About the Environmental Quality Board

 

The mission of the Environmental Quality Board is to lead Minnesota environmental policy by responding to key issues, providing appropriate review and coordination, serving as a public forum and developing long-range strategies to enhance Minnesota's environmental quality. The Environmental Quality Board consists of 10 state agency commissioners or directors and five citizen members. It was established by the Minnesota Legislature in 1973 (Minnesota Statutes 116C) to: 

    * Ensure compliance with state environmental policy 
    * Manage the environmental review process 
    * Advise the Governor and the Legislature 
    * Coordinate environmental agencies and programs
    * Study environmental issues 
    * Convene environmental congresses 

Environmental Quality Board Members

allen.garber@dnr.state.mn.us
dean.barkley@mnplan.state.mn.us
gene.hugoson@state.mn.us
jan.malcolm@health.state.mn.us
karen.studders@pca.state.mn.us
elwyn.tinklenberg@dot.state.mn.us
sherry.enzler@moea.state.mn.us
rebecca.yanisch@state.mn.us

Allen Garber
Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources 
500 Lafayette Road 
St. Paul, MN 55155 
651-296-6591
651-296-4799 (fax)
allen.garber@dnr.state.mn.us

Dean Barkley
Director of Minnesota Planning 
658 Cedar St. 
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-297-2325
651-297-2820 (fax)
dean.barkley@mnplan.state.mn.us

Gene Hugoson 
Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture 
90 W. Plato Blvd. 
St. Paul, MN 55155 
651-296-2857
651-297-5522 (fax)
gene.hugoson@state.mn.us

Jan Malcolm 
Commissioner of the Department of Health 
85 E. Seventh Place, Suite 400 
St. Paul, MN 55164
651-215-5813
651-215-5801 (fax)
jan.malcolm@health.state.mn.us

Karen Studders
Commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
520 Lafayette Road 
St. Paul, MN 55155 
651-296-7302
651-296-6334 (fax)
karen.studders@pca.state.mn.us

Jim Bernstein
Commissioner of the Department of Commerce
85 7th Pl E., Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-296-5769
651-282-2568 (fax) 

Elwyn Tinklenberg 
Commissioner of the Department of Transportation 
423 DOT Building
395 John Ireland Blvd. 
St. Paul, MN 55155 
651-297-2930
651-296-3587 (fax)
elwyn.tinklenberg@dot.state.mn.us

Lee Coe 
Chair of the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
RR 1, Box 80A 
Tenstrike, MN 56683 
218-243-2597

Sherry Enzler
Director of the Office of Environmental Assistance 
520 Lafayette Road N., Second Floor 
St. Paul, MN 55155 
651-215-0227
651-215-0246 (fax)
sherry.enzler@moea.state.mn.us

Rebecca Yanisch 
Commissioner of Department of Trade and Economic Development 
500 Metro Square Building
121 E. Seventh Place 
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-296-9706
651-296-4772 (fax) 
rebecca.yanisch@state.mn.us

Citizen members

Bruce Bomier
Environmental Resource Council
5909 167th Ave. N.W., Suite 2
Ramsey, MN 55303
612-753-9713
612-753-0135 (fax)

Carolyn Engebretson 
38000 S.W. Height of Land Drive
Rochert, MN 56578 
218-847-4934

Brian Kaden
7675 Spring Lake Rd.
Mounds View, MN 55112
(612) 522-4381

Mary Mellen
2813 8th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612)338-0249

Paul Toren
805 Park Avenue
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
(651) 426-2531