MEWCA OFFICERS & COMMITTEES
Officers
President
Laura Mundt
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester MN 55905
(507) 284-2592
mundt.laura@mayo.edu
Vice President
LaFonda Leschovsky
SFM Risk Solutions
PO Box 9416
Minneapolis MN 55440
(952) 838-4416
lafonda.leshovsky@sfmic.com
Treasurer
Greg Lukens
Arcadia Settlements
3109 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis MN 55408
(888) 315-8061
glukens@teamarcadia.com
Secretary
Nicole Simonson
Trial Group North
302 W. Superior Street
800 Lonsdale Bldg
Duluth MN 55802
(218) 722-0073
ncs@trialgroupnorth.com
Board Members
Joe Austin
St. Louis County
401 West Superior Street, Suite 300
Duluth MN 55802-1511
(218) 726-2139
austinj@co.st-louis.mn.us
Chris Celichowski
O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A.
7401 Metro Boulevard / Suite 600
Minneapolis, MN 55439-3034
952-806-0442
CECelichowski@olwklaw.com
Katie Friend
Andersen Corporation
100 4th Ave. N.
Bayport, MN 55003
(612) 812-8439
katie.j.friend@andersencorp.com
Maggie Hobbs
Patterson Companies
1031 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
(651) 686-1367
maggie.hobbs@pattersoncompanies.com
Jeff McBride
CHS, Inc.
5500 Cenex Drive
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
(651) 355-6393
jeff.mcbride@chsinc.com
Maggie Sogn
Genex Services
(612) 669-3102
Margaret.Sogn@genexservices.com
Chris Tuft
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala
81 South 9th St., Ste 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 375-5923
cltuft@arthurchapman.com
Megan Wedl
CorVel Corporation
612 246 5840
Megan_wedl@corvel.com
Gary Westman
State of MN, Dept. of Administration
658 Cedar Street, Suite 310
Saint Paul, MN 55155
(651) 201-3030
gary.westman@state.mn.us
Committee Assignments
Legislative:
Maggie Hobbs
Chris Celichowski
LaFonda Leshovsky
Gary Westman
Paul Cassidy
Dan Dwight
Suzanna Kennedy
Stinson LLP
Membership:
Joe Austin
LaFonda Leshovsky
Nicole Simonson
Megan WedlGary Westman
Kathleen Moulton, Assoc. Member
Budget:
Greg Lukens, Chair
Program:
Greg Lukens
Jeff McBride
Laura Mundt
Maggie Sogn
Chris Tuft
Cindy Smith, Assoc. Member
Evan Cordes, Assoc. Member
Kelly Falsani, Assoc. Member
Legislative Counsel
Stinson LLP
50 South 6th St., Suite 2600
Minneapolis, MN. 55402
Paul D. Cassidy
(612) 335-1877
paul.cassidy@stinson.com
Administrator
Suzanna Kennedy
Stinson LLP
50 South 6th St., Suite 2600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 335-7078
Fax: (612) 335-1657
suzanna.kennedy@stinson.com
Legal Advisory Committee
Jeffrey G. Carlson
Brown & Carlson, P.A.
300 Highway 169 South, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55426
(763) 591-9950
jcarlson@brownandcarlson.com
Gregg Johnson
Heacox, Hartman, Koshmrl, Cosgriff & Johnson, P.A.
550 Hamm Building
408 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN. 55102
(651) 222-2922
Gjohnson@hhmkcj.com
Kelly Lambert
Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson & Hager, PA
920 Second Avenue South, Suite 1400
Minneapolis, MN. 55402
(612) 339-8965
klambert@aafedt.com
James Pikala
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
500 Young Quinlan Building
81 South Ninth Street
Minneapolis, MN. 55402
(612) 375-5912
jspikala@arthurchapman.com
Deborah L. Crowley
McCollum, Crowley, Moschet & Miller, Ltd.
7900 Xerxes Ave. So., Suite 700, Bloomington, MN. 55431
(952) 345-9716
dlc@mccollumlaw.com
Howard Y Held
Fitch Johnson Larson & Held PA
2021 East Hennepin Avenue, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN. 55413
(612) 746-3451
hheld@fitchjohnson.com
James R. Waldhauser
COUSINEAU McGUIRE CHARTERED
600 Travelers Express Tower
1550 Utica Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN. 55416
(952) 525-6933
jrw@cousineau.com