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Staff contacts

Topic Name Position Phone
Administrative Katie Walker Director of Research & Innovation 651-366-3765
Brent Rusco Research & Library Manager 651-366-3767
Erin Walczynski Administrative Assistant 651-366-3780
Research Marcus Bekele MnDOT Research Program Manager 651-366-3903
Barbara Fraley Project Coordinator 651-366-3771
Dave Glyer Project Coordinator 651-366-3760
Jackie Jiran Project Coordinator 612-505-3935
Briah Carlson Project Coordinator 651-366-3907
Chad Kooistra Project Coordinator
Hafiz Munir Research Strategy Manager 651-366-3757
Kerrie Workman Strategic Projects & Implementation Coordinator 612-616-2074
Contracts and Finance Elizabeth Arndt Finance & Contract Supervisor 612-257-3868
Leif Halverson Multi-State Pooled Fund Program Coordinator 651-366-3786
Matthew Sindt Financial Services Specialist 651-366-3783
Lisa Swanson Financial Services Specialist 651-366-4906
Library Jim Byerly Librarian 651-366-3739
Sheila Hatchell Library Manager 651-366-3733
Madeline Kuncio Librarian 651-366-3749
Karen Neinstadt Librarian 651-366-3796
Qin Tang Librarian 651-366-3784
Marilee Tuite Librarian 651-366-3797
Marketing and Communications Micaela Kranz Marketing and Communications Manager 651-366-3792
Julie Swiler Communications Specialist 651-366-3768
Lea Burdette Publishing & Technology Coordinator 651-366-3905
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