Board Members
- Jim Foldesi, Chair
- St. Louis County - Public Works
- 218-625-3840
- Kristine Elwood
- MnDOT State Aid Division
- 651-366-4831
- Lon Aune
- Marshall County - County Engineer
- 218-745-4381
- Brian Giese
- Pope County
- 320-634-7745
- Duane Hill
- MnDOT District 1 Engineer
- 218-725-2704
- Matt Leonard
- City of Monticello
- 763-271-3271
- Paul Oehme
- City of Lakeville - Public Works Director
- 952-985-2700
- 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
- Ben Worel (staff)
- Materials & Road Research
- 651-366-5522
- Brent Rusco (staff)
- LRRB Board Staff Member
- 651-366-3767
Research Implementation Committee (RIC)
- Will Manchester (RIC Chair)
- City of Minnetonka - City Engineer
- 952-939-8232
- Steve Bot
- City of St. Michael – City Engineer
- 763-497-2014 ext. 1
- Fausto Cabral
- MnDOT State Aid DIstrict 6
- 507-286-7620
- Mindy Carlson (liaison)
- LTAP - University of Minnesota
- 612-625-1813
- Guy Kohlnhofer
- Dodge County - County Engineer
- 507-374-6694
- Stephanie Malinoff
- LTAP Director, University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
- 612-624-8398
- Hafiz Munir
- MnDOT Research Services & Library
- 651-366-3757
- Ted Schoenecker
- MnDOT State Aid Division - Asst. Division Director
- 651-366-3804
- Ryan Thilges
- Blue Earth County
- 507-304-4025
- Marcus Bekele (staff)
- MnDOT Research Services & Library
- 651-366-3903
- Ben Worel
- MnDOT Office of Materials & Road Research
- 651-366-5522
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
- Steve Bot
- City of St. Michael – City Engineer
- 763-497-2014 ext. 1
- Mindy Carlson (liaison)
- LTAP - University of Minnesota
- 612-625-1813
- Renae Kuehl
- SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
- 763-475-0010
- Mike Marti
- SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
- 763-249-6779
- Paul Oehme
- City of Lakeville - Public Works Director
- 952-985-2700
- Micaela Resh Kranz
- MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
- 651-366-3767
- Julie Swiler
- MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation
- 651-366-3768
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