Who We Are
Lon Aune, Chair
Marshall County – County Engineer
218-745-4381
Kristine Elwood
MnDOT State Aid Division Director – Division Director
651-366-4831
Brian Giese
Pope County – County Engineer
320-634-7745
Duane Hill
MnDOT District 1 Engineer
218-725-2704
Matt Leonard
City of Monticello – City Engineer/Public Works Director
763-271-3271
Mark Ray
City of Burnsville – Public Works Director
952-895-4459
Wayne Sandberg
Washington County – County Engineer
651-430-4339
Kyle Shelton
University of Minnesota – Center for Transportation Studies – Director
612-625-3019
Katie Walker
MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation Director
651-366-3765
Andrew Witter
Sherburne County – Public Works Director/County Engineer
763-765-3302
Ben Worel (staff)
Materials & Road Research
651-366-5522
Jackie Jiran (staff)
LRRB Board Staff Member
651-366-3746
Will Manchester (RIC Chair)
City of Minnetonka – Public Works Director
952-939-8232
Darrick Anderson
Cass County – County Engineer
218-547-1211
Fausto Cabral
MnDOT State Aid DIstrict 6
507-286-7620
Dave Conkel
MnDOT State Aid – Bridge
Aaron Holmbeck
Nobles County – County Engineer/Public Works Director
507-295-5322
Hafiz Munir
MnDOT Research Services
651-366-3757
Ted Schoenecker
MnDOT State Aid Division – Asst. Division Director
651-366-3804
Katherine Stanley
LTAP – University of Minnesota
612-626-1023
Ryan Thilges
Blue Earth County – County Engineer/Public Works Director
507-304-4025
Matt Wegwerth
City of Grand Rapids
218-326-7625
Ben Worel
MnDOT Office of Materials & Road Research
651-366-5522
David Glyer (staff)
RIC Staff Member
651-366-3760
Andrew Wrucke
LTAP Director, University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
612-624-3646
Kristine Elwood- Chair
MnDOT State Aid Division Director – Division Director
651-366-4831
Lon Aune
Marshall County – County Engineer
218-745-4381
Susan Miller
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
763-249-6778
Mike Marti
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
763-249-6779
Will Manchester
City of Minnetonka – City Engineer
952-939-8232
Katherine Stanley
LTAP – University of Minnesota
612-626-1023
Ryan Thilges
Blue Earth County – County Engineer/Public Works Director
507-304-4025
Andrew Witter
Sherburne County – Public Works Director/County Engineer
763-765-3302
Micaela Resh Kranz (staff)
MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
651-366-3767
Julie Swiler (staff)
MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
651-366-3768
For general information or requests, please contact:
MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
651-366-3768
research.dot@state.mn.usVisit the Board Members page for more contact information.