Well Management Section
Organizational Chart
This is the org chart for the Well Management Section in the Environmental Health Division of
the Minnesota Department of Health.
Manager’s Office
Chris Elvrum is the Environmental Health Manager with three program staff and five unit
supervisors directly reporting to him. The three program direct reports are:
Kim Benson-Johnson Hydrologist 2-Local Programs
Nancy LaPlante Management Analyst 4
Mark A Johnson Hydrologist 3-Enforcement
Central Office Operations Unit
The first unit is the Central Office Operations Unit in the St. Paul Office supervised by Edward
Schneider, Hydrologist Supervisor. Five staff are direct reports:
Alex Martell Hydrologist 3
Kara Dennis Hydrologist 1
Norm Mofjeld Hydrologist 3
Emily Berquist Hydrologist 1
Frieda von Qualen Health Educator 2*
Metro Region Unit
The second unit is the Metro Region Unit supervised by acting supervisor Peter Zimmerman,
Hydrologist Supervisor in the Rochester District Office. Three staff report directly to Peter from
the St. Paul Office and two from the St. Cloud District Office:
Doug Edson Hydrologist 3-St. Paul
Patrick Sarafolean Hydrologist 3-St. Paul
Steve Bennett Well Standards Rep-St. Paul
Curtis Wunderlich Hydrologist 2-St. Cloud
Keith Donabauer Well Standards Rep-St. Cloud
Northern Region Unit
The third unit is the Northern Region Unit supervised by Mark Malmanger, Hydrologist
Supervisor in the Bemidji District Office. Two staff report directly to Mark from the Bemidji
District Office and two from the Duluth District Office:
Chris Prokosch Hydrologist 1-Bemidji
Scott Longanecker Well Standards Rep-Bemidji
Sandra Beck Hydrologist 2-Duluth
Mike Freeman Well Standards Rep-Duluth
Southern Region Unit
The fourth unit is the Southern Unit supervised by Peter Zimmerman, Hydrologist Supervisor in
the Rochester District Office. One staff reports directly to Peter from the Rochester District
Office and two from the Marshall District Office:
Chris DeMattos Hydrologist 3-Rochester
Robert Nielsen Hydrologist 3-Marshall
Tom Steffl Well Standards Rep-Marshall
Records and Information Unit
The fifth unit is the Records & Information Unit in the St. Paul Office supervised by
Francine LaFayette, Office Services Supervisor 2. Six staff report directly to Francine:
Juanita Hinrichsen Customer Services Specialist
Mary Ann Miller Office & Administrative Specialist Intermediate
Kathy Dunaway Management Analyst 1
Mary Carruth Office & Administrative Specialist Intermediate
Mary Johnson Office & Administrative Specialist Intermediate
Debbie Grundtner Office & Administrative Specialist Senior
Minnesota Department of Health
Environmental Health Division
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
651-201-4571
*Shared Position with Environmental Surveillance and Assessment Section
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