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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

Usha Neelakantan

3M

Quang Trang

Allina Health

Annali Cler 

Ameriprise Financial

Coming Soon

Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A.

Ricardo E. Johnson III

Ballard Spahr LLP

Autumn Gear

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

Allyson Petersen Francis

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 

Jethro Trente et un

General Mills

Ryan McCarthy

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Davida Williams

Greene Espel PLLP

Bing Yang

Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson PC

Sequoia Butler

Henson Efron

Hadley Simonett

Jackson Lewis PC

Kaleb Rumicho

Jones Day

Cristina Cruz-Jennings

Kennedy & Graven Chartered

Ayn Gates

Land o’ Lakes, Inc

Madison Fernandez

Larson King LLP

Hahn Shlomo

Lathrop GPM

Stephen Owen

Lockridge Grindal Nauen, PLLP

Yemaya Hanna

Maslon LLP

AnJuanna Napue

Mayo Clinc

Martha Snipstad

Meagher and Geer

Jeremiah Allison

Medtronic, 2022-2024 ELG Co-Chair

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

Rajin Singh Olson

Robins Kaplan LLP

Stephanie A. Chen

Robins Kaplan LLP

Demetria Dyer

Sapientia Law Group

Laruen Schoeberl

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Zach Zhao

Schumaker & Sieffert PA

Comin 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

Raha Assadi-Lamouski

Winthrop & Weinstine PA

Daniela Erickson

Xcel Energy

Akira Céspedes Pérez

Zelle LLP

Richard Hansen

Zimmerman Reed