Who We Are

Board Members

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

Research Implementation Committee (RIC)

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

Outreach Subcommittee

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.