The Emerging Leaders Group (ELG) provides business development, mentorship, and networking opportunities for newer and mid-level attorneys of color with up to eight years of experience. Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) Member Organizations are invited to choose a rising attorney of color or ally as their Emerging Leaders Group Representative. Your ELG Representative will participate in a range of programs and opportunities designed to enhance leadership skills and create a stronger community of diverse attorneys in the Twin Cities metro area. ELG also offers professional development and networking programming for early-career attorneys.
Our ELG Representatives
Fabio Calil
3M
Quang Trang
Allina Health
Coming Soon!
Ameriprise Financial
Nhoa Stanton
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
Ricardo E. Johnson III
Ballard Spahr LLP
Anne Parrish
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Michael Pfau
Bassford Remele
Dong Lee
Best Buy
Leah Gosch
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Michelle Lester
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Antwan J. Thornton
Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC
Coming Soon!
Cargill
Elvis Kim
Carlson Caspers
Katherine Raymond
Ciresi Conlin
Monica Delgado
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Zoey Twyford
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Grace Kim
Fish & Richardson PC
Ye Xu
Foley & Mansfield
Ana Maria Correa
Fox Rothschild LLP
Navita Lakhram
Fredrikson & Byron, 2023-2025 ELG Co-Chair
Tina Yin Sowatzke
General Mills
Ryan McCarthy
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Davida Williams
Greene Espel PLLP
Zhi Dong
Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson PC
Sequoia Butler
Henson Efron
Liliana Garrido
Intact Insurance
Hadley Simonett
Jackson Lewis PC
Yeting Shi
Jones Day
Cristina Cruz-Jennings
Kennedy & Graven Chartered
Nathaniel Gier
Land o’ Lakes, Inc
Hahn Shlomo
Lanthrop GPM
Madison Fernandez
Larson King LLP
Flossie Fry
Life Time Inc.
Allyson Peterson Francis
Littler Mendelson.
Michael Kinane
Lockridge Grindal Nauen, PLLP
Yemaya Hanna
Maslon LLP
AnJuanna Napue
Mayo Clinc
Martha Snipstad
Meagher and Geer
Coming Soon!
Medtronic
Leighton Zhao
Merchant & Gould PC
Abeer Humood
Mortenson Construction
Debra Bulluck
Moss and Barnett
Taryn Ryan
Nelson Mullins
Clara Coleman
Nichols Kaster PLLP
Eric Ryu
Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
Jaime Wing
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Paola Maldonado
Ogletree Deakins
Bryan Huffman
Prime Therapeutics
Heather Chang
Robins Kaplan LLP
Sheri Stewart
Sapientia Law Group
Laruen Schoeberl
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Zach Zhao
Schumaker & Sieffert PA
Coming Soon!
Schwegman, Lundberg + Woessner, P.A.
Michelle Cardona Vinasco
Stinson LLP
Derek Zha
Stoel Rives
Yuka Shiotani
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Travis Allen
Travelers
Linhda Nguyen
UnitedHealth Group
Allira Bailey
US Bank
Eric Lewis
Wells Fargo & Company
Parth Deshmukh
Winthrop & Weinstine PA
Daniela Erickson
Xcel Energy
Bryan Lee
Zelle LLP
Richard Hansen
Zimmerman Reed