Board of Directors
SMRLS is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors comprised of attorneys, business leaders and community members all committed to serving the mission of equal justice.
Board Membership
Matthew Benda, Esq.
Peterson, Kolker, Haedt & Benda, Ltd.
President
Brett W. Olander, Esq.
Olander Law Group.
1st Vice-President
Brenda Devlin
Harris Companies
2nd Vice-President
Thomas B. Hatch, Esq.
Office of the Ramsey County Attorney
Treasurer
Kari Valley, Esq.
Miso Energy
Secretary
Ali Abdullahi
Community Member
Andrew M. Baese, Esq.
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Kathy Bartz
Community Member
Judge Timothy Connell (Ret.)
Mark W. Delehanty, Esq.
Klampe, Delehanty & Paternak, LLC
Sonja Miller
Community Member
Suyapa Miranda
Community Member
Joshua Murphy, Esq.
Mayo Clinic
Terrance C.S. Newby, Esq.
Maslon, LLP
Gail Olson, Esq.
MN State Colleges and Universities (Ret.)
Abdi Sabrie
Community Member
Brett Strand, Esq.
3M
Elizabeth Webster
Community Member