Who We Are

Staff

Meet the Staff

The Environmental Initiative team is passionate about partnership, finding common ground, and developing solutions to our environmental challenges collaboratively. Contact us any time with your ideas, questions, and feedback.

Mike Harley

Chief Executive Officer

Lillie Benowitz

Project Manager, Engagement

Greg Bohrer

Associate Director, Agriculture

Brian Columbus

Operations Manager

Bill Droessler

Senior Managing Director, Clean Air

Rachel Dupree

Communications Manager

Jon Emerson-Kramer

Program Manager, Clean Air Minnesota

Amy Fredregill

Managing Director, Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition

Rachel Geissinger

Administrative Assistant

Ellen Gibson

Chief Impact Officer

Damian Goebel

Communications Director

Meleah Houseknecht

Director, Policy and Systems Change

Danielle Jackson

Communications Assistant

Erin Niehoff

Senior Project Associate

Bjorn Olson

Partnership Manager, Clean Air

Stephen Quist

Chief Financial Officer

Sacha Seymour-Anderson

Director, Fundraising and Engagement

Stephanie Weir

Senior Project Manager

Bridget Rathsack

Program Manager, Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition