Best Practice Advisors

Buildings and Lighting Buildings and Lighting
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1 Efficient Existing Public Buildings Best Practice Advisor Photo

Peter Lindstrom, Local Government Outreach Coordinator, Clean Energy Resource Teams: 612/625-9634, plindstr@umn.edu, tinyurl.com/PeterCERTS
2 Efficient Existing Private Buildings Best Practice Advisor Photo

Peter Lindstrom, Local Government Outreach Coordinator, Clean Energy Resource Teams: 612/625-9634, plindstr@umn.edu, tinyurl.com/PeterCERTS
3 New Green Buildings Melissa Wenzel light skin, short dark brown hair, brown eyes, large smile. Wearing a blue shirt with bicycle images printed and a purple sweater.

Melissa Wenzel, Built Environment Sustainability Administrator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 651/757-2251, melissa.wenzel@state.mn.us
4 Efficient Outdoor Lighting and Signals Sue Zarling BP 4

Susan Zarling, State Signal and Lighting Engineer, MN Dept. of Transportation: 651/234-7052, susan.zarling@state.mn.us
5 Building Redevelopment BP_5_photo_Erin

Erin Hanafin Berg, Policy Director, Rethos: 651-293-9047, erin@rethos.org, www.rethos.org
Land Use Land Use
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6 Comprehensive, Climate and Energy Plans Best Practice Advisor Photo

Suzanne Rhees, AICP, Special Projects Coordinator, MN Board of Water and Soil Resources: 651/875-1345, suzanne.rhees@state.mn.us
7 Resilient City Growth Best Practice Advisor Photo

Brian Ross, Vice President - Renewable Energy, Great Plains Institute: 612/767-7296, bross@gpisd.net, www.betterenergy.org/who-we-are/staff-and-consultants/
8 Mixed Uses Best Practice Advisor Photo

Brian Ross, Vice President - Renewable Energy, Great Plains Institute: 612/767-7296, bross@gpisd.net, www.betterenergy.org/who-we-are/staff-and-consultants/
9 Efficient Highway- and Auto-Oriented Development Best Practice Advisor Photo

Frank Douma, Director of State & Local Policy and Outreach of the Institute for Urban and Regional Infrastructure Finance, University of Minnesota: 612/626-9946, douma002@umn.edu, www.hhh.umn.edu/people/fdouma/
10 Design for Natural Resource Conservation A headshot with short, light brown hair and light colored skin, wearing a white shirt and a grey scarf.

Laura Musacchio, University of Minnesota, Department of Landscape Architecture: 612/626-0810, musac003@umn.edu
Transportation Transportation
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11 Living & Complete Streets Nissa Tupper with light skin, medium blond hair, in a dark floral blouse, large smile, in front of a tree

Nissa Tupper, Transportation and Public Health Planning Director, Office of  Sustainability and Public Health, MN Dept. of Transportation: 651/366-4807, Nissa.Tupper@state.mn.us,  www.dot.state.mn.us/complete-streets
12 Mobility Options

Caroline Ketcham, Principal Active Transportation Planner, MN Dept. of Transportation: Caroline.Ketcham@state.mn.us 
13 Efficient City Fleets

Evan Pak, Emissions Reduction Specialist, MN Pollution Control Agency: 651-757-2816, evan.pak@state.mn.us

14 Demand-Side Travel Planning white female with should length dark brown hair and bangs; black jacket; green eyes; smiling

Kristin Mroz, GreenStep Cities coordinator : 651-757-2793, kristin.mroz-risse@state.mn.us 
Environmental Management Environmental Management
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15 Sustainable Purchasing Alison Cameron with long dark hair, green eyes, light skin; wearing a gray sweater and earrings; in front of a blue wall.

