Board Members
- Jim Foldesi, Chair
- St. Louis County - Public Works
- 218-625-3840
- Kristine Elwood
- MnDOT State Aid Division
- 651-366-4831
- Wayne Sandberg
- Washington County - County Engineer
- 651-430-4339
- Kaye Bieniek (term ends 2021)
- Olmsted County - County Engineer
- 507-328-7070
- Kent Exner (LRRB-RIC liaison starting in 2022)
- City of Hutchinson - City Engineer
- 320-234-4212
- Lon Aune
- Marshall County - County Engineer
- 218-745-4381
- Paul Oehme
- City of Lakeville - Public Works Director
- 952-985-2700
- Kyle Shelton
- University of Minnesota - Center for Transportation Studies - Director
- 612-625-3019
- Katie Walker
- MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation Director
- 651-366-3765
- Duane Hill
- MnDOT District 1 Engineer
- 218-725-2704
- Ben Worel - Staff
- Materials & Road Research
- 651-366-5522
- Brent Rusco - Staff
- LRRB Board Staff Member
- 651-366-3767
- Brian Giese (term begins in 2022)
- Pope County
- 320-634-7745
Research Implementation Committee (RIC)
- Mike Flaagan - Chair (term ends 2021)
- Pennington County - County Engineer
- 218-683-7017
- Kaye Bieniek (LRRB Board Liaison) (term ends 2021)
- Olmsted County - County Engineer
- 507-328-7070
- Chris Kufner
- MnDOT State Aid Division - Asst. Division Director
- 651-366-3804
- Steve Bot
- City of St. Michael – City Engineer
- 763-497-2014 ext. 1
- John Brunkhorst
- McLeod County - County Engineer
- 320-484-4321
- Will Manchester (RIC Chair beginning 2022)
- City of Minnetonka - City Engineer
- 952-939-8232
- Stephanie Malinoff
- LTAP Director, University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- 612-624-8398
- Guy Kohlnhofer
- Dodge County - County Engineer
- 507-374-6694
- Hafiz Munir
- MnDOT Research Services & Library
- 651-366-3757
- Marcus Bekele (staff)
- MnDOT Research Services & Library
- 651-366-3903
- Ben Worel
- MnDOT Office of Materials & Road Research
- 651-366-5522
- Mindy Carlson (liaison)
- LTAP - University of Minnesota
- 612-625-1813
- Ryan Thilges (term begins in 2022)
- Blue Earth County
- 507-304-4025
- Fausto Cabral (term begins in 2022)
- MnDOT State Aid DIstrict 6
- 507-286-7620
Outreach Subcommittee
- Kristine Elwood- Chair
- MnDOT State Aid Division Director - Division Director
- 651-366-4831
- Jim Foldesi
- St. Louis County - Public Works
- 218-625-3840
- Paul Oehme
- City of Lakeville - Public Works Director
- 952-985-2700
- Steve Bot
- City of St. Michael – City Engineer
- 763-497-2014 ext. 1
- John Brunkhorst
- McLeod County - County Engineer
- 320-484-4321
- Renae Kuehl
- SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
- 763-475-0010
- Mike Marti
- SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
- 763-249-6779
- Mindy Carlson
- LTAP - University of Minnesota
- 612-625-1813
- Shannon Fiecke
- MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
- 651-366-3738
- Micaela Resh
- MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
- 651-366-3767
- Lauren Dao
- MnROAD, NRRA
- 651-366-5463
For general information, please contact our program staff at the MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation.
Office email: research.dot@state.mn.us
Office phone: 651-366-3780