Kathryn Hoffman

"Growing up in Michigan, we spent a lot of time in the Upper Peninsula on the shores of Lake Superior. When I was a child, it seemed so vast and unchanging. Today, we know that this lake is vulnerable to pollution, invasive species, and climate change. I love that Lake Superior is a unifying factor between the state where I grew up, and the state I call home today. I want my two children to grow up in a world with clean air, clean water, and a stable climate. I want them to grow up in a world where Lake Superior and all lakes and rivers are honored and protected as the life-sustaining systems that they are."

Kathryn graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2006 magna cum laude, and earned a Masters in Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute at the same time. After working in complex litigation in Zelle LLP in Minneapolis for four years, she joined MCEA as a staff attorney in 2010. She stepped into the CEO role in 2017, and she is proud of the way the organization has grown and changed since then. She has worked as adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School, and is also a former Chair of the Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Kathryn celebrated 10 years at MCEA in 2020.