The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) employs researchers, planners, monitoring teams, water quality experts, educators, and others who work collaboratively with residents, their communities, and state and local governments to maintain and sustain water quality and management.

View our Staff and Board Contacts sheet for an overview of each department's duties. Current staff and department contact information for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District:
Planning and Land Conservation | (952) 641-4531
Job Title E-mail Phone
James Wisker Director of Planning, Project and Land Conservation Programs jwisker@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4509
Becky Houdek Planning Specialist bhoudek@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4512
Erik Dahl Planning/GIS Specialist edahl@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4522
Michael Hayman Planning Specialist mhayman@minnehahacreek.org (952) 471-8226
Water Quality | 952-641-4535
Job Title E-mail Phone
Yvette Christianson Water Quality Specialist (Streams) ychristianson@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4514
Kelly Dooley Water Quality Specialist (Lakes) kdooley@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4515
Zak Granata Water Quality Assistant zgranata@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4516
Kailey Kreatz Water Quality Assistant kkreatz@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4501
Will Long Water Quality Assistant wlong@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4535
Operations and Maintenance | 952-641-4530
Job Title E-mail Phone
Renae Clark Projects Manager rclark@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4510
Tiffany Forner Natural Resource Technician tforner@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4513
Regulatory | 952-641-4532
Job Title E-mail Phone
Steve Christopher Regulatory Program Manager schristopher@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4506
Brandon Wisner District Technician / Compliance Officer bwisner@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4505
Meaghan Watson District Representative mwatson@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4518
Brett Eidem District Representative beidem@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4519
Theresa Zerby Regulatory Clerk tzerby@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4519
Catherine Bach District Technician / Wetland Specialist cbach@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4504
Aquatic Invasive Species
Job Title E-mail Phone
Craig Dawson AIS Director cdawson@minnehahacreek.org (952) 471-8306
Eric Fieldseth AIS Specialist efieldseth@minnehahacreek.org (952) 471-7873
Administration | 952-641-4536
Job Title E-mail Phone
Eric Evenson District Administrator eevenson@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4521
David Mandt Director of Operations and Programs dmandt@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4503
Chris Lizee Receptionist / Clerical Support clizee@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4500
Debora Smith Office Manager dsmith@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4502
Education | 952-641-4533
Job Title E-mail Phone
Leslie Yetka Education Manager lyetka@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4524
Mallory Anderson Education Specialist manderson@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4507
Joe Barten Cost Share Specialist jbarten@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4523
Communications | 952-641-4533
Job Title E-mail Phone
Telly Mamayek Communications Director tmamayek@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4508
Trevor Born Communications Specialist tborn@minnehahacreek.org (952) 641-4520