Minnesota State Bar Association announces new leadership

Minnesota Lawyer//June 30, 2026//

Effective July 1, Kenya Bodden will be president of the Minnesota State Bar Association. (Submitted photo: MSBA)

Minnesota Lawyer//June 30, 2026//

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The Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) has announced new leadership for the next year. Effective July 1, Kenya Bodden will be president of the MSBA.

Bodden earned his J.D. at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2001. He has served as a litigation attorney at Minnesota forms, including Larson-King LLP and being partner at Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP. Currently, he is a legal risk manager at Amazon.

“I just want to assist our lawyers and our membership, and make sure they know the value that they get from this voluntary bar,” said Bodden. “Whether you work at a large firm or work by yourself, you don’t have to be alone. The bar is here for our members.”

Previously, Bodden was the 2022–2023 President of the Ramsey County Bar Association.

Serving alongside Bodden are on the MSBA Board of Governors: Nicole Kettwick (president-elect), : Sarah Soucie Eyberg (treasurer), and Brandon Vaughn (secretary). Madeline Gustafson will be chair of the New Lawyers Section.