Land Stewardship Project’s steering committees and working groups are made up of farmers, rural, urban and suburban people who are directly impacted by the farm and food system issues LSP is working to change. These members, leaders and community partners work alongside LSP staff to develop and ground the strategies and tactics LSP uses to create change in the farm and food system. If you are interested in learning more about serving on a committee please contact the staff lead of that specific committee.

Program Committee

The Program Committee is directly accountable to the LSP Board of Directors. Its role is to set expectations and overall strategic guidance for the these various leadership teams working alongside LSP Policy and Program staff teams and to facilitate transparency and accountability between them and our Board.

Hannah Bernhardt, Committee Chair, Finland, MN
Sachiko Graber, Minneapolis, MN
Sylvia Burgos Toftness, Clear Lake, WI
Wendy Johnson, Charles City, IA
Stephen Carpenter, (advisory), Saint Paul, MN
Sean Carroll, LSP Policy Director (staff liaison)

Soil Health Steering Committee

Bob Leisen, Plainview Minn.
Dayna Burtness, Spring Grove, Minn.
John Snyder, Preston, Minn.
Mark Klinski, Caledonia, Minn.
Scott Holthaus, Decorah, Iowa
Stacie Madson, Heartland, Minn.
Tony Hackbarth, Ridgeway, Minn.
Josh Nelson, Belmond, Iowa
Alex Romano & Shea-Lynn Ramthun (staff leads)

Animal Ag Reform Steering Committee

Beth Slocum, Welch, MN
Darrel Mosel, Gaylord, MN
James Kanne, Franklin, MN
Ed Brands, Morris, MN
Mary Voight, Saint Paul, MN
Sigrid Jewett, Saint Paul, MN
Matthew Sheets (staff lead)

Climate Policy Steering Committee

Edie Barrett, Ortonville, MN
Rhyan Schicker, Dawson, MN
Bryan Simon, Barrett, MN
Tom Cotter, Austin, MN
Leslie Kaup, Albert Lea, MN
Michelle Boyechko, Tamarack, MN
Julia Chamberland, Minneapolis, MN
Elyssa Eull, Minneapolis, MN
Jake Kundert, Saint Paul, MN
Sean Carroll (staff lead)

Land Access and Emerging Farmers Policy Working Group

Gina Aguilar, Minneapolis, MN
Eleanor Babcock-Jensen, Marine On Saint Croix, MN
Levi Welbourn, Minneapolis, MN
Alondra Cano, Amery, WI
Lizzy Haywood, La Crescent, WI
Lilian Mboss, Carver, MN
Taylor Olsen, Minneapolis, MN
Dawn Schreiber, Ceylon, MN
Sina War, Minneapolis, MN
Pam Hartwell (staff lead)