Alison Cameron, Sustainable Purchasing Coordinator, MN Pollution Control Agency: 651-757-2195, alison.cameron@state.mn.us, www.pca.state.mn.us/epp
16 Community Forests and Soils Rachel Morice - woman with short dark hair and light colored skin on a lake with a green blouse and black overalls wearing a straw hat

Rachel Morice, Urban and Community Forest Project Specialist, MN Department of Natural Resources: 651-296-6157, rachel.morice@state.mn.us, www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/urban
17 Stormwater Management

Paula Kalinosky, Hydrologist, MN Pollution Control Agency: paula.kalinosky@state.mn.us and Joanne Boettcher, Stormwater Research Liaison, MN Pollution Control Agency: joanne.boettcher@state.mn.us , https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/minnesota-stormwater-manual 
18 Parks and Trails BP18 Advisor Photo: man with light skin, dark hair and beard, in a blue patterned shirt.

Eric Weiss, Program Director, Community Powered Parks - Trust for Public Land: 651-999-5306, eric.weiss@tpl.org, www.tpl.org/our-work/minnesota
19 Surface Water Best Practice Advisor Photo

Daniel Petrik, Land Use Specialist, MN Dept. of Natural Resources: 651/259-5697, Daniel.Petrik@state.mn.us
20 Efficient Water and Wastewater Systems Gabrielle Martin headshot in a blue shirt, dark rimmed glasses, shaved head, smiling

Gabrielle Martin, Assoc. Engineer, Minnesota Technical Assistance Program: 980.329.2647, gamartin@umn.edu, http://www.mntap.umn.edu/us/staff/gm/ 

 
21 Septic Systems A headshot of a male with short, light brown hair and light colored skin, with slight facial hair, wearing a green colored polo shirt.

Steven Oscarson, Environmental Specialist, MN Pollution Control Agency: 507-206-2604, steven.oscarson@state.mn.us, https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/septic-systems 
22 Sustainable Consumption and Waste Melissa Wenzel light skin, short dark brown hair, brown eyes, large smile. Wearing a blue shirt with bicycle images printed and a purple sweater.

Melissa Wenzel, Built Environment Sustainability Administrator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 651/757-2251, melissa.wenzel@state.mn.us, www.pca.state.mn.us/ktqh87d
23 Local Air Quality Tyler Ellis

Tyler Ellis, Neighborhood Air Pollution Lead, MN Pollution Control Agency: 651/757-2191, tyler.ellis@state.mn.us
Resilient Economic & Community Development Resilient Economic and Community Development
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24 Benchmarks and Community Engagement

Sean Gosiewski, Resilient Cities & Communities: 612/250-0389, sean@rccmn.co; www.rccmn.co

25 Green Business Development Melissa Wenzel light skin, short dark brown hair, brown eyes, large smile. Wearing a blue shirt with bicycle images printed and a purple sweater.

Melissa Wenzel, Built Environment Sustainability Administrator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 651/757-2251, melissa.wenzel@state.mn.us, www.pca.state.mn.us/sbeap
26 Renewable Energy Melissa Birch - white woman slightly smiling with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing dark rectangle-framed glasses, a pink turtleneck shirt and a black cardigan

Melissa Birch, Co-Director, Clean Energy Resource Teams: 218/866-2338, pawl0048@umn.edu, www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org
27 Local Food Mike Zastoupil male with light skin, medium length dark hair, facial hair, and a blue dress shirt.

Mike Zastoupil, Agricultural and Food Systems Planner, MN Department of Agriculture: 651/201-6369, michael.zastoupil@state.mn.us, https://www.mda.state.mn.us/business-dev-loans-grants/local-regional-markets 
28 Business Synergies and EcoDistricts Melissa Wenzel light skin, short dark brown hair, brown eyes, large smile. Wearing a blue shirt with bicycle images printed and a purple sweater.

Melissa Wenzel, Built Environment Sustainability Administrator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 651/757-2251, melissa.wenzel@state.mn.us, https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/managing-building-materials
29 Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience Laura Millberg Caucasian with brown/gray shoulder-length hair and bangs to eyebrows. Brown eyes and dark rimmed glasses.

Laura Millberg, Climate Change Resilience Coordinator, MN Pollution Control Agency: 651/757-2568, laura.millberg@state.mn.us, https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/adapting-changing-climate