ZWP Staff

Lawrence Svien

Executive Director
507-226-6787
director@zumbrowatershed.org

Kevin Strauss
Education Coordinator
507-993-3411
education@zumbrowatershed.org

Paul Wotzka

Watershed Planner

507-450-7737

planner@zumbrowatershed.org

Zumbro Zoe (pronounced "ZO-ee")

SpokesOtter, Recreation Coodinator

507-993-3411 

education@zumbrowatershed.org

(Kevin Strauss takes all of Zoe's phone calls and emails

since it's hard to operate a phone or a computer with webbed feet)

ZWP Board of Directors

The Zumbro Watershed Partnership is governed by a 25 member Board of Directors. Twelve are elected officials, including a county commissioner and Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors from each of the six counties of the watershed. Thirteen are citizen members who are elected each year at our annual meeting in March. The Board meets monthly at 7:45 p.m. at the Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center in Rochester.

County Commissioner Representatives:
Judy Ohly - Olmsted Conunty
Merl Norman - Wabasha County
Dan Rechtzigel - Goodhue County
Bruce Kubicek - Steele County
Jake Gillen - Rice County
Don Gray - Dodge County

County Soil and Water Conservation District Representatives: Andy Hart - Olmsted SWCD
Thomas Gosse - Wabasha SWCD
Glen Roberson - Goodhue SWCD
Wallace Heldebrandt - Rice SWCD
Bill Thompson - Dodge SWCD
Vacant - Steele SWCD

Citizen Board Directors: Ron Fuller (Chair)
Harlen Pahl (Vice-Chair)
Marilyn Morem (Secretary)
Ray Schmitz (Treasurer)

Katie Dudley
Al Atkins
Bill Plantan
Dan Schaub
Dan Schiefert
Glenn Faith
Barb Huberty
Kyle Ketterling
Vernetta Pahl