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

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Lillie Benowitz

Project Manager, Engagement

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Greg Bohrer

Director, Agriculture Program

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Haley Burns

Manager, Agriculture Program

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Brian Columbus

Operations Manager

Bill Droessler

Senior Managing Director, Clean Air

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Rachel Dupree

Communications Manager

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Jon Emerson-Kramer

Program Manager, Clean Air Minnesota

Amy Fredregill

Managing Director, Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition

Rachel Geissinger

Administrative Assistant

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Ellen Gibson

Chief Impact Officer

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Damian Goebel

Communications Director

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Meleah Houseknecht

Director, Policy and Systems Change

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Danielle Jackson

Communications Assistant

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Erin Niehoff

Project Manager

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Bjorn Olson

Partnership Manager, Clean Air

Stephen Quist

Chief Financial Officer

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Bridget Rathsack

Program Manager, Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition

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Sacha Seymour-Anderson

Director, Fundraising and Engagement

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Stephanie Weir

Senior Project Manager

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Ryan Whisnant

Managing Director, Midwest Row Crop Collaborative