Jim Erkel, Land Use and Transportation Program Director

Jim joined MCEA as its Forest Project Director in January 1998 and became its Land Use & Transportation Program Director in January 2001.

He came to MCEA from the Minnesota Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Prior to TNC, Jim worked for about 10 years as a senior environmental and litigation counsel for a corporation engaged in natural resources management.

At MCEA, he works on issues of growth management, particularly with the environmental effects of Minnesota's settlement patterns and the interaction between land use and transportation.

He has served on the boards of the Land Stewardship Project, Minnesota Land Trust and 1,000 Friends of Minnesota.

Jim earned a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and a B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles.

Email: jerkel@mncenter.org

Phone: (651) 287-4862