Wakota CAER is governed according to its by-laws and executes its mission through an election of board members and officers that include a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and directors-at-large.
- The officers provide guiding leadership to carry out objectives that are developed during annual strategic planning activities.
- It is the goal of Wakota CAER to identify the needs of its members and support their emergency prevention and preparedness efforts.
Board & Committees
Chairperson
Bill Lazarz, Bay West
Phone: 651-226-3071
E-mail: chairperson@wakotacaer.org
Past Chairperson
Paul Schultz, Tiller Corporation
Vice-Chairpersons
Pete Herpst, Retired Flint Hills Resources/Consultant Ind Fire Solutions
Phone: 651-437-0643
Secretary
Lisa McMahon, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
E-mail: secretary@wakotacaer.org
Treasurer
Camie Pederson, Holiday Companies
E-mail: treasurer@wakotacaer.org
Directors at Large
Hue Lam, CHS Inc.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
Phone: 651-355-8016
Tristan Saito, St. Paul Park Refinery
Dan Hannan, Hillmerson Services
Ed Steele, Flint Hills Resources
Committee Chairpersons
Ambassador/Membership Committee Chair
Dan Hannan, Hilmerson Services
River Spill Response Copperative
Open Position
Training and Exercise Chair
Jim Stockinger, Emergency Responder, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
St Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 612-868-1924
Planning Committee
Open Position
Wakota CAER Office
Rachel Conant
Phone: 651-226-3071