Advisory Board
The department's Advisory Board is composed of geoscience professionals in the private sector, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. The Board provides critical input to help the department provide and anticipate the skills that undergraduate and graduate students need to optimize their opportunities for a wide range of non-academic careers.
Board member terms are three years (renewable). Current members are located in the upper Midwest and most are in the Twin Cities metro area. If you are a geoscience professional in the region -- or outside the region but willing to volunteer time and travel -- the department welcomes expressions of interest. Please contact the department head (via esci@umn.edu) if you are potentially interested in joining the Advisory Board.
Current Advisory Board Members are
Sandeep Burman, PhD
Minnesota Department of Health
Tern: 2020-2022
Jon Carlson, PhD
Braun Intertec
Term: 2020-2022
Tim Cowdery, MS
U.S. Geological Survey
Term: 2020-2022

Jennifer Engstrom, MS
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Term: 2018-2021

Carrie Jennings, PhD
Freshwater Society and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
Term: 2020-2022

Denise Levitan, PhD
Barr Engineering
Term: 2020-2022

Chuck Mosher, PhD
ConocoPhillips
Term: 2020-2022

Keith Rapp, BS
Pinnacle Engineering
Term: 2018-2021

Shanna Schmitt, PG, CPG
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Term: 2020-2022

Cathy Stoff, PG, PE
Burns & McDonnell
Term: 2020-2022
Jon Tortomasi, BS
Jacobs
Term: 2018-2021