Staff

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.

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.  In partnership with the Executive Director, Brian provides supervision, leadership, and assistance to five to seven UMRBA personnel in their efforts to achieve highly impactful processes and outcomes. 

Email: jwolf@umrba.org

Josh Wolf helps to coordinate UMRBA's efforts to improve and sustain the availability of clean water in the Upper Mississippi River basin, with a particular focus on nutrient runoff.  Josh facilitates and convenes planning forums, employs strategic planning, and drafts and coordinates multi-organization communications.  

Email:  sneuman@umrba.org

Sadie Neuman helps to designs and implements UMRBA's public participation and communications strategies.  Sadie facilitates interactive planning processes, develops and implements UMRBA's communications plans, and improves accessibility to UMRBA’s program activities.  

Email:  hhansen@umrba.org

Henry Hansen helps to lead UMRBA's efforts to improve and sustain ecological resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin.  Henry fosters systemic and multi-disciplinary ecosystem health and resilience investments, integrates ecological sustainability into other river management priorities (e.g., floodplain management), and develops policy and communications related to ecosystem science and management.

Email:  kpetersen@umrba.org 

Ken Petersen supports UMRBA’s efforts to protect the water resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin from the potential of hazardous spills.  Ken creates mapping and planning products that primarily support hazardous spills emergency response.

Email:  ltalbert@umrba.org 

Laura Talbert helps to coordinate UMRBA’s efforts to improve and sustain ecological resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin.  Laura facilitates and convenes planning forums, fosters the participation of nongovernmental entities and potentially affected interests, and drafts and coordinates multi-organization communications.

Email:  mellis@umrba.org 

Mark Ellis helps to lead UMRBA's efforts to protect the water resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin from the potential of hazardous spills.  Mark convenes planning forums and creates mapping and other tools to improve hazardous spill response planning, response, and prevention.  Mark also develops spatial analysis and mapping projects supporting UMRBA’s policy and programmatic priorities.

Email:  tleske@umrba.org 

Tyler Leske supports UMRBA’s efforts to protect the water resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin from the potential of hazardous spills.  Tyler creates mapping and planning products that primarily support hazardous spills emergency response.

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Lauren Salvato helps to lead UMRBA's efforts to improve and sustain the availability of clean water in the Upper Mississippi River basin.  Lauren convenes interstate planning forums, coordinates the UMRBA Interstate Water Quality Program, and develops policy and communications related to various water quality matters. 

Email: nlenzen@umrba.org

Natalie Lenzen helps to manage UMRBA’s accounting and operations, maintaining and strengthening the Association’s financial integrity and internal staffing capacity.  Natalie assists in budget development and monitoring, administers financial agreements functions, employs human resources, and serves as the UMRBA’s Nondiscrimination Coordinator.

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Sam Hund supports UMRBA’s efforts to protect the water resources in the Upper Mississippi River basin from the potential of hazardous spills.  Sam creates mapping and planning products that primarily support hazardous spills emergency response.