LoginSection Officers
President (2026) - Rob Blakely, PG
President-Elect (2026) - Ben Kuete
Vice President (2026) - Tristin Faust, PG, EIT
Secretary (2024-2026) - Judy Andrews, PG
Treasurer (2024-2026) - Brayden Kuester, PG
Past President/Outreach (2026) - Marian Kramer, PG
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Section Directors
Director 1/Past President (2026) - Marian Kramer, PG
Director 2 (2025-2026) - Sophie Link, GIT
Director 3 (2026-2027) - Ivanka Woodell
Director 4 (2025-2026) - Michael Torres
Director 5 (2026-2027) - Michael Zazzera, PG
Director 6 (2025-2026) - Eric Lonetti, GIT
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Section Committees and Leadership
Education Committee, Chair - Jake Dalbec, PG
- Student Grant Sub-Committee, Chair - Jake Dalbec, PG
- Judy Andrews, PG
- Ben Czeck, PG
- Jason Gelling, CPG
- Mike Hultgren, PG, CPG
- Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- Brayden Kuester, PG
- Paul Putzier, PG, CPG
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- Michael Torres
- Student Resume Review Sub-Committee, Chair - Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- Paul Putzier, PG, CPG
- Patrick Sweeney, PG
- University of St. Thomas Liaisons
- Ben Czeck, PG
- Katie McGinnis, GIT
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities Student Chapter
- Sponsor - Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- General Members
- Micaela Anderson
- Ben Czeck, PG
- Jason Gelling, CPG
- Mike Hultgren, PG, CPG
- Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- Bruce Johnson, PG, CPG
- Sophie Link, GIT
- Katie McGinnis, GIT
- Paul Putzier, PG, CPG
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- Patrick Sweeney, PG
- Michael Torres, CPG
Fundraising Committee, Chair - Jake Dalbec, PG
- Sponsorship Sub-Committee, Chair - Open
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- Field Trip Sub-Committee, Chair - Bruce Johnson, PG, CPG
- Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- Social Sub-Committee, Chair - Open
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- Katharine McGinnis
- General Members
- Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- Lauren Larkin, PG
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Committee, Chair - Daniel Hunter, PG, CPG
- General Members
- Jake Dalbec, PG
- Brayden Kuester, GIT
- Marian Kramer, PG
- Ivanka Woodell
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
- Michael Torres, CPG
- Jennifer Wolff, PG, CPG, CHMM
Membership Committee, Chair - Open!
- General Members
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
Regulation & Legislative Committee, Chair - Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- General Members
- If you're interested in volunteering, please let us know
Screening Committee, Chair - Dan Hunter, PG, CPG
- General Members
- Jennifer Jevnisek, CPG
- Bruce Johnson, PG, CPG
- Jeffrey Neisse, CPG
- Matthew Robey, PG, CPG
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
Webmasters
- Miller Gruenewald, PG, [email protected]
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG, [email protected]
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Section members serving in other roles
Advisory Board members for the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Judy Andrews, PG (2022-2024)
- Hong Spores, PG, CPG (2022-2024)
- Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG (2023-2025)
Advisory Council on Wells and Borings, Environmental Well Contractor member for the Minnesota Department of Health
- Bruce Johnson, PG, CPG (03-22-2023 - 01/01/2027)
Director representing AIPG for the Minnesota Center for Mineral Resource Education (MCMRE) which organizes the annual Minnesota Minerals Education Workshop (MMEW)
- Ivanka Woodell (2025 - present)
External Advisory Board members for the University of Minnesota - Duluth
- Kathryn Larson, PG, CPG
- Gerard Moulzolf, PG CPG
- Jeffrey Price, CPG
- Keith Rapp, PG, CPG
State Mapping Advisory Committee (SMAC), AIPG Member for the Minnesota Geological Survey
- Jake Dalbec, PG (2020 - present)
