

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

Carlos Alonso Gayon
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

Yujin Jang
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