Staff
Office Location 7831 East Bush Lake Road, Suite 302 | Bloomington, MN 55439 Phone: 651-224-2880
Kirsten Wallace
Executive Director
Email: kwallace@umrba.org
Kirsten Wallace manages UMRBA’s policy development and advocacy, communications, program activities, and administration of its financial and personnel matters. Kirsten facilitates and fosters interagency coordination, cooperation, and communication as well as serves as the liaison with other organizations and government agencies.
On behalf of UMRBA, Kirsten serves on the Board of the Interstate Council on Water Policy, America's Watershed Initiative, and the National Waterways Foundation.
Brian Stenquist
Deputy Director
Email: bstenquist@umrba.org
Brian Stenquist transforms UMRBA’s strategic goals into highly impactful processes and outcomes and promotes integration and collaboration among UMRBA individual programmatic efforts as well as related efforts led by UMRBA’s partners. Stenquist provides counsel to the Executive Director in its support to the UMRBA Board and, in partnership with the Executive Director, provides supervision, leadership, and assistance to five to seven UMRBA personnel in their efforts to achieve highly impactful processes and outcomes.
Mark Ellis
Geospatial and Emergency Management Program Leader
Email: mellis@umrba.org
Mark Ellis helps to lead UMRBA's efforts to protect the water resources within the Upper Mississippi River basin. In this role, Mark convenes interjurisdictional and interdisciplinary planning forums and creates mapping and other tools to improve hazardous spill response planning, response, and prevention. In addition, Mark coordinates UMRBA’s spatial analysis and mapping needs in support of UMRBA’s policy and programmatic priorities.
Tyler Leske
Geospatial and Emergency Management Specialist 1
Email: tleske@umrba.org
Tyler Leske supports UMRBA's efforts to protect the water resources within the Upper Mississippi River basin. Tyler creates mapping and planning products primarily in support of hazardous spills emergency response. Tyler also provides geospatial expertise and products to support UMRBA's strategic goals.
Lauren Salvato
Water Quality Program Leader
Lauren Salvato helps to lead UMRBA's efforts to improve and sustain the availability of clean water in the Upper Mississippi River basin for people, fish, and wildlife. In this role, Lauren supports interjurisdictional cooperation planning and action and leads the implementation of the 2022-2035 UMRBA Water Quality Program Plan.
Natalie Lenzen
Operations Manager
Email: nlenzen@umrba.org
Natalie Lenzen joined UMRBA as Operations Manager in spring 2022, maximizing and strengthening the internal capacity of the Association as a well-respected, high-impact organization. Natalie works on all things administrative, assists in external communications, and arranges our meetings and workshops.
Ken Petersen
Geospatial and Emergency Management Specialist 2
Email: kpetersen@umrba.org
Ken Petersen supports UMRBA's efforts to protect the water resources within the Upper Mississippi River basin. Ken creates mapping and planning products primarily in support of hazardous spills emergency response. Ken also provides geospatial expertise and products to support UMRBA's strategic goals.
Laura Talbert
Ecosystem Program Coordinator
Email: ltalbert@umrba.org
Laura Talbert helps to coordinate UMRBA’s efforts to improve and sustain navigation and ecosystem resources throughout the Upper Mississippi River System. In this role, Laura facilitates convenes interjurisdictional and interdisciplinary planning forums, fosters the participation of nongovernmental entities and potentially affected interests, and drafts and coordinates multi-organization communications.
Sam Hund
Geospatial and Emergency Management Specialist 2
Sam Hund supports UMRBA's efforts to protect the water resources within the Upper Mississippi River basin. Sam creates mapping and planning products primarily in support of hazardous spills emergency response. Sam also provides geospatial expertise and products to support UMRBA's strategic goals.