina Health |
Annali Cler, Ameriprise Financial |
Allison Krueger, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. |
Saukshmya Trichi, Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquish, PA |
Greta Larson, Fredrikson & Byron P.A. |
Jim Thomson, Kennedy and Graven, Chartered |
Chris Yetka, Larkin Hoffman |
Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM LLP |
Vanessa Vaughn, West Lathrop GPM LLP |
Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic, Inc. |
Aleida Conners, Medtronic, Inc. |
Sylvia Mankarious, Mueting Raasch Group |
Molly Jean Given, Nelson Mullins |
Anna Prakash, Nichols Kaster, PLLP |
Peter Goss, Pentair |
Alison Plavin, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Stephen Lee, Target Corporation |
Eric Lewis, Wells Fargo & Company |
Lariss Maldonado, 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 |
Nominating Committee
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Roshan Rajkumar, Bowman and Brooke |
Chris Pham, Fredrikson & Byron |
Sequoia Butler, Henson Efron |
Amy Taber, Prime Therapeutics |
Angelita Hernandez, Target Corpooration |
Summra Shariff, TCDIP |
Kathryn Walker, The Travelers Companies |
Demetria Dyer, The Travelers Companies |
TCDIP Connect Mentorship Working Group
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Usha Neelakantan, 3M |
Jamison Whiting, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
June Cheng, Fredrikson & Byron |
Heidi Silton, Lockridge Gridnal Nauen PLLP |
Stephen Owen, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP |
Alison Plavin, Taft |
Joy Wang, University of Minnesota Law School |