On April 17, Minnesota Lawyer will recognize our colleagues who work in house in both the public and private sectors. Honorees will be feted at a breakfast, networking and awards event at the American Swedish Institute. This second annual class of 21 is divided into categories, as follows:
Healthcare organization
Trudi Trysla
Senior vice president and chief legal counsel
Fairview Health Services
Kay Tuveson
Senior counsel
HealthPartners
Lifetime Achievement
James L. Chosy
Senior Executive Vice President and general counsel
U.S. Bank
Mary Wawro
Senior vice president and general counsel
Ryan Cos. US Inc.
Nonprofit or government organization
Cameron Boyd
General counsel
Metropolitan Airports Commission
William J. Hardacker
General legal counsel
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community tribal government
Eric Larson
General counsel, assistant city attorney
Saint Paul Port Authority
Private Company with annual revenues over $500 million
Brooke Tassoni
Senior lawyer/litigation practice team lead
Cargill Inc.
Private Company with annual revenues up to $500 million
Frederick Dawe
General counsel
Comtrol Corporation
Alison McElroy
Chief global development officer & chief legal officer
Lift Brands
Dan West
General counsel
Doran Cos.
Public company
Dionne Blake
Senior director, assistant general counsel
Target Corp.
Courtney Enloe
Vice president, associate general counsel, and global head of litigation
3M Co.
Karen Park Gallivan
Executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary
Graco Inc.
Boyd Johnson
General counsel, corporate secretary, chief compliance officer
SPS Commerce Inc.
Stephen Lee
Chief intellectual property counsel
Target Corp.
Sandra Nowak
Chief IP Counsel, Consumer Business Group
3M Co.
Marianne Short
Executive vice president and chief legal officer
UnitedHealth Group
James Watts
Managing Legal Counsel, U.S. Liquids Pipelines
Enbridge
Rising star
Ben Klocke
General counsel
Bridgewater Bank
Amanda Parker Rusin
Senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
Regis Corp.