MAPL: Where new leaders of our advocacy community emerge.

The MAPL program owes it unique opportunities to a number of extremely talented advocates and leaders who have been willing to contribute their time and share their knowledge with our students. They are the heart and soul of MAPL and we would like to extend our appreciation to them! You are an inspiration to our students!

MAPL Community of Guest Speakers:

• Russ Adams, Director, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability
• Jeffrey Anderson, Councilor-at-large, City of Duluth
• David Arons, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society MN Division
• Chelle Bakke, Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
• John Barry, Professor/Reader, Queen's University Belfast
• Kristin Beckmann, Executive Director, SEIU MN State Council
• Darla Benoit, Accountant, Eikell and Schilling
• Linda Berglin, MN State Senator
• Svetlana Bodell, Former Director, International Association for
Humanitarian Cooperation, Belarus
• Jim Boyd, Star Tribune
• Ken Buehler, Executive Director, Lake Superior Railroad Museum
• Geraldo Cajamarca, Colombian Representative, United Steelworkers
• Toni Carter, County Commissioner, Ramsey County, MN
• Dan Cramer, Co-Founder, Grassroots Solutions
• Kim Crawford, Coordinator, Expanding Horizons, CHUM
• Brendan Cummins, Lead Labor Attorney, Miller, O'Brien, Cummins
• Tony Cuneo, Councilor-at-large, City of Duluth
• Karen Diver, Chairwoman, Fond du Lac Reservation
• Steffi Domike, Communications Coordinator, United Steelworkers Associate Member Program
• Keith Ellison, Congressman, 5th District of MN
• Daniel Fanning, MAPL Student
• Wade Fauth, Director of Grants and Senior Program Officer for the Blandin Foundation
• Diane Feldman, The Feldman Group
• Tim Flaherty, Attorney, Flaherty & Hood P.A.
• Jeannie Fox, Deputy Public Policy Director, MN Council of Nonprofits
• Arvonne Fraser, Co-Founder, Center on Women and Public Policy,
Hubert H, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
• Don Fraser, Former U.S. Representative, MN & Minneapolis mayor
• Tom Gillaspy, Demographer, State of MN
• Dave Hage, Political Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Bree Halverson, MAPL Graduate, Political Director, St. Paul Regional Labor Federation
• Karen Himle, Vice President, University Relations, Univeristy of Minneosta, Twin Cities
• Thomas Horner, Founder, Himle Horner Inc.
• Richard Hudelson, Professor, Department of History, Politics, and Society, University of Wisconsin-Superior
• Judi Jennings, Director, Kentucky Women’s Foundation, Board Member, Appalshop
• Rachel Johnson, Writer and Producer
• Jamie Juenemann, Silver Creek Institute
• Pamela Kramer, Program Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
• Howard Kling, Coordinator, Carlson Labor Education Service
• Liz Kuoppala, MAPL Graduate, Eveleth City Council
• Barb Kucera, Coordinator, Carlson Labor Education Service
• Roberta (Robbie) LaFleur, Director, MN Legislative Reference Library
• George Latimer, Visiting Professor, Urban Studies, Macalester College &
fomer Mayor of St. Paul
• Eric Lehto, Organizing Director, AFSCME MN Council 5
• Richard Levins, Professor Emeritus, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Becky Lourey, Former MN Senator and Gubernatorial Candidate
• Candace Lund, MAPL Graduate & Organizing Director for the MN AFL-CIO
• Christina Macklin, Policy Analyst, MN Council of Nonprofits
• Nan Madden, Director, Budget Project/MN Council of Nonprofits
• Breanne Massee, Producer, WDIO-TV
• Dan McElroy, Commissioner, Department of Employment and Economic Development
• Grant Merritt, Of Counsel , Kalina, Wills, Gisvold, Clark
• Jim Mischner-Philbin, Northern Communities LandTrust
• Kari Moe, Chief of Staff, US Respresentative Keith Ellison (MN-5)
• Greg Mulcahy, President, Minnesota State College Faculty
• Don Ness, Mayor, City of Duluth
• James Nobles, Legislative Auditor, State of MN
• James Oberstar, US Congressman, 8th District, MN
• Jeanne Olson, Executive Director, MN Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
• Steve O'Neill, St. Louis County Commissioner
• Teresa Ortiz, Workers Interfaith Network
• Gene Pelowski, Jr., Representative, MN House
• Tom Prichard, President of the Minnesota Family Council
• Maureen Ramirez, MAPL Graduate & University of Minnesota Regent
• Eric Ringham, Op -Ed Page Editor, Star Tribune
• Buddy Robinson, Staff Director, MN Citizen's Federation, Northeast
• Paul Rohlfing, Organizing Director, SEIU Local 284
• Erika Rood, works with NGOs in Norway
• Deborah Rosenstein, Direrector of Diversity Programming, Labor Education Service
• Tom Rukavina, MN State Representative
• Jodi Sandfort, Associate Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
• John See, Telecommunication Coordinator,UM Labor Education Service
• Eliot Seide, Executive Director, AFSCME Council 5
• Marty Seifert, Minority Leader, MN House
• Tony Sertich, Majority Leader, MN House
• Larry Sillanpa, Editor, Labor World Newspaper
• Claire Simonson, Visual Artist
• Jennifer Smith, CPA, Eikill & Schilling
• Sheila Smith, Executive Director, MN Citizens for the Arts
• Steve Smith, Representative, MN House
• Patrick Spradlin, Professor, Central Lakes Community College
• Thomas Stanley, St. Louis County Attorney
• Margrete Strand Rangnes, Sr. Trade Representative, Sierra Club
• Mary Strueffert, Regional Coordinator, Twin Ports Area Non-Profit Council
• Lori Sturdevant, Editorial Writer, StarTribune
• Sandra Menefee Taylor, Visual Artist
• Joshua Winters, Public Policy Associate, MN Council of Nonprofits
• Sherry Wright, AFSCME