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Our Members

Staff

Administrator

Engineers

Counsel

Laura Jester
Keystone Waters, LLC
952-270-1990
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16145 Hillcrest Lane
Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Commission Engineer:
Barr Engineering Company
4300 MarketPointe Drive, #200
Minneapolis 55435

Karen Chandler, P.E.
(952-832-2813)
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Jim Herbert, P.E.
(952-832-2784)
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Len Kremer, P.E.
(952-832-2781)
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David Anderson
Kennedy & Graven
470 U.S. Bank Plaza
200 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis 55402
612-337-9274

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Deputy Treasurer:
Susan Virnig, Golden Valley, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley 55427, 763-593-8010 (Fax: 763-593-8109) Email Susan

Recorder:
Laura Jester, BCWMC Administrator, Keystone Waters, LLC, 16145 Hillcrest Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55346, 952-270-1990 Email Laura

Commissioners


Commissioners

Alternates

Crystal (2024)
Dave Anderson
612-422-1413
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Committees: Budget
Joan Hauer
763-310-5330
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Committees: Education, Administrative Services
Golden Valley (2024)
Paula Pentel
763-522-6628
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Committees: Administrative Services, Education

Roxanne Biidabinokwe
Gould
763-843-9891
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Medicine Lake (2024)
Clint Carlson
763-242-6645
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Committees: Budget

Shaun Kennedy
651-260-0916
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Committees: Budget, Plan Steering Committee
Minneapolis (2025)
Michael Welch, Vice Chair
612-385-6885
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Committees: Administrative Services, Plan Steering Committee
Jodi Polzin
612-998-3758
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Committees: Budget, Plan Steering Committee

Minnetonka (2025)

Maryna Chowhan
612-207-3523
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Committees: Education


Stacy Harwell
612-916-0121
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New Hope (2025)
Jere Gwin-Lenth
763-544-0546
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Committees: Administrative Services
Jennifer Leonardson
763-205-5695
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Committees: Education


Plymouth (2026)
Catherine Cesnik, Chair
571-275-7757
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Committees: Administrative Services, Budget, Education, Plan Steering Committee
Dr. Monika Vadali
612-325-9056
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Committees: Education, Plan Steering Committee

Robbinsdale (2026)

Wayne Sicora
763-522-8165
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Committees: Budget


Bob Stamos
612-702-4843
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St. Louis Park (2026)
RJ Twiford
612-791-7013
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David Johnston
612-802-0805
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BCWMC Committees:

BCWMC Plan Steering Committee:

Commissioners Cesnik, Welch; Alternate Commissioners Vadali, Kennedy, Polzin and Harwell; TAC Members Scharenbroich, Ray, and Eckman; at large community member Linda Loomis

BCWMC Administrative Services Committee Members:
Commissioners Cesnik, Welch, Gwin-Lenth, Pentel; Alternate Commissioner Hauer

BCWMC Budget Committee Members:

Commissioners Cesnik, Anderson, Carlson, Sicora, and Alternate Commissioner Polzin

BCWMC Education Committee Members:
Commissioners Cesnik, Pentel, and Chowhan; Alternate Commissioners Hauer, Leonardson, and Vadali; TAC member Chirpich, St. Louis Park resident Angela Lawrence

BCWMC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Members:
Mark Ray (City of Crystal), Jeff Oliver and Eric Eckman (City of Golden Valley), Liz Stout and Shahram Missaghi (City of Minneapolis), Leslie Yetka and Will Manchester (City of Minnetonka), Nick Macklem (City of New Hope), Chris LaBounty and Ben Scharenbroich(City of Plymouth), Richard McCoy and Mike Sorensen (City of Robbinsdale), Phil Elkin and Erick Francis (City of St. Louis Park)

City Representatives

BCWMC Member Cities - Technical Adivory Committee Members

Crystal

Mark Ray
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
763-531-1160
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4141 N. Douglas Drive
Crystal 55422



Golden Valley

Jeff Oliver
City Engineer
763-593-8034
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Eric Eckman
Public Works Specialist
763-593-8084
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7800 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley 55427

Minnetonka

Will Manchester
Director of Public Works
952-939-8232
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Leslie Yetka
Natural Resources Manager
952-988-8415
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14600 Minnetonka Blvd
Minnetonka 55345

New Hope

Bernie Weber
Director of Public Works

Nick Macklem
Stormwater Specialist
763-592-6765
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4401 Xylon Avenue North,New Hope 55428

Medicine Lake

Gary Holter

Susan Wiese
TAC Member
Email Susan

10609 South Shore Drive,
Medicine Lake 55441
City Phone: 763-542-9701

Plymouth

Michael Thompson
Director of Public Works


Ben Scharenbroich
Water Resources Supervisor
763-509-5527
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3400 Plymouth Boulevard,
Plymouth 55447

Minneapolis

Liz Stout
Water Resources Administrator Coordinator
612-673-5284
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City of Lakes Building
309 South Second Ave.
Minneapolis 55401

Robbinsdale

Richard McCoy
City Engineer
763-531-1260
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Mike Sorensen
Water Resources Specialist
763-531-1248
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4100 Lakeview Avenue North,
Robbinsdale 55422

St. Louis Park

Phillip Elkin
Senior Engineering Project Manager

Erick Francis
Water Resource Manager
952-924-2690
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5005 Minnetonka Boulevard,
St. Louis Park 55416